Bill Tarr
Employers on the program
- 2021–2026Amazon Web Services17 talks
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- AWS re:Invent
- QCon
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2026 | AWS re:Invent 2026 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | Pitfalls of SaaS: Return of the agent as AWS Every SaaS architect has hit the classics: noisy neighbors saturating infrastructure, compounding costs eating margins, deployment models chosen too early.…Show lessEvery SaaS architect has hit the classics: noisy neighbors saturating infrastructure, compounding costs eating margins, deployment models chosen too early. Agents amplify all of them — and add surprises. | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | [NEW LAUNCH] Secure Multi-tenant SaaS with AWS Lambda: A Tenant Isolation Deep Dive as AWS In this session, learn about AWS Lambda's execution environment lifecycle, diving deep into how the service manages isolation at the function level, and…Show lessIn this session, learn about AWS Lambda's execution environment lifecycle, diving deep into how the service manages isolation at the function level, and understanding the security implications of environment reuse patterns. | Video |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | Building multi-tenant SaaS agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore as AWS The introduction of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore equips builders with a range of new tools and technologies. These tools enable a range of new strategies and…Show lessThe introduction of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore equips builders with a range of new tools and technologies. These tools enable a range of new strategies and techniques that will directly impact how teams build multi-tenant AI solutions and agents. | Video |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | Inside a multi-tenant architecture built with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore [REPEAT] as AWS The introduction of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore provides builders with a range of new tools and constructs that can be used to design, secure, scale, and implement…Show lessThe introduction of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore provides builders with a range of new tools and constructs that can be used to design, secure, scale, and implement a multi-tenant agent. | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | Inside an agentic SaaS control plane as AWS Most SaaS environments include some notion of a control plane. This plane support all the cross-cutting needs of a SaaS environment (onboarding, billing,…Show lessMost SaaS environments include some notion of a control plane. This plane support all the cross-cutting needs of a SaaS environment (onboarding, billing, metering, tenant management, etc.). | |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | Transforming from SaaS to multi-tenant agentic SaaS as AWS Existing SaaS providers must determine how and where agents best fit into their offerings. Getting there requires organizations to transform existing IP and…Show lessExisting SaaS providers must determine how and where agents best fit into their offerings. Getting there requires organizations to transform existing IP and functionality into agent-powered experiences. | Video |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AWS re:Invent 2025 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | Unify Data for a Strong AI Foundation with AWS & Salesforce (sponsored by Salesforce) as AWS Unify data across AWS and within Salesforce without complex, costly replication, using Zero Copy data integration between Salesforce Data 360 and AWS. This…Show lessUnify data across AWS and within Salesforce without complex, costly replication, using Zero Copy data integration between Salesforce Data 360 and AWS. This presentation is brought to you by Salesforce, an AWS Partner. | Video |
| Dec 2, 2024 | AWS re:Invent 2024 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | Designing SaaS architectures that support global growth and scale as AWS SaaS organizations are often driven by growth. Scaling to meet this growth often requires teams to think about how their underlying architecture, operations,…Show lessSaaS organizations are often driven by growth. Scaling to meet this growth often requires teams to think about how their underlying architecture, operations, and application can support these growth models. | |
| Dec 2, 2024 | AWS re:Invent 2024 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | Next generation SaaS: Scale, resilience, and operational efficiency as AWS Multi-tenant SaaS builders need to address a challenging set of scaling, resilience, automation, and operational efficiency challenges. | Video |
| Dec 2, 2024 | AWS re:Invent 2024 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | SaaS architecture pitfalls: Lessons from the field as AWS The last 7+ years spent helping companies build SaaS solutions has been eye-opening. AWS has gotten great insights into the dynamics, challenges, and pitfalls…Show lessThe last 7+ years spent helping companies build SaaS solutions has been eye-opening. AWS has gotten great insights into the dynamics, challenges, and pitfalls that teams often face when building SaaS solutions. | Video |
