Joseph Allam
Cloud Architect II
Deep in databases. Building with AI.
Databases have been my craft for a long time — long before the cloud, and deep into it across AWS and GCP. I know what breaks, what costs too much, and what needs rethinking before it hurts. I also know how to bring AI into the work: into how databases are designed, operated, and accessed by the intelligent systems being built on top of them.
- RDS
- Aurora
- Cloud SQL
- AlloyDB
- Redshift
- DynamoDB
- DynamoDB
- In-memory
- AWS Bedrock
My Certifications
AWS Ambassador - Database Modernization
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Jun 17, 2023)
Expires Jun 16, 2026
AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Aug 14, 2023)
Expires Aug 14, 2026
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Apr 27, 2024)
Expires Apr 27, 2027
Google Cloud AlloyDB Partner Ambassador
Google (last renewed/obtained: Dec 6, 2024)
Expires Jul 2, 2035
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Oct 25, 2024)
Expires Oct 25, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Dec 20, 2024)
Expires Dec 20, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Dec 10, 2025)
Expires Dec 10, 2027
Other Google (e.g. badges and non-Certification accomplishments
Google (last renewed/obtained: Feb 16, 2026)
Expires Feb 16, 2027
Other Certificate
Other (last renewed/obtained: Sep 11, 2015)
Expires Dec 31, 2026
What my customers say
Joseph is excellent in clariying quesitons and understanding our concern with lot of patience.
tray.com · Jun 2026
What I'm writing
MCP Toolbox for Databases with AlloyDB: A Hands-on Exploration
Generative AI is increasingly becoming an integral part of how teams operate, reason about systems, and query data. What started with code…
AI-Ready Databases in AWS: Modernizing Your Data Stack for Intelligent Applications
Introduction: The New Era of Intelligent Data