Amazon Q Business and Amazon Q Developer Now Generally Available
Amazon Q Business and Q Developer general availability with AI assistance for businesses and developers, enabling code suggestions, insights, and generative content. [ more ]
Amazon's revenue for the first quarter rose by 13% and its diluted earnings tripled, beating estimates. Its core businesses are growing, including the North American, international segments, and AWS. [ more ]
AWS has implemented a new charge for public IPv4 addresses used by customers, which is estimated to generate an extra annual revenue ranging between $400 million and $1 billion.
The new charge applies to all AWS regions and services, including EC2 instances, RDS databases, and EKS nodes.
Developers have expressed concerns and emphasized the financial implications associated with this change. [ more ]
AWS Adds Generative AI Tool to Automate Tasks for Developers - DevOps.com
Amazon AWS released Amazon Q Developer, an AI assistant automating various tasks for developers using language models. It aims to reduce tool complexity and enhance problem-solving speed. [ more ]
AWS S3 Unauthorized Request Billing Issue: An Empty S3 Bucket Can Dramatically Increase the Costs
Empty S3 buckets can result in unexpected high AWS bills; Enable logging for S3 requests; Add random suffixes to bucket names for security; Specify AWS region to avoid additional costs. [ more ]
Grab Improves Kafka on Kubernetes Fault Tolerance with Strimzi, AWS AddOns and EBS
Improved fault tolerance and automated recovery for Kafka on Kubernetes setup at Grab using AWS Node Termination Handler and Load Balancer Controller.
Enhanced security with Strimzi in the initial design, now integrated with AWS NTH for graceful Kafka shutdown to prevent errors and manual intervention. [ more ]
Race for AI isn't zero-sum, says Amazon cloud boss
Amazon's cloud chief asserts that there won't be a single AI model to rule them all, highlighting the importance of multiple models for various use cases. [ more ]
AWS Adds Auto-Instrumentation of Python Applications to CloudWatch Application Signals
AWS enables Python app auto-instrumentation for monitoring with Application Signals in Cloudwatch; currently in preview, supporting Java as well. [ more ]
AWS to launch European 'sovereign cloud' in Germany by 2025, earmarks 7.8B
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching a European "sovereign cloud" in Germany by 2025, enhancing data residency and security for EU customers. [ more ]
Analyzing and tagging video for optimal ad targeting and placement | Amazon Web Services
Recommendation engines heavily rely on accurate meta-information for video content due to its sheer volume, requiring automation for efficient analysis and personalized user experiences. [ more ]
Amazon Stock: Nearing $2 Trillion Club From AWS Growth & Ads Catalyst
Amazon's AWS and advertising segments are driving the company's growth and are expected to account for a significant portion of its revenue in the future. [ more ]
Sovereign cloud services are now the "bare minimum" expected by customers, and hyperscalers are scrambling to meet demand
Sovereign cloud services are essential for hyperscalers. AWS's European investment aims to meet digital sovereignty needs and compete with other major players like Google and Oracle. [ more ]
Amazon's latest VMs promise savings for your burstiest apps
AWS introduced cost-optimized C7i-flex instances for workloads with fluctuating demand, offering lower pricing for bursty applications compared to sustained load instances. [ more ]
The Internet Weather Map in CloudWatch offers a global snapshot of internet latency and availability, allowing users to analyze issues in specific locations or with service providers. [ more ]
Amazon CodeWhisperer is now called Q Developer and is expanding its functions | TechCrunch
CodeWhisperer is rebranded as Q Developer, part of Amazon's new business-oriented generative AI chatbots. Offers broad code generation and assistance capabilities similar to GitHub Copilot. [ more ]
Why AWS, Google and Oracle are backing the Valkey Redis fork | TechCrunch
Valkey is a fork of Redis backed by AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Ericsson, and Snap.
Redis faced licensing disputes over the years leading to the creation of Valkey as a response to the adoption of the more restrictive Server Side Public License (SSPL). [ more ]
Lessons from Leading the Serverless First Journey at CapitalOne
Capital One's adoption of a serverless-first mindset was driven by the need for agility and modernization of their tech stack.
Capital One, as a Fortune 100 bank, fully migrated to AWS for agility and is now focusing on modernizing their tech stack with microservices and cloud native technologies. [ more ]
Effective cost management in AWS involves understanding billing structures, real-time monitoring, and resource allocation decisions.
Visualization and analysis of cloud spending are key in AWS cost management, alongside cost optimization techniques like selecting appropriate pricing models and applying cost allocation tags. [ more ]
Hootsuite on AWS Accelerates Social Media Management for Businesses and Brands | Amazon Web Services
As social media becomes more popular, businesses need an effective platform to manage their digital presence and provide social care.
Hootsuite leverages AWS to provide a secure and scalable platform for businesses to reach and communicate with customers on different social platforms. [ more ]
Job Vacancy: Sr. DevOps Engineer (m/f/x) // Digitalprojekt 4 GmbH | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs
The company is looking for a DevOps Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer to work on their sustainable e-mobility products.
The role involves ensuring the smooth operation of their SaaS products, developing and maintaining infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. [ more ]
LiveRamp Revenue Bounces Back As It Reaches The Clouds | AdExchanger
LiveRamp reported Q4 profitability with a net income of $14 million, attributing success to cloud-based integrations and an improved macroeconomic environment
LiveRamp is focusing on partnerships with cloud operators like Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Snowflake to bring in new clients [ more ]
AWS CodePipeline adds support for Branch-based development and Monorepos | Amazon Web Services
AWS CodePipeline has added triggers and new execution modes to support teams with various delivery strategies.
Customers can use triggers and execution modes to create different pipeline designs for GitFlow, running on pull requests, or within a monorepo. [ more ]
AWS Launches CDK Migrate and CloudFormation IaC Generator for Infrastructure as Code Adoption
AWS announced the general availability of CDK Migrate, a tool that enables developers to migrate AWS CloudFormation templates into a CDK application.
AWS also launched the CloudFormation IaC Generator, which helps developers import resources created outside of CloudFormation into a template and a newly generated CloudFormation stack. [ more ]
Buy Rating for Amazon: Strong Market Position and Growth Potential Across Segments - TipRanks.com
DBS analyst maintains Buy rating on Amazon with $175.00 price target.
Factors supporting the Buy rating include strong market positioning, potential for growth in multiple segments, and improvements in operating profit margins. [ more ]
Import entire applications into AWS CloudFormation | Amazon Web Services
AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) allows customers to manage and provision infrastructure at scale using code.
Customers can now use the IaC generator and CDK Migrate to create IaC configurations based on existing resources, including their relationships. [ more ]