Category Archives: Blog

AWS IAM Identity Center now supports customer-managed KMS keys for encryption at rest

Starting today, you can use your own AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) keys to encrypt identity data, such as user and group attributes, stored in AWS IAM Identity Center organization instances. Many organizations operating in regulated industries need complete control over encryption key management. While Identity Center already encrypts data at rest using AWS-owned […]

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Bedrock, AWS Outposts, Amazon ECS Managed Instances, AWS Builder ID, and more (October 6, 2025)

Last week, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5—the world’s best coding model according to SWE-Bench – became available in Amazon Q command line interface (CLI) and Kiro. I’m excited about this for two reasons: First, a few weeks ago I spent 4 intensive days with a global customer delivering an AI-assisted development workshop, where I experienced firsthand […]

Cloud Management Platforms: The Backbone of Modern Cloud Optimization

For all enterprises operating in the Cloud, with the promise of agility and efficiency, comes a new challenge: managing sprawling, dynamic, and often unpredictable cloud environments. As organizations adopt multi-cloud or hybrid strategies, the complexity of managing resources, costs, compliance, and security increases greatly. This is where Cloud Management Platforms (CMPs) come in. Success on […]

Announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances for containerized applications

Today, we’re announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances, a new compute option for Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) that enables developers to use the full range of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) capabilities while offloading infrastructure management responsibilities to Amazon Web Service (AWS). This new offering combines the operational simplicity of offloading infrastructure with […]

Announcing AWS Outposts third-party storage integration with Dell and HPE

Since announcing second-generation AWS Outposts racks in April with breakthrough performance and scalability, we’ve continued to innovate on behalf of our customers at the edge of the cloud. Today, we’re expanding AWS Outposts third-party storage integration program to include Dell PowerStore and HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 systems, joining our list of existing integrations with NetApp […]

The Role of AI in Enterprise Integration: From Connections to Intelligent Ecosystems

Enterprise integration has reached a turning point. The average company still uses a wide range of SaaS applications, with this number increasing for larger enterprises. Adoption is no longer the hurdle—the challenge lies in ensuring these systems operate seamlessly together. Integration remains one of the most persistent operational barriers. Modern organizations require integration strategies that […]

Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock: Anthropic’s most intelligent model, best for coding and complex agents

Today, we’re excited to announce that Claude Sonnet 4.5, powered by Anthropic, is now available in Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high- performing foundation models from leading AI companies. This new model builds upon Claude 4’s foundation to achieve state-of-the-art performance in coding and complex agentic applications. Claude Sonnet […]

Stop Piloting, Start Scaling: How Partners Can Make Agentic AI Real

Across industries, a tectonic shift is underway in how teams get things done. Financial institutions are resolving compliance issues before regulators come calling. Utilities are automatically rerouting service teams in response to outages. Healthcare providers are coordinating patient care across multiple systems without the need for manual intervention. These breakthroughs have one thing in common: […]