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@awscloud.bsky.social has expanded EC2 M8a instances to US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo).

Powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, M8a delivers up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price-performance for demanding workloads

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Amazon Expands EC2 M8a Instances to New Regions -- AWSInsider
AWS has made its EC2 M8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, available in the US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions, delivering up to 30% higher performance and 19% bet...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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AI is transforming government operations with the right infrastructure.

Join us tomorrow for “AI-Ready Infrastructure for Government,” sponsored by @a10networks.bsky.social, and learn how to prepare and secure your agency for AI adoption.

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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Meet David Ramel, one of the voices behind our enterprise tech coverage.

From Computerworld’s print days to the cloud and AI era, David has spent decades exploring what’s next in technology.

“I’m drawn to the frontier of what’s emerging and reshaping how we work.”

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November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social can collect orphaned security groups over time.

In his latest guide, Brien Posey shows how to spot and remove unused groups using both the console and CLI for a cleaner, safer cloud.

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Tracking Down Orphaned AWS Security Groups -- AWSInsider
AWS users can easily accumulate orphaned security groups over time, but with a few PowerShell commands, Brien Posey shows how it's possible to identify and clean them up safely.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Amazon has deployed 1M+ AI robots, including Blue Jay, Vulcan, and Project Eluna, to speed deliveries and boost safety in fulfillment centers.

Explore how automation and AI are reshaping operations: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

#Amazon #AI #Robotics
The Rise of Amazon AI Robots -- AWSInsider
Eating its own dogfood, Amazon expands its AI-driven robotics fleet past 1 million systems, spotlighting Blue Jay and Project Eluna as new technologies designed to speed fulfillment, streamline same-d...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Join @a10networks.bsky.social on Nov. 14 for a free virtual summit on how to prepare, modernize, and secure infrastructure for AI in the public sector.

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November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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IT visibility needs an upgrade.

Join us, sponsor Automox, and experts Jason Kikta and Peter Pflaster on Nov. 20 for a free webinar on how IT and security teams can move from manual reporting to real-time visibility that drives smarter decisions.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The @nba.com has partnered with @awscloud.bsky.social as its Official Cloud and AI Partner to power real-time stats and analytics through NBA Inside the Game.

AI tools like Defensive Box Score and Play Finder bring fans closer to every play.

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#NBA #AWS
NBA Chooses AWS AI for Basketball Stats and Analytics -- AWSInsider
The NBA and AWS have launched a multi-year partnership to power 'NBA Inside the Game powered by AWS,' a cloud and AI platform bringing advanced metrics, real-time insights and interactive digital expe...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social has added two new Amazon CloudWatch metrics, Instance EBS IOPS Exceeded Check and Instance EBS Throughput Exceeded Check, to help detect when EC2 instances hit EBS I/O limits.

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Amazon CloudWatch Adds Instance-Level EBS I/O Limit Checks for Faster EC2 Troubleshooting -- AWSInsider
CloudWatch now exposes two per-minute, no-cost metrics at the EC2 instance level that flag when EBS IOPS or throughput limits are exceeded, enabling faster detection and right-sizing.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social has added two new CloudWatch metrics for Amazon EBS: VolumeAvgIOPS and VolumeAvgThroughput, which provide per-minute insights to help teams tune and scale storage performance.

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November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social has added nine new image editing tools from @stabilityai.bsky.social to Amazon Bedrock, enabling secure and scalable visual workflows powered by generative AI.

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AWS Expands Visual AI Capabilities with Stability AI Image Services in Bedrock -- AWSInsider
AWS has integrated nine new image editing tools from Stability AI into Amazon Bedrock, enabling professional visual workflows directly within its managed generative AI platform.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social is expanding its AI certification lineup, including a new Generative AI Developer credential that validates enterprise-grade AI skills.

See how AWS is preparing professionals for the AI future: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

#AWS #AI #GenerativeAI
AWS Expands AI Certification Portfolio as Demand for GenAI Skills Surges -- AWSInsider
AWS introduced a new professional certification for generative AI developers and expanded its AI credential lineup, aiming to close the AI skills gap as certified professionals see up to 47% higher sa...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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AI is transforming government operations with the right infrastructure.

Join us Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. PT for “AI-Ready Infrastructure for Government,” sponsored by @a10networks.bsky.social, and learn how to prepare and secure your agency for AI adoption.

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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social just unveiled Project Rainier, a distributed AI supercluster powered by Trainium2 chips that delivers up to 5x more compute power than @anthropic.com’s largest cluster.

