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Atlassian's 4 Million PostgreSQL Database Migration: When Standard Cloud Strategies Fail
Atlassian recently migrated 4 million Jira databases to Amazon Aurora, intending to reduce costs and improve the reliability of its Jira Cloud platform. Due to the large number of files involved and the constraints of managed services, the team developed a custom tool to orchestrate the process, as traditional cloud migration strategies were not viable.
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AWS Lambda Gains Native Avro and Protobuf Support for Kafka Events with Schema Registry Integration
Lambda now natively supports Apache Avro and Protobuf events, streamlining Kafka event processing - an enhancement that eliminates the need for custom deserialization, automates schema validation and filtering, and optimizes costs through efficient event handling. Integration with AWS Glue and Confluent registries simplifies development, allowing cleaner data consumption and enhanced scalability.
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AWS Introduces Exportable Public SSL/TLS Certificates
AWS has recently announced exportable public SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager, addressing a long-standing community request and allowing users to export certificates with their private keys for use beyond managed services on AWS.
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AWS Introduces Extended Threat Detection for EKS via GuardDuty
AWS has expanded GuardDuty’s threat detection capabilities on EKS clusters, introducing new runtime monitoring features that use a managed eBPF agent to detect container-level threats.
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Innovation Sandbox on AWS: Provisioning and Managing Temporary Environments
AWS has recently introduced Innovation Sandbox on AWS, a new open source solution for managing AWS sandbox environments through a web user interface. This solution enables developers to provision and manage secure, cost-effective, and recyclable temporary sandbox environments.
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AWS Open-Sources Smithy API Models for Public Access and Developer Tooling
AWS has unveiled public access to its comprehensive API models, delivering daily updates and open-source resources via GitHub. By utilizing Smithy, AWS aims to empower developers to build custom SDK clients, server stubs, and innovative tools, enhancing integration and understanding of AWS APIs. Explore the potential of API development with these powerful new tools!
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AWS CDK Toolkit Library Now GA for Automated Infrastructure Management
AWS has recently announced the general availability of the CDK Toolkit Library. This new Node.js library allows developers to programmatically control the CDK to build additional automation around the CDK, exposing classes and methods to synthesize, deploy, and destroy stacks, among other capabilities.
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Amazon API Gateway Adds Dynamic Routing Based on Headers and Paths
AWS's new dynamic routing rules for Amazon API Gateway empower developers to streamline API traffic management by routing requests based on HTTP headers without complex URL structures. This innovative feature simplifies API versioning, enables fine-grained control, enhances A/B testing, and improves request visibility, making API configurations more efficient and user-friendly.
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AWS CodeBuild Introduces Docker Server Capability to Accelerate CI/CD Pipelines
On May 15, 2025, AWS announced a significant enhancement to its CodeBuild service: the Docker Server capability. This new feature allows developers to provision a dedicated and persistent Docker server within their CodeBuild projects, aiming to streamline and expedite the Docker image build process.
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AWS Unveils Independent European Governance and Operations for European Sovereign Cloud
AWS unveils its European Sovereign Cloud, launching in Brandenburg, Germany, by 2025, with strict EU governance and a focus on digital sovereignty. This initiative features an EU-controlled parent company, dedicated Security Operations Center, and customer data residing exclusively in the EU, ensuring compliance and operational autonomy while leveraging AWS's innovative cloud services.
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AWS Launches EKS Dashboard to Tackle Multi-Cloud Kubernetes Complexity
Introducing the Amazon EKS Dashboard: a centralized management tool delivering unified visibility across multiple Kubernetes clusters in AWS. Simplifying operational oversight, it offers insights on resource distribution, health metrics, and cost forecasting. Designed for ease, it enhances compliance checks and empowers strategic planning with data-driven insights.
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Amazon Aurora DSQL Goes GA: Distributed, PostgreSQL-Compatible Serverless Database
Amazon has recently announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a PostgreSQL-compatible, serverless, and distributed database. The new managed service is designed to support active-active high availability and multi-region strong consistency.
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AWS Introduces Open Source Model Context Protocol Servers for ECS, EKS, and Serverless
AWS has launched open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers on GitHub to supercharge AI development within Amazon ECS, EKS, and Serverless environments. These specialized tools equip developers with real-time, context-specific insights, enhancing application deployment, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency. Empower your cloud experience today!
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OpenSearch 3.0 Now Generally Available, with a Focus on Vector Database Performance and Scalability
The OpenSearch Software Foundation has announced the general availability of OpenSearch 3.0, the first major release in three years and the first since the project joined the Linux Foundation. This version introduces native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), along with pull-based data ingestion and gRPC support, aimed at improving scalability and integration.
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AWS Launches Centralized Product Lifecycle Page: Transparency and Consolidating Deprecation Info
AWS has launched its Product Lifecycle page, a centralized hub for tracking service availability changes, deprecations, and end-of-support timelines. This initiative streamlines communication, enhances customer confidence, and aligns with other hyperscalers, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. The page offers clear rationales and transition plans, ensuring a smooth process for customers.