Glen Knight

NYC Based IT Professional

Security Concerns Loom as GenAI Adoption Grows in DevOps

Most security and software development professionals are using GenAI-based solutions for building or delivering applications, but despite its widespread use, significant security challenges persist. Source: DevOps.com

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Streamline container application networking with built-in Amazon ECS support in Amazon VPC Lattice

Since its launch, Amazon VPC Lattice has streamlined complex networking tasks. As a result, my perspective on how to build and connect modern, multi-service applications has changed. As my colleague Danilo wrote in his post announcing the general availability of VPC Lattice: “By using VPC Lattice, you can focus on your application logic and improve […]

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AWS Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET functions is now generally available

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of AWS Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET functions that delivers faster function startup performance, from several seconds to as low as sub-second, typically with minimal or no code changes in Python, C#, F#, and Powershell. In November 28, 2022, we introduced Lambda SnapStart for Java functions to improve […]

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Build and modify apps using natural language with AWS App Studio, now generally available

Announced as preview in July, AWS App Studio is a generative AI-powered application development service that enables users to create applications using natural language, without the need for professional software development skills. In that post, I covered how AWS App Studio helps you build secure, scalable applications and eliminates operational overhead by fully managing each […]

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AWS Lambda turns ten – looking back and looking ahead

I have a very vague memory of a 2013-era meeting with my then-colleague Tim Wagner. The term serverless did not exist, but we chatted about various ways to allow developers to focus on code instead of on infrastructure. At some I recall throwing my arms skyward and indicating that it would be cool to simply […]

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AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS BuilderCards at re:Invent 2024, AWS Community Day, Amazon Bedrock, vector databases, and more (Nov 18, 2024)

This week, we wrapped up the final 2024 Latin America Amazon Web Services (AWS) Community Days of the year in Brazil, with multiple parallel events taking place. In Goiânia, we had Marcelo Palladino, senior developer advocate, and Marcelo Paiva, AWS Community Builder, as keynote speakers. Florianópolis feature Ana Cunha, senior developer advocate, and in Santiago […]

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Want to Modernize Your Apps? Start By Modernizing Your Software Delivery Processes

The success of any app modernization project hinges on which technologies you choose to implement and, more importantly, how you implement them. Source: DevOps.com

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Replicate changes from databases to Apache Iceberg tables using Amazon Data Firehose (in preview)

Today, we’re announcing the availability, in preview, of a new capability in Amazon Data Firehose that captures changes made in databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL and replicates the updates to Apache Iceberg tables on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Apache Iceberg is a high-performance open-source table format for performing big data analytics. Apache […]

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Splunk Tightens Integration Across Observability Platforms

Splunk this week made a bevy of updates to its observability platforms including the addition of a revamped user interface that provides a more consistent experience across Splunk Cloud and Splunk AppDynamics. Source: DevOps.com

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Centrally managing root access for customers using AWS Organizations

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is launching a new capability allowing security teams to centrally manage root access for member accounts in AWS Organizations. You can now easily manage root credentials and perform highly privileged actions. Managing root user credentials at scale For a long time, Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts were provisioned with highly […]

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