Simplify and enhance Amazon S3 static website hosting with AWS Amplify Hosting

We are announcing an integration between AWS Amplify Hosting and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Now, you can deploy static websites with content stored in your S3 buckets and serve over a content delivery network (CDN) with just a few clicks. AWS Amplify Hosting is a fully managed service for hosting static sites that handles various aspects of deploying a website. It gives you benefits such as custom domain configuration with SSL, redirects, custom headers, and deployment on a globally available CDN powered by Amazon CloudFront. When deploying a static website, Amplify remembers the connection between your S3 bucket and deployed website, so you can easily update your website with a single click when you make changes to website…

AWS Weekly Roundup: New code editor in AWS Lambda console, Amazon Q Business analytics, Claude 3.5 upgrades, and more (October 28, 2024)

Two weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to host subject matter experts from across Asia Pacific in the global 24 Hours of Amazon Q live stream event. This continuous 24-hour stream offered insights from AWS experts on Amazon Q Developer and Amazon Q Business, featuring use cases, product demos, and Q&A sessions. The highlight for me was that I learned a lot from them. Since then, I’ve tried to integrate Amazon Q Business into my workflow. If you’re curious about what Amazon Q can do for you, check out the on-demand replay on Twitch. Last week’s launches Here’s a recap of AWS launches that caught my attention last week: AWS Lambda console now features a new code editor based on…

Now open — AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region

In March of last year, Jeff Barr announced the plan for an AWS Region in Malaysia. Today, I’m pleased to share the general availability of the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region with three Availability Zones and API name ap-southeast-5. The AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region is the first infrastructure Region in Malaysia and the thirteenth Region in Asia Pacific, joining the existing Asia Pacific Regions in Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Melbourne, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo and the Mainland China Beijing and Ningxia Regions. The Petronas Twin Towers in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s central business district. The new AWS Region in Malaysia will play a pivotal role in supporting the Malaysian government’s strategic Madani Economy Framework. This initiative aims to improve the…

AWS Weekly Roundup: Global AWS Heroes Summit, AWS Lambda, Amazon Redshift, and more (July 22, 2024)

Last week, AWS Heroes from around the world gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AWS Heroes program at Global AWS Heroes Summit. This program recognizes a select group of AWS experts worldwide who go above and beyond in sharing their knowledge and making an impact within developer communities. Matt Garman, CEO of AWS and a long-time supporter of developer communities, made a special appearance for a Q&A session with the Heroes to listen to their feedback and respond to their questions. Here’s an epic photo from the AWS Heroes Summit: As Matt mentioned in his Linkedin post, “The developer community has been core to everything we have done since the beginning of AWS.” Thank you, Heroes, for all…