Cloud Mentoring
The cloud can be fast paced at times with new information being released daily and it can be hard to keep up if you are just getting started. I am offering time to speak with…
$15 Microsoft Certifications
Has the COVID-19 pandemic left you unemployed or furloughed? If so Microsoft is here to help get you back into the workforce by offering discounted certifications and free training. People who have completed training for…
HOW TO TAKE AN AWS CERTIFICATION EXAM ONLINE
As we are currently in quarantine for the foreseeable future, you are most likely taking certification exams at home. In this blog post, I will give you a few tips and tricks on how to…
Introducing new compute-optimized Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances
After launching Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) memory-optimized R8i and R8i-flex instances and general-purpose M8i and M8i-flex instances, I am happy to announce the general availability of compute-optimized C8i and C8i-flex instances powered by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…