Tag: Jeff Barr

I have a very vague memory of a 2013-era meeting with my then-colleague Tim Wagner. The term serverless did not exist, but we chatted about various ways to allow developers to focus on code instead of on infrastructure. At some I recall throwing my arms skyward and indicating that it would be cool to simply toss the code into the air and have the cloud grab, store, and run it. After many more such meetings, Tim wrote a PRFAQ proposing that we build a platform that did just that, and in 2014 I was able to announce AWS Lambda – Run Code in the Cloud. From Startup to Enterprise It is often the case that startups, with no installed base…

I have been following the progress of AWS BuilderCards for several years. Players of all skill levels use the cards to learn about AWS in a fun and engaging way, competing (in a friendly fashion) to combine their cards to form architectures, gaining knowledge and scoring points as they play: To date, more than 15,000 sets of BuilderCards have been printed and put to use over the course of three re:Invents, fifteen AWS Summits, and multiple community events. For example, here is a group of AWS enthusiasts having a good time in Tokyo during JAWS Days 2024: Feedback from players has been incredibly positive, with a 4.8 star customer satisfaction score (CSAT) across more than 1500 replies. Second Edition Now…

The 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DaaS (Desktop as a Service) positions AWS as a Leader for the first time. Last year we were recognized as a Challenger. We believe this is a result of our commitment to meet a wide range of customer needs by delivering a diverse portfolio of virtual desktop services with license portability (including Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise), our geographic strategy, and operational capabilities focused on cost optimization and automation. Also, our focus on easy-to-use interfaces for managing each aspect of our virtual desktop services means that our customers rarely need to make use of third-party tools. You can access the complete 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to learn more.…

Graviton-4-powered, memory-optimized X8g instances are now available in ten virtual sizes and two bare metal sizes, with up to 3 TiB of DDR5 memory and up to 192 vCPUs. The X8g instances are our most energy efficient to date, with the best price performance and scale-up capability of any comparable EC2 Graviton instance to date. With a 16 to 1 ratio of memory to vCPU, these instances are designed for Electronic Design Automation, in-memory databases & caches, relational databases, real-time analytics, and memory-constrained microservices. The instances fully encrypt all high-speed physical hardware interfaces and also include additional AWS Nitro System and Graviton4 security features. Over 50K AWS customers already make use of the existing roster of over 150 Graviton-powered instances.…