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Learning AWS best practices from Amazon Q in the Console

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 […]

AWS CloudFormation Stack refactoring

Introducing AWS CloudFormation Stack Refactoring

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 […]

Announcing the AWS CDK Glue L2 Construct

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 […]

Effortlessly execute AWS CLI commands using natural language with Amazon Q Developer

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 […]

Unlocking AWS Console: Diagnosing Errors with Amazon Q Developer

Unlocking AWS Console: Diagnosing Errors with Amazon Q Developer

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 […]

re:Invent 2024 DevOps and Developer Productivity Playlist

The dust has settled after another re:Invent. I once again had the privilege of organizing the DevOps and Developer Productivity (DOP) track along with Jessie VanderVeen, Krishna Dalal, Megan Sattler and countless others. For 2024, the DOP track included 60 sessions. If you weren’t able to attend, I have compiled a list of the on-demand […]

Leverage powerful generative-AI capabilities for Java development in the Eclipse IDE public preview

Today marks an exciting milestone for Eclipse developers everywhere: we’re thrilled to announce the public preview of Amazon Q Developer in the Eclipse IDE. This integration brings the power of AI-driven development directly into one of the most popular development environments. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of its game-changing features, and show you […]

Analyzing your AWS Cost Explorer data with Amazon Q Developer: Now Generally Available

We are excited to announce the general availability of the cost analysis capability in Amazon Q Developer. This powerful feature integrates Q Developer’s natural language processing capabilities with AWS Cost Explorer, revolutionizing how you analyze and understand your AWS costs. Initially launched in preview on April 30, 2024, the Amazon Q cost analysis capability now offers enhanced […]