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Simon Vass
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🎮 Quest objective: AWS TAM by day, Lvl 99 Dad always
💻 When not engineering solutions, you may find me Gaming
🤖 Techie. Foodie. Learning Swahili.
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Amazon Connect now offers native testing and simulation capabilities that reduce contact center validation time by up to 90% through an intuitive visual designer for automated workflow testing.
Reduce testing time by up to 90%: Introducing native testing and simulation for Amazon Connect
Amazon Connect now offers native testing and simulation capabilities that reduce contact center validation time by up to 90% through an intuitive visual designer for automated workflow testing.
aws-news.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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AWS launched an open source Prometheus MCP Server that enables AI assistants to query Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus using natural language, eliminating the need for PromQL expertise and accelerating monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response.
Prometheus MCP Server: AI-Driven Monitoring Intelligence for AWS Users
AWS launched an open source Prometheus MCP Server that enables AI assistants to query Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus using natural language, eliminating the need for PromQL expertise and accelerating monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response.
aws-news.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Home Assistant 2025.12 🎄

www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...

Labs with Winter mode ❄️, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations 🧠, system-wide default dashboards 📱, real-time power monitoring ⚡ and much more to close out 2025!

#HomeAssistant
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime now supports bi-directional streaming, enabling real-time two-way conversations where agents can listen and respond simultaneously while handling interruptions and context changes mid-conversation.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime now supports bi-directional streaming
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime now supports bi-directional streaming, enabling real-time two-way conversations where agents can listen and respond simultaneously while handling interruptions and context changes mid-conversation.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Amazon SageMaker Catalog now exports asset metadata as queryable Apache Iceberg tables through S3, enabling data teams to query catalog inventory using standard SQL without custom ETL infrastructure.
Amazon SageMaker Catalog now exports asset metadata as queryable dataset
Amazon SageMaker Catalog now exports asset metadata as queryable Apache Iceberg tables through S3, enabling data teams to query catalog inventory using standard SQL without custom ETL infrastructure.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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AWS launches Database Savings Plans, offering up to 35% cost savings on managed database services with flexible 1-year commitments across multiple database engines and deployment types.
Introducing Database Savings Plans for AWS Databases
AWS launches Database Savings Plans, offering up to 35% cost savings on managed database services with flexible 1-year commitments across multiple database engines and deployment types.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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AWS Lambda durable functions enable developers to build reliable multi-step applications and AI workflows with automatic state management, failure recovery, and efficient suspension without compute charges during waits.
Build multi-step applications and AI workflows with AWS Lambda durable functions
AWS Lambda durable functions enable developers to build reliable multi-step applications and AI workflows with automatic state management, failure recovery, and efficient suspension without compute charges during waits.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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AWS Lambda introduces durable functions that enable developers to build reliable multi-step applications and AI workflows with automatic checkpointing, long-term suspension, and failure recovery without managing additional infrastructure.
AWS Lambda announces durable functions for multi-step applications and AI workflows
AWS Lambda introduces durable functions that enable developers to build reliable multi-step applications and AI workflows with automatic checkpointing, long-term suspension, and failure recovery without managing additional infrastructure.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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AWS Security Agent is an AI-powered agent that proactively secures applications by automating security reviews, validating organizational requirements throughout development, and delivering context-aware penetration testing from design to deployment.
AWS Security Agent (Preview): AI agent for proactive app security
AWS Security Agent is an AI-powered agent that proactively secures applications by automating security reviews, validating organizational requirements throughout development, and delivering context-aware penetration testing from design to deployment.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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AWS introduces Database Savings Plans offering up to 35% savings on database services with flexible commitments across Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and other databases with no upfront payment required.
Announcing Database Savings Plans with up to 35% savings
AWS introduces Database Savings Plans offering up to 35% savings on database services with flexible commitments across Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and other databases with no upfront payment required.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Amazon CloudWatch now unifies operational, security, and compliance data from AWS and third-party sources in a single store, enabling teams to analyze logs across accounts and regions without maintaining separate data stores or complex ETL pipelines.
