The Community AWS re:invent 2023 re:caps proceed! Recently, I used to be invited to take part in one in all these occasions hosted by the AWS User Group Kenya, and was in a position to study and spend time with this wonderful group.
AWS User Group Kenya
Last week’s launches
Here are some launches that obtained my consideration throughout the earlier week.
.NET 8 runtime for AWS Lambda – AWS Lambda now helps .NET 8 as each a managed runtime and container base picture. This assist supplies you with .NET 8 options that embody API enhancements, improved Native Ahead of Time (Native AOT) assist, and improved efficiency. .NET 8 helps C# 12, F# 8, and PowerShell 7.4. You can develop Lambda features in .NET 8 utilizing the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio, the AWS Extensions for .NET CLI, AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), AWS CDK, and different infrastructure as code instruments.
For a full checklist of AWS bulletins, make sure to regulate the What’s New at AWS web page.
Other AWS information
Here are some further initiatives, applications, and information gadgets that you simply may discover attention-grabbing:
Earlier this month, I used this picture to name consideration to the PartyRock Hackathon that’s at present in progress. The deadline to hitch the hackathon is quick approaching so make sure to signup earlier than time runs out.
Amazon API Gateway – Amazon API Gateway processed over 100 trillion API requests in 2023, and we proceed to see rising demand for API-driven purposes. API Gateway is a fully-managed service that lets you create, publish, preserve, monitor, and safe APIs at any scale. Customers that onboarded massive workloads on API Gateway in 2023 advised us they selected the service for its availability, safety, and serverless structure. Those in regulated industries worth API Gateway’s non-public endpoints, that are remoted from the general public web and solely accessible out of your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
AWS open supply information and updates – My colleague Ricardo writes this weekly open supply e-newsletter by which he highlights new open supply initiatives, instruments, and demos from the AWS Community.
Upcoming AWS occasions
Season 3 of the Build on Generative AI Twitch present has kicked off. Join each Monday on Twitch at 9AM PST/Noon EST/18h CET to study amongst others, how one can construct generative AI-enabled purposes.
If you’re within the EMEA timezone, there’s nonetheless time to register and watch the AWS Innovate Online Generative AI & Data Edition going down on February 29. Innovate Online occasions are free, on-line, and designed to encourage and educate you about constructing on AWS. Whether you’re within the Americas, Asia Pacific & Japan, or EMEA area, study right here about future AWS Innovate Online occasions occurring in your timezone.
AWS Community re:Invent re:Caps – Join a Community re:Cap occasion organized by volunteers from AWS User Groups and AWS Cloud Clubs all over the world to study concerning the newest bulletins from AWS re:Invent.
You can browse all upcoming in-person and digital occasions right here.
That’s all for this week. Check again subsequent Monday for an additional Weekly Roundup!
– Veliswa
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