Top Links from Issue #292

This issue was published on August 13, 2024

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Most Popular Links

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Amazon Titan Image Generator v2 is now available in Amazon Bedrock by Channy Yun
Today, we are announcing the general availability of the Amazon Titan Image Generator v2 model with new capabilities in Amazon Bedrock.

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Build a Serverless Web Application on Fargate ECS with AWS CDK by Ran Isenberg
Containers can be serverless, too, at least to some degree. I've decided to try Fargate and see how easy it is to deploy a web application while learning about its advantages and developer experience.

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Is It Time To Version Observability? (Signs Point To Yes) by mipsytipsy
Augh! I am so behind on so much writing, I’m even behind on writing shit that I need to reference in order to write other pieces of writing. Like this one.

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Introducing Titan Image Generator v2 now available on Amazon Bedrock
Discover more about what's new at AWS with Amazon API Gateway integration timeout limit increase beyond 29 seconds

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10 reasons why AI may be overrated by Greg Rosalsky
Is artificial intelligence overrated? Ever since ChatGPT heralded the explosion of generative AI in late 2022, the technology has seen incredible hype in the industry and media. And countless investors have poured billions and billions of dollars into it and related companies.

Honorable Mentions

There are so many great blog posts, tutorials, use cases, and more shared each week by the #serverless community, that picking just a few to feature is really hard. So here are some other honorable mentions chosen by our readers.

Amazon Cognito enhances Advanced Security Features (ASF) to detect additional risks and to cover custom authentication flows
Discover more about what's new at AWS with Amazon API Gateway integration timeout limit increase beyond 29 seconds

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About the Author

Jeremy is the CEO and Founder of Ampt and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using serverless. He frequently consults with companies and developers transitioning away from the traditional “server-full” approach. You can find him ranting about serverless on Twitter, in several forums and Slack groups, hosting the Serverless Chats podcast, and at conferences around the world.

 

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