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AWS Weekly Roundup: Student Rewards on AWS Builder Center, Local Zone in Las Vegas, and more (August 24, 2026)

By Dustin Ward

During my time at AWS, I have always looked for opportunities to work with students. I have delivered over 50 talks at universities across the region, and watching the potential in the room is always…

AWS Glue 6.0 now available with 30% lower price and full Apache Iceberg v3 support

By Dustin Ward

Today, we are announcing the general availability of AWS Glue 6.0, delivering 30% lower pricing than previous AWS Glue versions and introducing full support for Apache Iceberg v3 features. AWS Glue 6.0 is built on…

In the works: AWS Builder Lofts in Berlin, Hyderabad, and São Paulo

By Dustin Ward

In the early days of cloud computing, AWS supported intensive learning for builders in a physical space called the AWS Pop-up Lofts in cities worldwide. These spaces were accessible to startup entrepreneurs, developers, and others…

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms 

By Dustin Ward

Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms, which we believe recognizes the platforms organizations rely on to build, deploy, and operate cloud-native applications at scale. This…

AWS Weekly Roundup: EC2 application status checks, IAM role manager, OpenAI Daybreak on Bedrock, and more (August 17, 2026)

By Dustin Ward

Last week, AWS contributors joined the OpenSearch and Valkey communities at Open Source Summit Korea 2026 and MCP DevSummit Seoul 2026 to meet open source developers and contributors. At the four-day event, community leaders and…

The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns

By Dustin Ward

This blog post is the first of a four-part series called The Economics of Agent Optimization which shares the strategies, capabilities, and proof points to help you optimize agent costs and run AI as a…

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