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 ]
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 secures 894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day | Computer Weekly
AWS has signed three multi-million pound government contracts that went live in December 2023, potentially bringing in more revenue than its participation in the G-Cloud procurement framework over the past decade.
The contracts, valued at a total of £894m, were arranged via the government's G-Cloud procurement framework and provide committed spend discounts on AWS services.
The fact that these contracts were awarded through G-Cloud just days after the launch of the £1.35bn Cloud Compute 2 framework raises questions about the government's hyperscale-focused approach. [ 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 ]
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 ]
The Single Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy in 2024, According to Some Wall Street Analysts -- No, It's Not Nvidia | The Motley Fool
Wall Street analysts select Amazon as a top pick for 2024 due to improving profitability, strong digital advertising momentum, and potential cloud service reacceleration driven by AI demand.
Amazon's AWS is seen as uniquely positioned in the AI-as-a-service market, creating a strong opportunity for growth.
Amazon's presence in e-commerce, digital advertising, and cloud services positions it well for double-digit sales growth. [ 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 ]
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 ]
B2B Data Interchange: Managed Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on AWS
AWS has introduced B2B Data Interchange, a platform for automating and monitoring EDI-based business transactions.
The service supports the X12 EDI data format and provides a low-code interface for managing trading partners and transforming EDI documents into JSON and XML formats. [ 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 ]
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 ]
Well-Architected Migration Lens for Streamlined Cloud Transition
AWS has launched the AWS Well-Architected Migration Lens, an extension of the Well-Architected Framework that provides best practices and implementation guidance for migration programs.
The Migration Lens includes well-architected migration design principles, migration phases, and well-architected pillars, as well as specific best practices for each phase. [ more ]
AWS injects $15B into Japan to expand cloud dominance
AWS plans to invest $15.5 billion in Japan over the next five years to extend its cloud empire.
The investment will drive the construction of datacenters to support the growing volume of data Amazon's network is handling and to facilitate the adoption of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. [ more ]
Deploy CloudFormation Hooks to an Organization with service-managed StackSets | Amazon Web Services
AWS CloudFormation StackSets can be used to deploy CloudFormation Hooks to multiple accounts within an Organization Unit (OU).
Using StackSets, you can deploy AWS well-architected multi-account solutions organization-wide in a single click and target specific accounts in OUs. [ more ]
AWS's Response to Generative AI in 2023 (and What IT Pros Should Expect in 2024)
Generative AI has dominated conversations with customers in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, prompting AWS to shift its agenda.
AWS expects generative AI use cases to graduate to production grade in 2024 and is focusing on integrating responsible AI and building data platforms. [ more ]
Stellantis has developed a virtual cockpit platform as part of its virtual engineering workbench, delivering infotainment tech to customers 100 times faster than previous processes.
The platform creates realistic virtual versions of car controls and systems, reducing development time from months to 24 hours in some cases.
Stellantis sees software as a key building block for clean, safe, and affordable mobility, and has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider for vehicle platforms. [ more ]