Previous Issues


Issue #362: Mo’ Models, Mo’ Problems ⚠️

April 21, 2026

In this issue, Claude gets a major upgrade, AWS makes AI costs more visible, and Cloudflare goes all-in on agents.


Issue #361: S3 is Still Not A File System 🀷

April 14, 2026

In this issue, AI starts breaking things faster than we can defend them, AWS launches an agent registry, and S3 becomes a filesystem (sort of).


Issue #360: Anthropic’s Wardrobe Malfunction 🫣

April 7, 2026

In this issue, Claude leaks its secrets, AWS locks down S3, and Cloudflare makes a run at WordPress.


Issue #359: So Long App Runner πŸͺ¦

March 31, 2026

In this issue, App Runner heads to maintenance mode, agents start looking like real software, and efficiency might become the new AI race.


Issue #358: The Cost of Going Faster πŸš„

March 24, 2026

In this issue, AWS gives agents real-time streaming and shell access, MCP might be dead, and the distance between idea and deployment shrinks while quality becomes optional.


Issue #357: S3 Turns 20! πŸ₯³

March 17, 2026

In this issue, S3 turns 20, AWS makes agents more stateful and observable, and Claude expands to a 1M token context window.


Issue #356: OpenClaw, Now with More Cloud! 🦞☁️

March 10, 2026

In this issue, AWS helps your AI agents go rogue, Anthropic puts the AI code review market on notice, and GPT-5.4 arrives just in time for that Department of War contract.


Issue #355: Saving Us From Skynet πŸ€–

March 3, 2026

In this issue, DSQL keeps checking boxes, serverless PHP gets a major upgrade, and Dario Amodei blocks production of the T-1000.


Issue #354: Context Engineering is the New Moat πŸ›‘οΈ

February 24, 2026

In this issue, DSQL inches toward 'new default' status, Claude keeps launching startup killers, and FinOps consultants start turning their advice into software.


Issue #353: The Claw is the Law 🦞

February 17, 2026

In this issue, Anthropic levels up with Sonnet 4.6 and a monster raise, AWS sharpens its agent tooling, and serverless databases continue their slow march toward table stakes.


Issue #352: SaaS is Dead! Long Live SaaS! πŸ§Ÿβ€β™‚οΈ

February 10, 2026

In this issue, Claude gets even smarter, Bedrock makes agents more production-friendly, and the future of SaaS gets a little more uncomfortable.


Issue #351: And we're back! πŸŽ‰

February 3, 2026

In this issue, AWS de-stresses developers with account names in the console, DynamoDB lets you cross (account) streams, and Databricks puts a new spin on serverless databases.


Issue #350: Happy Serverless New Year! πŸ₯‚

January 6, 2026

In this issue, we ring in the new year, speculate on the future of AI and serverless, and share some posts from folks who were productive over the holiday week.


Issue #349: Wrapping up 2025 🎁

December 23, 2025

In this issue, Lambda durable functions go global, cloud databases continue showing up everywhere developers actually want them, and we finally say goodbye to 2025.


Issue #348: Serverless Databases, but for real this time ⚑️

December 16, 2025

In this issue, Aurora DSQL finally provisions at serverless speed, ElastiCache Serverless unlocks safer distributed transactions, and the serverless AI ecosystem is growing well beyond the bounds of AWS.


Issue #347: Werner's final keynote πŸ‘‹

December 9, 2025

In this issue, Werner gives his final re:Invent keynote, Strands Agents adds TypeScript support, and Anthropic asks Claude, 'How do we IPO?'.


Issue #346: Welcome to AWS re:Invent 2025 πŸŽ‰

December 2, 2025

In this issue, we've got the latest announcements from re:Invent, an introduction to O11ywashing, and Akamai buying their way into the serverless space.


Issue #345: Now that's the pre:Invent I was waiting for! πŸš€

November 25, 2025

In this issue, Anthropic drops Opus 4.5, AWS unloads a tsunami of pre:Invent announcements, and CloudFront quietly rolls out one of the most disruptive pricing changes in years.


Issue #344: Cloudflare Just Leveled Up. Again. ☁️

November 18, 2025

In this issue, Bedrock AgentCore goes full YOLO, Lambda boosts SQS throughput, and Redshift embraces Iceberg tables.


Issue #343: CAPTCHAs Are Dead (Probably) πŸš¦πŸ’€

November 4, 2025

In this issue, AWS expands its MCP tools, Nova learns to browse the web, and Bedrock AgentCore makes CAPTCHAs officially obsolete (sorry, crosswalk photography industry).


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Jeremy is the founder of Ampt, a Cloud & AI consultant, and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using the cloud. You can find him ranting about serverless, cloud, and AI on Bluesky, LinkedIn, X, and at conferences around the world.

 

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