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AWS CloudFormation: 2024 Year in Review AWS CloudFormation enables you to model and provision your cloud application infrastructure as code-base templates. Whether you prefer writing templates directly in JSON or YAML, or using programming languages like Python, Java, and TypeScript with the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CloudFormation and CDK provide the flexibility you need. […]

As software development continues to evolve at a rapid pace, developers are constantly seeking tools that can streamline their workflow, improve code quality, and boost productivity. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has answered this call with the introduction of powerful new AI agents for Amazon Q Developer. AI-powered agents transform the way developers approach documentation, unit […]

The management of configurations across multiple environments and tenants poses a significant challenge in modern software development. Organizations must balance maintaining distinct settings for various environments while accommodating the unique needs of different tenants in multi-tenant architectures. This complexity is compounded by requirements for consistency, version control, security, and efficient troubleshooting. AWS AppConfig offers a […]

Operators, administrators, developers, and many other personas leveraging AWS come across multiple use cases and common issues such as lack of permissions, bugs in code in AWS Lambda, and more when leveraging the AWS console. To help alleviate this burden when using the console, AWS released Amazon Q to assist with users accessing the console […]

Introduction As your cloud infrastructure grows and evolves, you may find the need to reorganize your AWS CloudFormation stacks for better management, for improved modularity, or to align with changing business requirements. CloudFormation now offers a powerful feature that allows you to move resources between stacks. In this post, we’ll explore the process of stack […]

The Amazon Q Developer agent has evolved from a code generation tool to a comprehensive development assistant that can now build and test code in real-time within a secure sandbox environment.

Today, we’re announcing the release of the new AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) L2 construct for AWS Glue. This construct simplifies the correct configuration of Glue jobs, workflows, and triggers. Reviewing Glue documentation and examples of the valid parameters for each job type and language takes time, and having to rely on synth, deploy, and […]

The CLI struggle is real Command-line tools are meant to simplify infrastructure and DevOps workflows, but the reality is often the opposite. Instead of speeding things up, the vast array of commands, flags, and syntax turns the CLI into a puzzle. Tools meant to enhance productivity have developers endlessly tab-switching between searches, forums, and docs […]

Introduction Developers, IT Operators, and in some cases, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) are responsible for deploying and operating infrastructure and applications, as well as responding to and resolving incidents effectively and in a timely manner. Effective incident management requires quick diagnosis, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions. Diagnosing the root cause can be […]

Read our top ten 2024 posts: effortlessly migrate to AWS CDK; import applications into CloudFormation; Terraform deployments; streamline AWS DevOps; gain insights on CloudFormation optimizations, GitHub Action runners at scale, and AI-powered coding workflows.