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Well-Architected Migration Lens for Streamlined Cloud Transition
AWS has introduced the AWS Well-Architected Migration Lens, an extension of the Well-Architected Framework. This extension incorporates best practices and implementation guidance that customers can utilize in their migration program across the three phases: Assess, Mobilize, and Migrate.
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Amazon ECS Integration with Amazon EBS for Data Processing Workloads and Flexible Storage
AWS recently announced that Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) supports an integration with Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), which makes it easier for users to run a broader range of data processing workloads.
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Amazon Route 53 Resolver Introduces DNS over HTTPS Support for Enhanced Security and Compliance
AWS recently announced that Amazon Route 53 Resolver will support using the Domain Name System (DNS) over HTTPS (DoH) protocol for both inbound and outbound Resolver endpoints.
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AWS Announces Amazon Braket Direct: Reserve Dedicated Capacity on Different Quantum Devices
AWS recently announced the availability of Amazon Braket Direct, a new Amazon Braket program allowing quantum researchers to dive deeper into quantum computing.
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AWS Adds Automated Detection of Unused IAM Roles, Users, and Permissions
AWS recently added support for detecting unused access granted to IAM roles and users within their AWS IAM Access Analyzer tool. The new analyzer can identify unused roles, unused IAM user access keys and passwords, and unused permissions within a defined usage window. This analysis can be done across accounts within the organization and be controlled from a delegated administrator account.
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Intuitive Application Resource Management with myApplications in the AWS Management Console
AWS recently announced at its re:Invent conference the general availability of myApplications. myApplications in the AWS Management Console can help customers manage and monitor the cost, health, security posture, and performance of their applications on AWS more effectively.
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Amazon ElastiCache Serverless: a New Option for Scaling Cache Capacity Instantly
AWS recently announced the general availability of Amazon ElastiCache Serverless, a new serverless option allowing users to quickly create a cache and instant scale capacity based on application traffic patterns. In addition, the serverless option is compatible with open-source caching solutions Redis and Memcached.
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Automated Horizontal Scaling with Amazon Aurora Limitless Database
AWS recently announced the preview of Amazon Aurora Limitless Database, a new capability supporting automated horizontal scaling to process millions of write transactions per second and manage petabytes of data in a single Aurora database.
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Amazon Unveils Titan AI Image Generator
Amazon unveiled Titan Image Generator, currently in preview for AWS customers on Bedrock, Amazon's AI development platform. As a member of Amazon's Titan family of generative AI models, Titan Image Generator has the capability to generate new images based on a text description or customize existing images.
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AWS Introduces Amazon CloudFront KeyValueStore: a Low Latency Datastore for CloudFront Functions
AWS recently announced Amazon CloudFront KeyValueStore, a secure global low-latency key-value datastore that allows read access from within CloudFront Functions, enabling advanced customizable logic at the CloudFront edge locations.
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AWS Introduces Amazon Linux 2023 Runtime for Lambda
AWS recently introduced Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) as a managed runtime and container base image for its Lambda service. The runtime provides an OS-only environment for developers to run Lambda functions.
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Lessons from Leading the Serverless First Journey at Capital One: George Mao at QCon San Francisco
During the third day of QCon San Francisco, George Mao, a senior distinguished engineer at Capital One, presented on his company's journey into serverless, the best practices they picked up, and the lessons learned along the way. The session was part of the “Architecting for the Cloud” track.
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Generative AI Service AWS Bedrock Now Generally Available
After announcing Bedrock last April in preview, Amazon is now making its fully-managed service for generative AI apps generally available.
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AWS Expands its Cloud Mac Minis Offering with M2 Pro Mac Instances
AWS recently announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances (mac2-m2pro.metal) as a virtual Mac offering on its Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2).
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AWS Launches AWS Private CA Connector for Active Directory
AWS recently launched the AWS Private Certificate Authority (CA) Connector for Active Directory (AD). It is a new feature that allows enterprises to use AWS Private CA as a drop-in replacement for self-managed enterprise certificate authorities without the need to deploy, patch, or update local agents or proxy servers.