AWS Week In Review – June 6, 2022

This post is part of our Week in Review series. Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS! I’ve just come back from a long (extended) holiday weekend here in the US and I’m still catching up on all the AWS launches that happened this past week. I’m particularly excited about some of the data, machine learning, and quantum computing news. Let’s have a look! Last Week’s Launches The launches that caught my attention last week are the following: Amazon EMR Serverless is now generally available – Amazon EMR Serverless allows you to run big data applications using open-source frameworks such as Apache Spark and Apache Hive without configuring, managing, and scaling clusters.…

Introducing the newest AWS Heroes – June 2022

AWS Heroes are some of the worlds most active and vocal leaders in AWS communities, recognized for their unwavering focus on sharing insights and technical knowledge with others. Heroes have a variety of contributions to community learning: they host events, meetups, and workshops, author blogs, contribute to open source projects, speak at conferences, and more. You can view some of their prominent content in the AWS Heroes Content Library. Today we are thrilled to introduce to the world the latest cohort of AWS Heroes: Adam Bien – Munich, Germany DevTools Hero Adam Bien is an independent Architect, Consultant, Developer, Trainer, conference speaker, and podcaster. Adam started with Java since JDK 1.0 and still enjoys writing serverless Java, often in Amazon…

Amazon EMR Serverless Now Generally Available – Run Big Data Applications without Managing Servers

At AWS re:Invent 2021, we introduced three new serverless options for our data analytics services – Amazon EMR Serverless, Amazon Redshift Serverless, and Amazon MSK Serverless – that make it easier to analyze data at any scale without having to configure, scale, or manage the underlying infrastructure. Today we announce the general availability of Amazon EMR Serverless, a serverless deployment option for customers to run big data analytics applications using open-source frameworks like Apache Spark and Hive without configuring, managing, and scaling clusters or servers. With EMR Serverless, you can run analytics workloads at any scale with automatic scaling that resizes resources in seconds to meet changing data volumes and processing requirements. EMR Serverless automatically scales resources up and down…

AWS Week In Review – May 30, 2022

Today, the US observes Memorial Day. South Korea also has a national Memorial Day, celebrated next week on June 6. In both countries, the day is set aside to remember those who sacrificed in service to their country. This time provides an opportunity to recognize and show our appreciation for the armed services and the important role they play in protecting and preserving national security. AWS also has supported our veterans, active-duty military personnel, and military spouses with our training and hiring programs in the US. We’ve developed a number of programs focused on engaging the military community, helping them develop valuable AWS technical skills, and aiding in transitioning them to begin their journey to the cloud. To learn more, see AWS’s military commitment.…