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AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Aurora 10th anniversary, Amazon EC2 R8 instances, Amazon Bedrock and more (August 25, 2025)

As I was preparing for this week’s roundup, I couldn’t help but reflect on how database technology has evolved over the past decade. It’s fascinating to see how architectural decisions made years ago continue to shape the way we build modern applications. This week brings a special milestone that perfectly captures this evolution in cloud […]

AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup: Single GPU P5 instances, Advanced Go Driver, Amazon SageMaker HyperPod and more (August 18, 2025)

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 […]

AWS Heroes

Meet our newest AWS Heroes — August 2025

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 […]

AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup: OpenAI models, Automated Reasoning checks, Amazon EVS, and more (August 11, 2025)

AWS Summits in the northern hemisphere have mostly concluded but the fun and learning hasn’t yet stopped for those of us in other parts of the globe. The community, customers, partners, and colleagues enjoyed a day of learning and networking last week at the AWS Summit Mexico City and the AWS Summit Jakarta. Photo by […]

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Minimize AI hallucinations and deliver up to 99% verification accuracy with Automated Reasoning checks: Now available

Build responsible AI applications with the first and only solution that delivers up to 99% verification accuracy using sound mathematical logic and formal verification techniques to minimize AI hallucinations and data ambiguity.

OpenAI open weight models now available on AWS

AWS continues to expand access to the most advanced foundation models with OpenAI open weight models now available in Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. Accessing these new models from OpenAI on AWS, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, gives you more freedom to innovate and choose the right model for your specific use cases while maintaining complete control over your infrastructure and data.