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AWS Finally Lets You Find Your Idle NAT Gateways

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Published: November 27, 2025 02:30

After years of complaints, AWS Compute Optimizer can identify idle NAT Gateways. At $35/month each plus data processing fees, finding unused gateways just got dramatically easier. The post AWS Finally Lets You Find Your Idle NAT Gateways appeared first on…

AWS Deprecates Two Dozen Services (Most of Which You’ve Never Heard Of)

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Published: October 14, 2025 14:00

AWS has done its quarterly housecleaning / "Googling" of its services, and deprecated what appears at first glance to be a startlingly long list. However, going through them put my mind at ease, and I'm hoping this post can do the same for you. The post…

AWS in 2025: The Stuff You Think You Know That’s Now Wrong

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Published: August 20, 2025 14:00

One of the neat things about AWS is that it's almost twenty years old. One of the unfortunate things about AWS is... that it's almost twenty years old The post AWS in 2025: The Stuff You Think You Know That’s Now Wrong appeared first on Last Week in AWS.

Amazon Promotes Malphas to Senior Vice President of Bad Decisions, Unveils 17th Leadership Principle

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Published: July 30, 2025 19:07

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the promotion of Malphas to Senior Vice President of Bad Decisions, effective immediately. In this expanded role, Malphas will oversee the company’s strategic initiatives in byzantine pricing models, confusing…

Amazon Q: Now with Helpful AI-Powered Self-Destruct Capabilities

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Published: July 23, 2025 17:35

Today 404Media released a truly stunning report that almost beggars belief. The post Amazon Q: Now with Helpful AI-Powered Self-Destruct Capabilities appeared first on Last Week in AWS.

The AWS Survival Guide for 2025: A Field Manual for the Brave and the Bankrupt

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Published: July 9, 2025 14:00

Welcome, intrepid cloud explorer! You’ve decided to venture into the AWS jungle in 2025, where the services multiply faster than your monthly bill. Forget those quaint relics like S3, EC2, and RDS that everyone always gravitates towards—despite being the…

AWS Certificate Manager Has Announced Exportable TLS Certificates, and I’m Mostly Okay With It

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Published: June 17, 2025 18:42

I don't think it's going too far to say that free TLS certificate offerings like Let's Encrypt and AWS Certificate Manager have taken encrypted connections mainstream. The post AWS Certificate Manager Has Announced Exportable TLS Certificates, and I’m…

A Day in the Life of Server #47B-2: An AWS Data Center Memoir

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Published: June 11, 2025 19:35

Or: Surprise! I Contain Multitudes and Also Your “Serverless” Functions The post A Day in the Life of Server #47B-2: An AWS Data Center Memoir appeared first on Last Week in AWS.

Cloud Repatriation is Getting Complicated

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Published: May 29, 2025 22:01

Five years ago, I fairly confidently stated that Cloud Repatriation Isn’t a Thing, and I by and large stand by what I wrote. That said, it’s 2025, and the story has changed somewhat. The post Cloud Repatriation is Getting Complicated appeared first on Last…

AWS Announces Some Service Deprecations: Great!

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Published: May 20, 2025 21:22

AWS has announced a round of service deprecations, and I couldn't be happier—but I do have some quibbles. The post AWS Announces Some Service Deprecations: Great! appeared first on Last Week in AWS.

The One-Way Door of AWS Transform: a Secret 24-month Lock-Up

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Published: May 16, 2025 00:16

At the same time as AWS Transform has hit General Availability, AWS updated its service terms with a new requirement. The post The One-Way Door of AWS Transform: a Secret 24-month Lock-Up appeared first on Last Week in AWS.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 Letter to Shareholders—annotated

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Published: April 24, 2025 15:01

Here’s a thing I’ve always wanted to do: take Andy Jassy’s annual shareholder letter and translate it into human. The post Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 Letter to Shareholders—annotated appeared first on Last Week in AWS.