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

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This article provides a weekly roundup of AWS news and updates, including announcements, events, and community highlights.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • The Global AWS Heroes Summit celebrating the 10th anniversary of the AWS Heroes program, with a special appearance by Matt Garman, CEO of AWS.
  • Recent AWS service launches and updates, such as:
    • Amazon Corretto updates
    • New open-source MySQL ODBC Driver for Amazon Aurora and RDS
    • Deploying fine-tuned Foundation Models from SageMaker Canvas
    • SnapStart for Java functions on ARM64 in AWS Lambda
    • Performance improvements in Amazon QuickSight controls
    • Smart caching for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless
    • Lower base capacity for Amazon Redshift Serverless in Europe (London)
    • AWS Lambda support for Amazon MQ in new regions
  • Highlights from the community.aws blog, featuring posts on Amazon Bedrock, document analysis with embedding adapters, using Amazon Q for debugging and code updates, and coding practices with AI assistants.
  • Upcoming AWS events, including AWS Summits, AWS Community Days, and other in-person and virtual events.
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