AWS developer tools ease security, machine learning pains

AWS checked a lot of boxes for those who seek AWS developer tools at its recent AWS Summit 2018 in San Francisco. Some disclosures included AWS Secrets Manager, which uses AWS Lambda capabilities to enable more control over credentials access, and an update to SageMaker to build AI in a local mode. In this Q&A, AWS technology evangelist Jeff Barr discussed demand for security, machine learning (ML) and serverless capabilities, and the software engineering challenges behind the latest AWS developer tools. The new AWS developer tool that Summit attendees mentioned most is Secrets Manager. Why is secrets management so important?