Catching Up, Cashing In

AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 15th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Exploring the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud: Sovereign Reference FrameworkNow generally available: Amazon EC2 C8gb instancesAmazon CloudWatch SDK supports optimized JSON, CBOR protocolsBuilding national foundation modelsNew report: Cloud “fundamental” for European national security and defenseAI Increased Productivity? Consider Hiring More Developers!IAM Policy Autopilot: An open-source tool that brings IAM policy expertise to builders and AI coding assistantsAWS and Google Cloud collaborate to simplify multicloud networkingExploring Optimize CPU feature on Amazon RDS for SQL ServerPrometheus MCP Server: AI-Driven Monitoring Intelligence for AWS Users

AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 8th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Introducing Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver for secure anycast DNS resolution (preview)Introducing AWS Lambda Managed Instances: Serverless simplicity with EC2 flexibilityAWS announces preview of AWS Interconnect - multicloudIntroducing AWS Transform custom: Crush tech debt with AI-powered code modernizationAmazon CloudWatch introduces unified data management and analytics for operations, security, and complianceAmazon EC2 P6e-GB300 UltraServers accelerated by NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 are now generally availableIntroducing AWS AI FactoriesIntroducing AWS DevOps Agent (preview), frontier agent for operational excellenceAmazon S3 Storage Lens adds performance metrics, support for billions of prefixes, and export to S3 TablesBuild multi-step applications and AI workflows with AWS Lambda durable functionsAmazon S3 increases the maximum object size to 50 TBAmazon S3 Tables now offer the Intelligent-Tiering storage classChina-nexus cyber threat groups rapidly exploit React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182)Introducing Database Savings Plans for AWS Databases

AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 1st, with Corey Quinn. Links:Protect sensitive data with dynamic data masking for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQLAmazon CloudFront announces support for mutual TLS authenticationAmazon EC2 announces interruptible Capacity ReservationsIntroducing guidelines for network scanningPractical implementation considerations to close the AI value gapEverything you don’t need to know about Amazon Aurora DSQL: Part 4 – DSQL componentsSimplify data integration using zero-ETL from self-managed databases to Amazon RedshiftAutomatic quota management is now AWS Service Quotas adds support for automatic quota managementAnnouncing Amazon Route 53 Accelerated Recovery for managing public DNS recordsAnnouncing Unused NAT Gateway Recommendations in AWS Compute OptimizerAmazon EKS introduces Provisioned Control PlaneAWS Finally Lets You Find Your Idle NAT Gateways

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 24th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Announcing agreement EventBridge notifications for AWS MarketplaceNetwork Load Balancers now support Weighted Target GroupsAWS NAT Gateway now supports regional availabilityAWS Secrets Manager announces managed external secretsAccelerate infrastructure development with AWS CloudFormation intelligent authoring in IDEsAWS Cost Optimization Hub introduces Cost Efficiency metric to measure and track cloud cost efficiencyAWS Lambda announces new tenant isolation mode to simplify building tenant-aware applicationsIntroducing 18-Month Forecasting and Explainable AI Insights in AWS Cost ExplorerSimplified developer access to AWS with ‘aws loginAmazon DynamoDB now supports multi-attribute composite keys in global secondary indexesSimplify access to external services using AWS IAM Outbound Identity FederationImprove API discoverability with the new Amazon API Gateway PortalAWS Step Functions enhances Local Testing with TestState APIAmazon CloudFront announces 3 new CloudFront Functions capabilitiesRecycle Bin adds support for Amazon EBS VolumesAnnouncing Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) version 8.0AWS Lambda adds support for RustIntroducing Amazon MWAA ServerlessIntroducing flat-rate pricing plans with no overagesNew Amazon Bedrock service tiers help you match AI workload performance with costAmazon EC2 P6-B300 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs are now availableAmazon ECR introduces archive storage class for rarely accessed container imagesNew AWS Billing Transfer for centrally managing AWS billing and costs across multiple organizations

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 17th, with Corey Quinn.Links:Custom domain names for VPC Lattice resourcesAWS Lambda networking over IPv6AWS Control Tower supports automatic enrollment of accountsAmazon Braket Notebook Environments Now Support CUDA-Q NativelyAmazon MSK Express brokers now support Intelligent Rebalancing for 180 times faster operation performanceAmazon Keyspaces now supports logged batches for atomic, multi-statement operationsAmazon CloudWatch Composite Alarms adds threshold-based alertingAmazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now supports Logged BatchesAmazon Elastic Kubernetes Service gets independent affirmation of its zero operator access designAWS Fault Injection Service (FIS) launches new test scenarios for partial failuresAWS CloudFormation Hooks adds granular invocation details for Hooks invocation summaryIntroducing structured output for Custom Model Import in Amazon Bedrock

