Let me start this week’s update with something I’m especially excited about – the upcoming BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect) cohort. BeSA is a free mentoring program that I host along with a few other AWS employees on a volunteer basis to help people excel in their cloud careers. Last week, the instructors’ lineup was […]

On August 4, 2025, Gartner published its Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services (SCPS). Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the longest-running Magic Quadrant Leader, with Gartner naming AWS a Leader for the fifteenth consecutive year. In the report, Gartner once again placed AWS highest on the “Ability to Execute” axis. We believe this […]

Ten years ago, we announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora, a database that combined the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. As Jeff described it in its launch blog post: “With storage replicated both within and across three Availability Zones, along with an update […]

The world of cloud technologies is changing rapidly, and with it, the approach to creating and scaling SaaS platforms is transforming. Today, you must not just launch an online service but ensure its sustainability, flexibility, and smooth growth. Businesses are increasingly choosing modern virtual hosting solutions. It is no coincidence that companies are looking to […]

We are excited to announce the latest cohort of AWS Heroes, recognized for their exceptional contributions and technical leadership. These passionate individuals represent diverse regions and technical specialties, demonstrating notable expertise and dedication to knowledge sharing within the AWS community. From AI and machine learning to serverless architectures and security, our new Heroes showcase the […]

Editor’s Note (2025 Update): This article has been refreshed to include current DRaaS and business continuity trends, including AI-driven failover orchestration, predictive risk modeling, and autonomous recovery simulations. In today’s fast-paced digital world, organizations cannot afford prolonged downtime or data loss. Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offers a cloud-based solution that replicates and protects […]

If you’re hunting for a tool to help your team stop guessing where the day went, Insightful is one of those platforms that promises to turn foggy work habits into clear, usable data. It used to be called Workpuls, and while the name changed, the core idea stayed the same: capture how work actually happens […]

AWS Summits in the northern hemisphere have mostly concluded but the fun and learning hasn’t yet stopped for those of us in other parts of the globe. The community, customers, partners, and colleagues enjoyed a day of learning and networking last week at the AWS Summit Mexico City and the AWS Summit Jakarta. Photo by […]

There is still a great deal of alarm over who stands to lose their job to automation and artificial intelligence. From call center operators to junior data analysts, there will almost certainly be some losses in the years ahead. But when it comes to identity protection and AI, the question is not “Who is going […]

Today, I’m happy to share that Automated Reasoning checks, a new Amazon Bedrock Guardrails policy that we previewed during AWS re:Invent, is now generally available. Automated Reasoning checks helps you validate the accuracy of content generated by foundation models (FMs) against a domain knowledge. This can help prevent factual errors due to AI hallucinations. The […]