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…
This blog post is the first out of a six-part blog series called Agent Factory which will share best practices, design patterns, and tools to help guide you through adopting and building agentic AI. Beyond knowledge: Why enterprises need agentic AI Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) marked a breakthrough for enterprise AI—helping teams surface insights and answer…
We’re proud to announce that Microsoft has once again been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management, for the third year in a row. We believe this recognition reflects the breadth, innovation, and real-world customer impact of our container portfolio. From Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Apps…
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…