In this episode, I focus on Amazon Kendra, an enterprise search service powered by machine learning… but you don’t need any ML skills to set it up and use it! I show you how to create an index, add data sources, and then I run queries using the AWS console and the AWS CLI.
Julien Simon is the Chief Evangelist at Arcee AI
, specializing in Small Language Models and enterprise AI solutions. Recognized as the #1 AI Evangelist globally by AI Magazine in 2021, he brings over 30 years of technology leadership experience to his role.
With 650+ speaking engagements worldwide and 350+ technical blog posts, Julien is a leading voice in practical AI implementation, cost-effective AI solutions, and the democratization of artificial intelligence. His expertise spans open-source AI, Small Language Models, enterprise AI strategy, and edge computing optimization.
Previously serving as Principal Evangelist at AWS and Chief Evangelist at Hugging Face, Julien has authored books on Amazon SageMaker and contributed to the open-source AI ecosystem. His mission is to make AI accessible, understandable, and controllable for everyone.