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ec2

EC2 T8i Instances: Low-Cost Burstable Compute Arrives

New T8i instances offer a 30% price-performance improvement over T3, but with specific processor limitations.

· 1 min read
aws-builder-center

AWS Builder Center Apps: Offline Access for Train Commutes?

AWS Builder Center now has mobile apps. Does this mean offline access for engineers on the go, or just another notification channel?

· 1 min read
cloudwatch

CloudWatch Omni: AI Observability, But What's the Catch?

AWS launches CloudWatch Omni for AI workloads. It promises trace, evaluate, and experiment, but the real limits are unstated.

· 1 min read
cloudwatch

CloudWatch Omni: AI Observability Arrives, With Caveats

CloudWatch gets an AI overlay for investigation, but the real-world impact hinges on agent adoption and data fidelity.

· 1 min read
eventbridge

EventBridge Custom Event Buses: Shared, Ordered, and Cheaper?

EventBridge now offers a shared, ordered custom event bus across your organization. But what's the real cost and complexity?

· 1 min read
aws

Claude Opus 5.5 on Bedrock: More Choice, More Questions

Amazon Bedrock adds Claude Opus 5.5, but the real question is cost and latency for specific workloads.

· 2 min read