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 10th, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS PrivateLink now supports cross-region connectivity for AWS ServicesAWS announces new partnership to power OpenAI's AI workloadsPrompt engineering with PartyRock: A guide for educators New whitepaper available – AI for Security and Security for AI: Navigating Opportunities and ChallengesFrom Business Logic to Working Code: How AWS Kiro Changes Who Can BuildCVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881 - runc container issues Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals adds AI-powered Synthetics debuggingInside Amazon Connect: The evolution of a disruptorHow Indeed scaled Governance across 1,000+ AWS accounts with AWS Trusted Advisor Improper authentication token handling in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for LinuxHow Omnissa saved millions by migrating to Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2The Swift AWS Lambda Runtime moves to AWSLabsCVE-2025-12815 - RES web portal may display preview of Virtual Desktops that the user shouldn't have access to

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 3rd, with Corey Quinn. Links:Beyond pilots: A proven framework for scaling AI to productionNew Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor EC2 instances exceeding I/O performanceProcessing Amazon S3 objects at scale with AWS Step Functions Distributed Map S3 prefixWhat’s the difference between AWS ParallelCluster and AWS Parallel Computing Service?France Télévisions prepared for 2024 Olympic Games with AWS Countdown PremiumAmazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 10x larger record sizesAmazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) announces upgraded query planner that can run queries up to 10x fasterAnnouncing AWS X-Ray SDKs/Daemon End-of-Support and OpenTelemetry MigrationAmazon S3 adds conditional write functionality to copy operationsIntroducing the Capacity Reservation Topology API for AI, ML, and HPC instance typesHow to deploy a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance across three Availability Zones using Storage Spaces Direct Reduce CAPTCHAs for AI agents browsing the web with Web Bot Auth (Preview) in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore BrowserUsing Kubernetes Labels to Split and Track Application Costs on Amazon EKSIntroducing AWS Lambda event source mapping tools in the AWS Serverless MCP Server Split Cost Allocation Data for Amazon EKS supports Kubernetes labels

AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 27th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Streamline in-place application upgrades with Amazon VPC LatticeBuild a proactive AI cost management system for Amazon Bedrock – Part 2 -Overview and best practices of multithreaded replication in Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora MySQL AWS announces Nitro Enclaves are now available in all AWS RegionsAmazon CloudWatch Synthetics now supports bundled multi-check canaries Amazon U7i instances now available in Europe (London) RegionAmazon Connect now supports automated follow-up evaluations triggered by initial evaluation resultsHow the Wildlife Conservation Society uses AWS to accelerate coral reef monitoring worldwideAmazon MQ is now available in AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region Amazon CloudWatch introduces interactive incident reportingAWS Secret-West Region is now availableCharting the life of an Amazon CloudFront request

AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 20th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon Location Service Introduces New Map Styling Features for Enhanced CustomizationAWS Resource Explorer launches immediate resource discovery within a Region AWS SAM CLI adds Finch support, expanding local development tool options for serverless applicationsSimplified model access in Amazon BedrockAmazon EC2 now supports CPU options optimization for license-included instancesIntroducing Amazon EBS Volume Clones: Create instant copies of your EBS volumesOptimizing document AI and structured outputs by fine-tuning Amazon Nova Models and on-demand inferenceIntroducing URL and host header rewrite with AWS Application Load BalancersNew Amazon EKS Auto Mode features for enhanced security, network control, and performanceMonitor, analyze, and manage capacity usage from a single interface with Amazon EC2 Capacity ManagerPerformance optimization strategies for MySQL on Amazon RDSAWS re:Invent 2025: Reimagining customer experience with AmazonAWS Deprecates Two Dozen Services (Most of Which You’ve Never Heard Of)A FinOps Guide to Comparing Containers and Serverless Functions for ComputeAnnouncing vector search for Amazon ElastiCacheAWS Post-Event Summaries

AWS Morning Brief for the week of October 13th, 2025, with Corey Quinn. Links:Introducing AWS Pricing Capabilities in Amazon Q Developer: Ask Questions, Get Instant Cost InsightsAmazon Location Service Updates for Vietnam's New Administrative BoundariesPart 6: Effective sunset of the legacy data platform in BBVA: the migration methodology Amazon Q Developer and Kiro – Prompt Injection Issues in Kiro and Q IDE plugins Amazon DynamoDB now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)AWS ranks #1 in Forecasting and Estimation Use Case in Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Financial Management Tools report Introducing Amazon Quick Suite: your agentic AI-powered workspaceUnlock real-time advertising insights with Amazon Marketing Stream and AWSIMDS impersonationReduce Docker image build time on AWS CodeBuild using Amazon ECR as a remote cacheUnderstanding Amazon Chime SDK costs in AWS Cost ExplorerAWS Introduces self-service invoice correction featureBridging data silos: cross-bounded context querying with Vanguard’s Operational Read-only Data Store (ORDS) using Amazon Redshift Beyond Bootstrap: Bootstrapless CDK Deployments at GoDaddyAmazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.34Amazon SageMaker notebook instance now supports Amazon Linux 2023Your Ultimate Guide to Cloud Financial Management sessions at re:Invent 2025: Know Before You Go Automatic quota management is now generally available for AWS Service Quotas CVE-2025-11462 AWS ClientVPN macOS Client Local Privilege EscalationCVE-2025-11573 - Denial of Service issue in Amazon.IonDotnet