Amazon CloudWatch launches unified management and analytics for operational, security, and compliance data
Amazon CloudWatch now unifies operational, security, and compliance data from AWS and third-party sources in a single store, enabling teams to analyze logs across accounts and regions without maintaining separate data stores or complex ETL pipelines.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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AWS Support introduces three AI-powered support plans—Business Support+, Enterprise Support, and Unified Operations—that combine artificial intelligence with human expertise to deliver faster response times, proactive guidance, and streamlined cloud operations.
AWS Support transformation: AI-powered operations with the human expertise you trust
AWS Support introduces three AI-powered support plans—Business Support+, Enterprise Support, and Unified Operations—that combine artificial intelligence with human expertise to deliver faster response times, proactive guidance, and streamlined cloud operations.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Amazon API Gateway now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) proxy, enabling REST APIs to be transformed into MCP-compatible endpoints that AI agents can discover and use securely.
Amazon API Gateway adds MCP proxy support
Amazon API Gateway now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) proxy, enabling REST APIs to be transformed into MCP-compatible endpoints that AI agents can discover and use securely.
aws-news.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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AWS launches a managed MCP Server that enables AI agents and IDEs to perform multi-step tasks across AWS services through unified access to APIs, documentation, and guided workflows with IAM security and CloudTrail auditing.
AWS announces a preview of the AWS MCP Server
AWS launches a managed MCP Server that enables AI agents and IDEs to perform multi-step tasks across AWS services through unified access to APIs, documentation, and guided workflows with IAM security and CloudTrail auditing.
aws-news.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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AWS Infrastructure-as-Code MCP Server enables AI assistants to help developers search documentation, validate CloudFormation templates and CDK code, troubleshoot deployments, and follow best practices with local execution and security.
Introducing the AWS Infrastructure as Code MCP Server: AI-Powered CDK and CloudFormation Assistance
AWS Infrastructure-as-Code MCP Server enables AI assistants to help developers search documentation, validate CloudFormation templates and CDK code, troubleshoot deployments, and follow best practices with local execution and security.
aws-news.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... Apparently someone watched STNG "Encounter at Farpoint" and totally missed the point.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Amazon EC2 interruptible capacity reservations enable organizations to share unused reserved compute capacity with other teams while maintaining control to reclaim it when needed, optimizing costs and resource utilization.
Optimize unused capacity with Amazon EC2 interruptible capacity reservations
Amazon EC2 interruptible capacity reservations enable organizations to share unused reserved compute capacity with other teams while maintaining control to reclaim it when needed, optimizing costs and resource utilization.
aws-news.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Amazon Connect flow modules now support custom inputs, outputs, branches, and version management with aliases, enabling more flexible and reusable contact center automation.
Amazon Connect flow modules now support custom inputs, outputs, and version management
Amazon Connect flow modules now support custom inputs, outputs, branches, and version management with aliases, enabling more flexible and reusable contact center automation.
aws-news.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Amazon Connect introduces three powerful enhancements to flow modules: custom blocks for flexible data exchange, versioning and aliasing for confident deployments, and the ability to invoke modules as independent tools for AI-driven automation across multiple channels.
Amazon Connect enhances flow modules with 3 powerful new capabilities
Amazon Connect introduces three powerful enhancements to flow modules: custom blocks for flexible data exchange, versioning and aliasing for confident deployments, and the ability to invoke modules as independent tools for AI-driven automation across multiple channels.
aws-news.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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AWS Graviton Savings Dashboard now includes performance-based cost modeling features that help customers estimate total savings from both lower pricing and reduced compute hours when migrating EC2 workloads to AWS Graviton instances.
How potential performance upside with AWS Graviton helps reduce your costs further
AWS Graviton Savings Dashboard now includes performance-based cost modeling features that help customers estimate total savings from both lower pricing and reduced compute hours when migrating EC2 workloads to AWS Graviton instances.
aws-news.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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AWS CodeCommit returns to full General Availability with renewed investment, including Git LFS support and regional expansions, after listening to customer feedback about the need for an AWS-managed code repository solution.
The Future of AWS CodeCommit
AWS CodeCommit returns to full General Availability with renewed investment, including Git LFS support and regional expansions, after listening to customer feedback about the need for an AWS-managed code repository solution.
aws-news.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM