Issue #9 | All Things AWS by Adex | Updates, Best Practices, & Upskilling Insights

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Catch the new cloud insights!

It's time for bi-weekly updates with All Things AWS, a breakdown of all the major updates in tech, apps, and cloud updates from your friends at Adex.

Dive into the wealth of information from the ever-evolving world of cloud computing.

• AWS New Cloud Announcements
• Catch us on YouTube
• Technical Guides and Insights
• Upskilling on AWS - Events, Certifications & Trainings

Let's go ahead and get into it.

What's New on AWS!

1. AWS Lambda functions now scale up to 12x faster - to facilitate quicker and more precise scaling of individual Lambda functions. Link
2. Enhanced AWS Amplify Feature - enabling the connection and querying of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases through AWS CDK.?Link
3. Enhanced AWS Control Tower Landing Zone: Upgraded Policies and Controls for Ideal Management.?Link
4. Amazon EKS Unveils Enhanced Upgrade Analytics - a new feature aiding in identifying potential obstacles hindering cluster upgrades.?Link
5. ?AWS Unveils Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Integration with Amazon Bedrock for Advanced Generative AI.?Link
6. Introducing Customer Managed Key (CMK) support in AWS CodeCommit - provides?permits users to create, manage, and own KMS keys.?Link?

The long list of key monthly AWS updates summarized into a single readable article -?Link

AWS re: Invent Special: Event Recap?

Here’s a special coverage on AWS re: Invent hosted in Las Vegas from November 27 - December 1.

This video brings you all the key updates and features covered during the re: Invent program.

As the cloud constantly develops, AWS also develops its tools and services with a motive to build an efficient cloud platform and improve user convenience.

Watch Now!

Technical Blogs and Insights

Happy New Year! AWS Weekly Roundup.

Check out the major updates and launches in AWS of last year highlighted in this blog. - Read Here

Cloud FinOps Tools: Top 9 Benefits

This white paper gives context on how Cloud FinOps Tools can help you immediately on the Top 9 benefits you are eligible for in chronological order. - Read Here

Managing your cloud finances with the unified Billing and Cost Management Console

AWS launched a unified Billing and Cost Management console to help you manage your AWS cloud finances more easily and efficiently. This post explains how you can use the unified Billing and Cost Management console to manage your AWS cloud finances and answers frequently asked questions. - Read Here

Implement multi-factor authentication using AWS Transfer Family and AWS Secrets Manager

Learn how to build managed SFTP with MFA-based authentication using AWS Transfer Family backed by Amazon S3 or EFS. - Read Here

• AWS? Builders Online Series: Jumpstart your cloud journey with AWS - January? 18, 2024?Link

• AWS Community Day Nepal: Calling all tech and AWS enthusiasts! Stay ?tuned - March 10,?2024?Link
• AWS Immersion Workshop on Security: Choose the right tool to meet security and regulatory requirements?- On-Demand Link

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Well, this concludes our updates for the day. Learned something new through this edition of All Things AWS? We’re hoping you’ll find the resources shared here valuable and helpful in your AWS adoption and career journey.

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