• The pre:Invent Crush
    Nov 25 2024
    AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 25, with Corey Quinn. Links:Enhanced account linking experience across AWS Marketplace and AWS Partner CentralAmazon API Gateway now supports Custom Domain Name for private REST APIsAmazon Aurora Serverless v2 supports scaling to zero capacityAmazon CloudFront now supports Anycast Static IPsAmazon CloudFront now supports additional log formats and destinations for access logsAmazon CloudFront announces VPC originsAmazon CloudWatch launches full visibility into application transactionsAmazon EC2 now provides lineage information for your AMIsAmazon Q Developer in the AWS Management Console now uses the service you’re viewing as context for your chatAmazon WorkSpaces introduces support for Rocky LinuxAWS App Studio is now generally availableAWS CloudTrail Lake launches enhanced analytics and cross-account data accessAWS Compute Optimizer now supports rightsizing recommendations for Amazon AuroraAWS Elastic Beanstalk adds support for Node.js 22AWS Lambda supports Amazon S3 as a failed-event destination for asynchronous and stream event sourcesIntroducing an AWS Management Console Visual Update (Preview)The new AWS Systems Manager experience: Simplifying node managementAWS announces Block Public Access for Amazon Virtual Private CloudLoad Balancer Capacity Unit Reservation for Application and Network Load BalancersAnnouncing Idle Recommendations in AWS Compute OptimizerAnnouncing Savings Plans Purchase AnalyzerAWS Lambda turns ten – looking back and looking aheadBoost Engagement with AWS and Amazon AdsBuild fullstack AI apps in minutes with the new Amplify AI KitImportant changes to CloudTrail events for AWS IAM Identity CenterFollow Corey on BlueSky!Follow Last Week In AWS on BlueSky!
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    11 mins
  • The Return of Old AWS
    Nov 18 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 18, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Amazon DataZone updates pricing and removes the user-level subscription fee
    • Amazon DynamoDB reduces prices for on-demand throughput and global tables
    • Amazon DynamoDB introduces warm throughput for tables and indexes
    • Amazon EBS now supports detailed performance statistics on EBS volume health
    • Amazon Q Developer plugins for Datadog and Wiz now generally available
    • Amazon S3 now supports up to 1 million buckets per AWS account
    • AWS Backup now supports copying Amazon S3 backups across Regions and accounts in opt-in Regions
    • AWS CloudTrail Lake announces enhanced event filtering
    • How and why you should move to Cost and Usage Report (CUR) 2.0?
    • AWS BuilderCards second edition at re:Invent 2024
    • Accelerate your third-party Amazon EKS add-on onboarding using Conformitron
    • Python 3.13 runtime now available in AWS Lambda
    • Deploy the Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces in a highly-regulated environment.
    • Introducing the Live Event Framework: Live Streaming with Ad Insertion on AWS
    • Introducing kro: Kube Resource Orchestrator
    • AWS Snow device updates


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    5 mins
  • Charity T-Shirt Season
    Nov 11 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 11, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Amazon CloudFront no longer charges for requests blocked by AWS WAF
    • Amazon OpenSearch Service announces Extended Support for engine versions
    • Configure Route53 CIDR blocks rules based on Internet Monitor suggestions
    • Announcing an improved self-guided experience for AWS Partner Central
    • AWS introduces service versioning and deployment history for Amazon ECS services
    • Reduce your Microsoft licensing costs by upgrading to 4th generation AMD processors
    • The attendee’s guide to the AWS re:Invent 2024 Compute track
    • Unauthorized tactic spotlight: Initial access through a third-party identity provider
    • Scaling up the Prime Video audio/video monitoring service and reducing costs by 90% - Prime Video Tech
    • Our Charity T-Shirt Drive


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    4 mins
  • A Wheelbarrow Full of Nickels
    Nov 4 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 4, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Amazon CloudWatch now monitors EBS volumes exceeding provisioned performance
    • Amazon Q Developer announces support for inline chat to streamline the developer experience
    • Amazon Route 53 announces HTTPS, SSHFP, SVCB, and TLSA DNS resource record support
    • Amazon Virtual Private Cloud launches new security group sharing features
    • AWS now accepts partial card payments
    • Announcing AWS Amplify integration with Amazon S3 for static website hosting
    • AWS CodeBuild now supports retrying builds automatically
    • AWS Trust & Safety Center is now available on AWS re:Post
    • 2024 re:Invent Know Before You Go – Cloud Financial Management Sessions
    • Introducing an enhanced local IDE experience for AWS Lambda developers


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    2 mins
  • Steady Improvements
    Oct 28 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 28, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Amazon Aurora launches Global Database writer endpoint
    • Amazon Connect now offers screen sharing
    • Amazon EKS endpoints now support connectivity over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
    • AWS IAM Identity Center simplifies calls to AWS services with single identity context
    • EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images
    • Introducing an enhanced in-console editing experience for AWS Lambda
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    3 mins
  • A Bunch of Great Quality of Life Improvements
    Oct 21 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 21, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Amazon CloudFront launches support for JA4 fingerprinting
    • Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts now supports live migration-based host maintenance
    • Amazon EFS now supports up to 60 GiB/s (a 2x increase) of read throughput
    • Announcing Amazon Q in AWS Supply Chain
    • Amazon S3 adds new Region and bucket name filtering for the ListBuckets API
    • Assign billing of your shared Amazon EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations
    • AWS Resource Explorer introduces new API to list resource inventory
    • AWS Transfer Family SFTP connectors now provide real-time status of file transfer operations
    • Finch expands support to Linux, streamlining container development across platforms
    • Ubuntu Pro for EC2 Spot Instances
    • Innovating with AI in Regulated Industries
    • Improve public speaking skills using a generative AI-based virtual assistant with Amazon Bedrock


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    5 mins
  • Amazon Basics Former2, Powered By AI
    Oct 15 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 15, with Corey Quinn.

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    • Announcing Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey
    • Amazon WorkSpaces now supports file transfer between WorkSpaces sessions and local devices
    • AWS Application Composer is now AWS Infrastructure Composer
    • AWS CodePipeline introduces new general purpose compute action
    • AWS Lambda now detects and stops recursive loops between Lambda and Amazon S3
    • Convert AWS console actions to reusable code with AWS Console-to-Code, now generally available
    • How to identify inactive users of Amazon Q Developer
    • Transitioning off Amazon Lookout for Metrics
    • Sign-in to AWS Console Mobile Application with an AWS Access Portal or third-party IdP URL
    • How AWS uses active defense to help protect customers from security threats
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    4 mins
  • Attend My re:Invent Talk!
    Oct 7 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 7, with Corey Quinn.

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    • AWS CloudShell extends most recent capabilities to all commercial Regions
    • Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 now supports up to 256 ACUs
    • Amazon S3 adds Service Quotas support for S3 general purpose buckets
    • AWS announces Reserved Nodes flexibility for Amazon ElastiCache
    • Duckbill Guide to AWS Reserved Instances
    • Deprecation of Lake Formation’s Governed Tables Feature
    • Announcing AWS Neuron Helm Chart
    • Leverage IAM Roles for email sending via SES from EC2 and eliminate a common credential risk
    • Issue with NVIDIA Container Toolkit (CVE-2024-0132, CVE-2024-0133)
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    4 mins