AWS Weekly News Roundup Issue #213

Good morning,?

Happy Friday, and welcome to my weekly?AWS News Round-Up!?

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If you're new to the Round-Up, every week?I handpick the most interesting AWS-related?articles from across the Internet and share them directly into your inbox. No marketing, just useful and informative?content (I hope).??Read on for?new AWS product or feature releases,?technical how-to?articles, and?general business updates.

What’s New??

• AWS has introduced new capabilities in the AWS Toolkit for VS Code, allowing developers to build, test, and deploy AWS Lambda applications directly within the IDE, streamlining the serverless development workflow?on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Amazon has introduced multi-factor authentication (MFA) to its enterprise email service, enhancing security for business users by adding an extra layer of protection against unauthorized access?via Benedict Collins on TechRadar
• Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Haiku model is now integrated into Amazon Bedrock, empowering users with enhanced natural language processing capabilities for sophisticated AI applications?on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Amazon Q for Business now features a simplified setup and enhanced web app experience, making it easier for organizations to leverage AI-driven insights for improved decision-making?on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• AWS Security Hub has added 7 new security controls, enhancing the platform's ability to help users monitor and enforce security best practices across AWS environments?on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• AWS has released updates to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, providing enhanced guidance to help users optimize cloud workloads for security, reliability, and efficiency?via Haleh Najafzadeh on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Amazon EC2 now offers Microsoft Windows Server 2025 images, providing the latest Windows Server features and security enhancements for AWS cloud environments?on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Technical How-To

• Explore DNS migration strategies and best practices for Amazon VPC Lattice to ensure smooth transitions and optimized network performance for your AWS environments?via Alexandra Huides and Harsha Sharma on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Optimize CPU configurations on Amazon EC2 during scaling to retain cost-efficiency and reduce licensing expenses, ensuring optimal resource use and savings in your cloud environment?via Aostan on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Business Updates?

• Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, has achieved its highest profit margin in over a decade, underscoring the strength of its cloud services and operational efficiency amidst a competitive tech landscape?via Jordan Novet on CNBC
• AWS CEO estimates that future AI model training could require power on the scale of a large city, with some individual models potentially demanding between 1 to 5 GW, underscoring the immense energy needs of advancing AI technology?via John William Morales on Tom's Hardware

That’s all for this week! Tune in next week for another round-up of everything I think you should know about what’s happening in the world of?AWS. If you find this useful, please share it with friends and colleagues via the social links below, or?send them to our website to sign up.

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Karl Robinson

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