Episodes

  • A Legend Moves On

    A Legend Moves On
    Dec 23 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 23, with Corey Quinn.

    Links:

    • Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces client for macOS
    • Amazon EC2 instances support bandwidth configurations for VPC and EBS
    • Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) connectivity
    • Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client now available to purchase in India
    • AWS Backup launches support for search and item-level recovery
    • AWS Mainframe Modernization now supports connectivity over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
    • AWS Marketplace now supports self-service promotional media on seller product detail pages
    • AWS re:Post now supports Spanish and Portuguese
    • AWS Resource Explorer supports 59 new resource types
    • AWS offers a self-service feature to update business names on AWS Invoices
    • Announcing CloudFormation support for AWS Parallel Computing Service
    • Announcing Node Health Monitoring and Auto-Repair for Amazon EKS - AWS
    • And that’s a wrap!
    • Best practices for creating a VPC for Amazon RDS for Db2
    • How the Amazon TimeHub team handled disruption in AWS DMS CDC task caused by Oracle RESETLOGS: Part 3
    • How to detect and monitor Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) access with AWS CloudTrail and Amazon CloudWatch
    • Enforce resource configuration to control access to new features with AWS
    • Maximizing your cloud journey: Engaging an AWS Solutions Architect
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    7 mins
  • The re:Invent Stragglers

    The re:Invent Stragglers
    Dec 16 2024

    AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 16th, 2024, with Corey Quinn.

    Links:

    • Amazon Bedrock Guardrails reduces pricing by up to 85%
    • Amazon CloudWatch now provides centralized visibility into telemetry configurations
    • Amazon EC2 F2 instances, featuring up to 8 FPGAs, are generally available
    • Amazon SES now offers Global Endpoints for multi-region sending resilience
    • AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code now includes Amazon CloudWatch Logs Live Tail
    • Accelerate your AWS Graviton adoption with the AWS Graviton Savings Dashboard
    • Capture data changes while restoring an Amazon DynamoDB table
    • Understand the benefits of physical replication in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Blue/Green Deployments
    • How AWS sales uses Amazon Q Business for customer engagement
    • AWS Network Firewall Geographic IP Filtering launch
    • Issue with DynamoDB local - CVE-2022-1471
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    5 mins
  • A Return to Greatness, or Degenerate Day 3?

    A Return to Greatness, or Degenerate Day 3?
    Dec 9 2024
    AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 9, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS announces access to VPC resources over AWS PrivateLinkAnnouncing Amazon Aurora DSQL (Preview)Announcing Amazon Bedrock IDE in preview as part of Amazon SageMaker Unified StudioAWS announces Amazon CloudWatch Database InsightsAmazon DynamoDB global tables previews multi-Region strong consistencyAmazon EC2 introduces Allowed AMIs to enhance AMI governanceAnnouncing Amazon EC2 I8g instancesAnnouncing Amazon EKS Auto ModeAnnouncing Amazon EKS Hybrid NodesAnnouncing Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Preview)Announcing Amazon FSx Intelligent-Tiering, a new storage class for FSxAmazon Q Developer can now automate code reviewsAmazon Q Developer announces automatic unit test generation to accelerate feature developmentAmazon S3 adds new default data integrity protectionsAnnouncing Amazon S3 Metadata (Preview) – Easiest and fastest way to manage your metadataAmazon S3 launches storage classes for AWS Dedicated Local ZonesAnnouncing Amazon S3 Tables – Fully managed Apache Iceberg tables optimized for analytics workloadsAWS announces Amazon SageMaker LakehouseAWS Control Tower launches managed controls using declarative policiesAWS announces AWS Data Transfer Terminal for high-speed data uploadsAmazon Web Services announces declarative policiesIntroducing AWS Glue 5.0AWS announces Invoice ConfigurationAWS Marketplace now offers EC2 Image Builder components from independent software vendorsAWS announces AWS Security Incident Response for general availabilityAnnouncing AWS Transfer Family web appsBuy with AWS accelerates solution discovery and procurement on AWS Partner websitesOracle Database@AWS is now in limited previewPartyRock improves app discovery and announces upcoming free daily useAnnouncing the preview of Amazon SageMaker Unified StudioVPC Lattice now includes TCP support with VPC ResourcesAnnouncing the 2024 Geo and Global AWS Partners of the YearAmazon MemoryDB Multi-Region is now generally availableTop announcements of AWS re:Invent 2024SponsorThe Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
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    19 mins
  • re:Invent Begins

    re:Invent Begins
    Dec 2 2024
    AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 2, with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon CloudWatch adds context to observability data in service consoles, accelerating analysisAmazon Cognito introduces Managed Login to support rich branding for end user journeysAmazon Cognito now supports passwordless authentication for low-friction and secure loginsAmazon Connect Email is now generally availableAmazon EBS announces Time-based Copy for EBS SnapshotsAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling introduces highly responsive scaling policiesAmazon EC2 Capacity Blocks now supports instant start times and extensionsAmazon ECR announces 10x increase in repository limit to 100,000Amazon EFS now supports up to 2.5 million IOPS per file systemAmazon S3 now supports enforcement of conditional write operations for S3 general purpose bucketsApplication Signals provides OTEL support via X-Ray OTLP endpoint for tracesAWS delivers enhanced root cause insights to help explain cost anomaliesEnhanced Pricing Calculator now supports discounts and purchase commitments (in preview)AWS PrivateLink now supports cross-region connectivityAnnouncing the new AWS User Notifications SDKAnnouncing new feature tiers: Essentials and Plus for Amazon CognitoAnnouncing Savings Plans Purchase AnalyzerData Exports for FOCUS 1.0 is now in general availabilityIntroducing a new experience for AWS Systems ManagerIntroducing generative AI troubleshooting for Apache Spark in AWS Glue (preview)Understanding how certain database parameters impact scaling in Amazon Aurora Serverless v2Analyzing your AWS Cost Explorer data with Amazon Q Developer: Now Generally AvailableYour guide to AWS for Advertising & Marketing at re:Invent 2024AWS IoT Services alignment with US Cyber Trust MarkStreamlining AWS Organizations Cleanup StrategiesSponsorWiz: wiz.io/lastweek
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    12 mins
  • The pre:Invent Crush

    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

    The Return of Old AWS
    Nov 18 2024

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

    Links:

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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

    Charity T-Shirt Season
    Nov 11 2024

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

    Links:

    • 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

    A Wheelbarrow Full of Nickels
    Nov 4 2024

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

    Links:

    • 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