AWS Morning Brief

Discover the latest advancements in AWS, including the introduction of Amazon EFS in Taiwan and enhanced cost visibility for S3 Tables. Learn about the exciting public preview of Amazon Elastic VMware Service and new support for CloudWatch Log Insights in the mobile app. The discussion also dives into the alarming CVE-2025-6031 security flaw in the Amazon Cloud Cam. Plus, hear insights on AWS pricing for NVIDIA GPU instances and frustrations with the 'What's New' page.

In this week's discussion, exciting updates from AWS take center stage. Learn about the new capability to delete EBS snapshots when deregistering AMIs. Discover enhancements to the Aurora I.O. recommendations and the launch of the AWS Invoice Summary API. There's also news about significant price reductions for GPU-accelerated instances. Plus, the introduction of the new Asia Pacific Taipei region is sure to spark interest among cloud enthusiasts!

AWS Morning Brief for the week of June 2nd, with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon ECS increases container exit reason message to 1024 charactersAmazon GameLift Servers SDKs are now on GitHubAWS Cost Explorer now offers new Cost Comparison featureAWS DataSync simplifies and accelerates cross-cloud data transfersAWS Secrets Manager announces support for cost allocation tags for secretsCloudTrail Lake now supports event enrichment and expanded event sizeCost Optimization Hub now supports Savings Plans and reservations preferencesAmazon Aurora DSQL is now generally availableEnhance AI-assisted development with Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS and AWS Serverless MCP serverOpenSearch UI: Six months in review5 steps for building a VMware transition strategy for public sector customersCloud Repatriation is Getting ComplicatedSponsorThe Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/Join us for Office Hours!https://www.duckbillgroup.com/officehours/

AWS Morning Brief for the week of Tuesday, May 27th with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon Aurora reduces cross-Region Global Database Switchover time to typically under 30 secondsAmazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 4.0AWS Control Tower releases Enabled controls view for centralized visibility - AWSAWS Cost Anomaly Detection enables advanced alerting through AWS User NotificationsAWS service changesDynamoDB local is now accessible on AWS CloudShellJoin Us at FinOps X 2025: Your Guide to All Things AWSIntroducing the AWS Product Lifecycle page and AWS service availability updatesJoin AWS Cloud Infrastructure Day to learn cutting-edge innovations building global cloud infrastructureHow to secure your instances with multi-factor authenticationCost Optimization for Healthcare on AWSCORS configuration through Amazon CloudFrontIntroducing Strands Agents, an Open Source AI Agents SDK | AWS Open Source BlogAndy Jassy’s leadership lesson he practices at work and at home

Dive into the latest AWS updates, including the exciting removal of a 24-month lock-in clause! Discover how the VPC Reachability Analyzer now supports resource exclusion. Get insights on new AWS Data Transfer locations and the potential of the latest EC2 instances powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for AI. Learn about cost-effective AI image generation and how United Airlines is enhancing enterprise resilience with AWS. Plus, see how Amazon S3 Tables have rapidly advanced in just five months!

Dive into the latest changes in AWS, including new pricing controversies and updates on the SaaS marketplace. Discover the cutting-edge Amazon Q Developer tools that are redefining the IDE experience with agentic coding. Learn about exciting initiatives like the WordFinder app, which uses generative AI to assist with aphasia communication. Plus, hear about the AWS Zero Trust Accelerator aimed at enhancing government efficiency!

Explore the latest AWS features, like automated public certificates for CloudFront and enhanced billing structures for Lambda. The discussion unpacks AWS's nuanced approach to raising prices and its significance for users. With new tools for AI adoption and multi-node deployment automation, there's plenty to chew on. Plus, hear about the arrival of tiered pricing for logs and the new AWS Outposts racks – a game changer for cloud infrastructure.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of April 28th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon CloudWatch agent now supports Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) Amazon Cognito now supports refresh token rotation Amazon Q Developer releases state-of-the-art agent for feature development AWS Account Management now supports IAM-based account name updates AWS CodeBuild adds support for specifying EC2 instance type and configurable storage size AWS Console Mobile Application adds support for Amazon Lightsail AWS STS global endpoint now serves your requests locally in Regions enabled by default AWS Transfer Family introduces Terraform module for deploying SFTP server endpoints How Smartsheet reduced latency and optimized costs in their serverless architecture In the works – New Availability Zone in Maryland for US East (Northern Virginia) Region CVE-2025-3857 – Infinite loop condition in Amazon.IonDotnet I annotated Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 Letter to Shareholders 

AWS Morning Brief for the week of April 21st, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS simplifies Amazon VPC Peering billingAWS now allows customers in Europe to pay For their usage in advanceAWS Lambda@Edge announces advanced logging controlsAnnouncing new AWS Wavelength Zone in DakarAnnouncing the AWS Well-Architected Generative AI LensAnnouncing General Availability of GitLab Duo with Amazon QRacing beyond DeepRacer: Debut of the AWS LLM LeagueManage budgets efficiently with budget events in AWS Deadline Cloud

AWS Morning Brief for the week of April 14th, with Corey Quinn.Links:Amazon Route 53 adds public authoritative DNS service to AWS GovCloud (US) RegionsCost Optimization Hub supports DynamoDB and MemoryDB reservation recommendationsLoad Balancer Capacity Unit Reservation for Gateway Load BalancersAnnouncing new AWS Elemental MediaTailor pricing model with lower VOD ad insertion costsHow AWS and Intel make LLMs more accessible and cost-effective with DeepSeekAnnouncing up to 85% price reductions for Amazon S3 Express One ZoneOptimize Amazon VPC Flow Logs analysis with Cribl Stream samplingExploring Data Transfer Costs for AWS Network Load Balancers