See how it is reshaping the future of AI training: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

#AWS #AI #Trainium2
AWS Says Project Rainier Ushers New Era of AI Training Superclusters -- AWSInsider
AWS's new Project Rainier supercluster uses Trainium2 chips and distributed multi-site design to power next-generation AI model training, offering five times more compute than existing clusters.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social launches new M8a EC2 instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC “Turin” chips, offering up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price efficiency than M7a.

Now available in Ohio, Oregon, and Spain.

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AWS EC2 Introduces M8a Instances with Up to 30 Percent Higher Performance Than M7a -- AWSInsider
Amazon EC2 M8a instances are now generally available, offering up to 30% higher compute performance, improved memory and I/O bandwidth, and better price-performance compared to M7a
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November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social Transfer Family now supports VPC-based SFTP connections, keeping file transfers between Amazon S3 and remote servers fully private.

Secure hybrid workflows with your own firewalls and monitoring without public internet exposure.

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AWS Transfer Family Adds VPC-Based Connectivity for SFTP Connectors -- AWSInsider
AWS Transfer Family SFTP connectors can now route through a customer's VPC for private file transfers between Amazon S3 and remote SFTP servers using existing security and networking infrastructure.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social has expanded its Customer Carbon Footprint Tool to include Scope 3 emissions, adding data from hardware, data centres, and transport to help customers track sustainability goals.

See how AWS is improving full-scope carbon visibility: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

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Amazon Web Services Expands Customer Carbon Footprint Tool to Include Scope 3 Emissions -- AWSInsider
AWS's Customer Carbon Footprint Tool now reports Scope 3 emissions (plus enhanced Scope 1/2 data) so customers can better track the full lifecycle carbon impact of their AWS usage.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Amazon has announced the general availability of Nova Multimodal Embeddings in Amazon Bedrock, a unified model that processes text, images, video, and audio for cross-modal search and agentic RAG.

Explore how Nova is redefining multimodal AI: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

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Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings Unifies Text, Image, Video and Audio Search in Bedrock -- AWSInsider
Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings, now GA in Amazon Bedrock, unifies text, image, video, and audio retrieval in one model for RAG and semantic search, with four embedding dimensions and built-in conte...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Amazon has added Web Grounding to its Nova models on Bedrock, enabling real-time info retrieval and source citation.

The update reduces hallucinations and improves accuracy for assistants, research, and support use cases.

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Amazon Nova Adds Built-In Web Grounding to Cut Hallucinations and Cite Sources -- AWSInsider
Amazon Nova Web Grounding is now GA on Amazon Bedrock, adding turnkey retrieval with citations to improve accuracy, initially on Nova Premier with regional rollout and additional cost
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October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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@awscloud.bsky.social has introduced Amazon EBS Volume Clones, allowing users to instantly create point-in-time copies of EBS volumes directly from the console, API, or CLI.

Learn how this feature simplifies storage operations and speeds up data workflows: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

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AWS Introduces Amazon EBS Volume Clones for Instant Data Copying -- AWSInsider
New feature enables near-instant replication of EBS volumes within the same Availability Zone for testing and dev workloads.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Amazon’s new “Help Me Decide” feature leverages LLMs along with multiple AWS offerings, including Bedrock, OpenSearch, and SageMaker, to simplify shopping by recommending the best product with one tap.

Learn how this is shaping online shopping experiences: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

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Bedrock and Other AWS AI Systems Power 'Help Me Decide' Shopping Tool -- AWSInsider
Amazon’s new 'Help Me Decide' shopping feature uses AI models running on AWS services like Bedrock, OpenSearch, and SageMaker to analyze customer activity and recommend products, reflecting a broader ...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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AWS has expanded EC2 Capacity Manager to all commercial regions, giving users a single dashboard for capacity usage, trends, and optimisation across accounts.

It streamlines multi-account management without custom scripts or added cost.

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AWS Boosts EC2 Capacity Manager for Unified Multi-Account Optimization -- AWSInsider
New dashboard aggregates On-Demand, Spot and Reservation usage across regions, offering automated insights for cost efficiency.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Brien Posey explains how to create a delegated administrator account for AWS Systems Manager, covering key restrictions, IAM setup, and best practices for secure access.

Read the full walkthrough for safer and more controlled administration: awsinsider.net/articles/202...

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Creating an AWS Systems Manager Delegated Administrator Account -- AWSInsider
Brien Posey details how to create a delegated administrator account in AWS Systems Manager, a safer alternative to using the root account, designed for specific administrative tasks with limited permi...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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AWS has expanded Amazon ECS Managed Instances to all commercial Regions, giving global customers managed, scalable EC2 infrastructure for containerized workloads. The rollout simplifies container management while maintaining flexibility and control.

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Amazon ECS Managed Instances -- AWSInsider
Fully managed compute option brings dynamic EC2 scaling and automated patching to container workloads worldwide.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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