| Oct 2, 2023 | QCon San Francisco 2023 | QCon | speaker | Rethinking SaaS Entitlement Management with Feature Flags as AWS Feature flags are typically associated with continuous delivery feature access management. They allow you to temporarily limit production access to a new…Show lessFeature flags are typically associated with continuous delivery feature access management. They allow you to temporarily limit production access to a new feature while it's being developed and tested, then open access for your users once it's ready. | |
| Nov 28, 2022 | AWS re:Invent 2022 | AWS re:Invent | demo theater | Accelerate global compliance for your SaaS solution as AWS Compliance frameworks are invaluable for creating trust between SaaS providers and their customers. Building a compliance roadmap helps your potential users…Show lessCompliance frameworks are invaluable for creating trust between SaaS providers and their customers. Building a compliance roadmap helps your potential users trust and adopt your SaaS solution globally or within a new industry vertical. | Slides |
| Nov 28, 2022 | AWS re:Invent 2022 | AWS re:Invent | workshop | Building cloud-connected robot dogs and making them dance as AWS SaaS Factory Developing robotics platforms and scaling out deployments is made easier with AWS. In this workshop, learn how to build a cloud-connected dancing robot using…Show lessDeveloping robotics platforms and scaling out deployments is made easier with AWS. In this workshop, learn how to build a cloud-connected dancing robot using the MangDang Mini Pupper running Robot Operating System (ROS). | Slides |
| Nov 28, 2022 | AWS re:Invent 2022 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | Solving the SaaS compliance puzzle as AWS SaaS Factory Protecting customer data based on compliance needs and meeting regional regulatory requirements is an important aspect to consider when building a SaaS…Show lessProtecting customer data based on compliance needs and meeting regional regulatory requirements is an important aspect to consider when building a SaaS solution. Usually this means building a compliance roadmap for your SaaS application, which includes achieving compliance standards and certifications such SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA/HITRUST, and more. | Slides |
| Nov 28, 2022 | AWS re:Invent 2022 | AWS re:Invent | breakout | Supporting extensibility in SaaS environments as AWS SaaS Factory SaaS providers are often looking for ways to offer extensibility to their customer and partners. However, supporting extensibility in multi-tenant SaaS…Show lessSaaS providers are often looking for ways to offer extensibility to their customer and partners. However, supporting extensibility in multi-tenant SaaS environments can be challenging. | SlidesVideo |
| Nov 28, 2022 | AWS re:Invent 2022 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | The SaaS control plane: The heart of SaaS growth as AWS SaaS Factory At the center of every SaaS architecture is a control plane. This control plane is essential to creating a SaaS environment that can address the growth,…Show lessAt the center of every SaaS architecture is a control plane. This control plane is essential to creating a SaaS environment that can address the growth, agility, innovation, and operational efficiency requirements needed to build a successful SaaS business. | Slides |
| Nov 29, 2021 | AWS re:Invent 2021 | AWS re:Invent | chalk talk | From Monolith to SaaS: Discover the way [REPEAT] as AWS SaaS Factory Many organizations begin their journey to SaaS with a monolithic architecture, looking for strategies that allow them to realize the benefits of a multi-tenant…Show lessMany organizations begin their journey to SaaS with a monolithic architecture, looking for strategies that allow them to realize the benefits of a multi-tenant architecture. In this chalk talk, dig into the fundamental approaches that are part of this transformation, and gain insights into the strategies that can be used to incrementally move your SaaS solution to a true microservice-based,... | Slides |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranjith Raman | 5 | 3 | 2026 |
| Anubhav Sharma | 5 | 1 | 2026 |
| Ujwal Bukka | 5 | 1 | 2026 |
| Aarthi Raju | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Adam Hill | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Adnan Bilwani | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Ali Saidi | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Amit Kumar | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Amit Shah | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Andrew Baird | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Andrew Crudge | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Andrew Krug | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Andy Reedy | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Arthur Petitpierre | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Bobby Lindsey | 5 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.