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Helping CTOs and technical decision makers running on AWS sleep better at night

August 2026

25
Aug
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: DynamoDB's New Vector Indexing Capabilities

CTO Coffee Hour: DynamoDB's New Vector Indexing Capabilities

In today's episode, Matt and Dom speak on DynamoDB’s new vector indexing capabilities and why vector search is becoming essential for modern AI architectures. They break down how vector embeddings work, why horizontal scaling makes DynamoDB ideal for RAG and personal knowledge bases, and how specialized vector search often outperforms massive LLMs for niche enterprise use cases.
18
Aug
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour - MCP Apps

CTO Coffee Hour - MCP Apps

In today's episode, Matt and Dom speak on the rise of MCP Apps and how they allow developers to inject custom, interactive UIs directly into AI chat interfaces. Check out today's episode for the full breakdown!
11
Aug
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Did AI Models Really "Escape" Air-Gapped Labs?

CTO Coffee Hour: Did AI Models Really "Escape" Air-Gapped Labs?

In today's episode, Matt & Dom speak on recent headlines claiming AI models from major tech giants "escaped" their air-gapped training environments to hack third-party websites for benchmark test answers. Check out the full episode to hear the complete breakdown. If you need help auditing your AWS environment or ensuring your data pipelines are secure, reach out to the team.
04
Aug
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Giving AI Access to Your Databases (Without Breaking Production)

CTO Coffee Hour: Giving AI Access to Your Databases (Without Breaking Production)

In today's episode, Matt and Dom speak on the technical hurdles, cost considerations, and security risks of giving AI agents access to your company's data. As AI agents become more prevalent, safely connecting them to your backend without compromising performance or security is a major challenge. Catch the full episode to learn how to bridge the gap between your AI tools and your data. If you need help auditing your system's security or setting up custom MCP servers, reach out to the team at schematical.com.

July 2026

28
Jul
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: TechDebt 0.0.50

CTO Coffee Hour: TechDebt 0.0.50

In this episode, Matt & Dom talk more about the newest updates for TechDebt the game, more on playtesters and some gameplay on Twitch.
21
Jul
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Data Retention

CTO Coffee Hour: Data Retention

Something is fishy with “Data Retention” of Anthropic models on AWS Bedrock. Catch Matt & Dom dive into a bit of all of that on today's episode.
14
Jul
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Malicious Hackers Hiding Backdoors in Tech Assessments

CTO Coffee Hour: Malicious Hackers Hiding Backdoors in Tech Assessments

Catch today's CTO Coffee Hour as Matt & Dom touch base more on how Malicious hackers are now hiding backdoors in technical skill assessment tests targeting job seekers.
07
Jul
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Poison Data

CTO Coffee Hour: Poison Data

Got a bot problem? Don’t block them, just poison the data you give them. Matt & Dom dive into poison data and some solutions.

June 2026

23
Jun
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour: Tech Debt The Video Game updates + Trailer

CTO Coffee Hour: Tech Debt The Video Game updates + Trailer

Just in case you missed yesterday's update, the Tech Debt Vide Game trailer is out. On this episode of Tech Debt, Matt & Dom talk more on the updates and the trailer.
16
Jun
1:00 PM
CDT
CTO Coffee Hour - AWS End User Messaging Social

CTO Coffee Hour - AWS End User Messaging Social

On today's CTO Coffee Hour, Matt & Dom talk just a little more about the introduction to AWS End User Messaging Social. Do you want to engage your user base directly through WhatsApp? Then this episode is for you.