Announcements from Werner Vogels Keynote at re:Invent 2023
Tags: aws, news, ai, cloud
Published: 2023-11-30 20:51:08

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### The Frugal Architect ([https://thefrugalarchitect.com](https://thefrugalarchitect.com))
Design  
i.	Cost is a Non-Functional Requirement  
ii.	Systems that Last Align Cost to Business  
iii.	Architecting is a Series of Trade-Offs  
Measure  
iv.	Unobserved Systems Lead to Unknown Costs  
v.	Cost-Aware Architectures Implement Cost Controls  
Optimize  
vi.	Cost Optimization is Incremental  
vii.	Unchallenged Success Leads to Assumptions  

### Cloud pricing models

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### Amazon S3 pricing model

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### Amazon DynamoDB pricing models

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### Announcement – AWS Management Console myApplications
myApplications is a new set of capabilities that help you get started with your applications on AWS, operate them with less effort, and move faster at scale.  
References:  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/myapplications-view-manage-applications-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/myapplications-view-manage-applications-aws/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-myapplications-in-the-aws-management-console-simplifies-managing-your-application-resources/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-myapplications-in-the-aws-management-console-simplifies-managing-your-application-resources/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/console/faq-console/#myApplications_on_AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/console/faq-console/#myApplications_on_AWS)  

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### Announcement - Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals (currently in preview)
Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals is a new capability that makes it easy to automatically instrument and operate applications on AWS.  
References:  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-cloudwatch-applications-signals-observe-preview/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-cloudwatch-applications-signals-observe-preview/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-application-signals-for-automatic-instrumentation-of-your-applications-preview/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-application-signals-for-automatic-instrumentation-of-your-applications-preview/)  
* [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch-Application-Monitoring-Sections.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch-Application-Monitoring-Sections.html)  
* [https://catalog.workshops.aws/observability/en-US/use-cases](https://catalog.workshops.aws/observability/en-US/use-cases)  

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### Explainable Intracranial Hemorrhage Detection for Radiologist Workflow Prioritization
[https://github.com/aws-samples/radiology-worklist-ich-detection](https://github.com/aws-samples/radiology-worklist-ich-detection)  

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### AWS Generative AI CDK Constructs
[https://github.com/awslabs/generative-ai-cdk-constructs](https://github.com/awslabs/generative-ai-cdk-constructs)  

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### Announcement – Amazon SageMaker Studio Code Editor
Code Editor, based on Code-OSS, Visual Studio Code - Open Source, extends Amazon SageMaker Studio so that you can write, test, debug, and run your analytics and machine learning code using the popular lightweight IDE.  
References:  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/code-editor-amazon-sagemaker-studio/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/code-editor-amazon-sagemaker-studio/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/new-code-editor-based-on-code-oss-vs-code-open-source-now-available-in-amazon-sagemaker-studio/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/new-code-editor-based-on-code-oss-vs-code-open-source-now-available-in-amazon-sagemaker-studio/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-studio-adds-web-based-interface-code-editor-flexible-workspaces-and-streamlines-user-onboarding/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-studio-adds-web-based-interface-code-editor-flexible-workspaces-and-streamlines-user-onboarding/)  
* [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/code-editor.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/code-editor.html)  

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### Announcement – AWS Application Composer in VS Code
Application Composer in the AWS Toolkit for VS Code will enable you to quickly iterate your applications’ logic and infrastructure.  
References:  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/ide-extension-aws-application-composer/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/ide-extension-aws-application-composer/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ide-extension-for-aws-application-composer-enhances-visual-modern-applications-development-with-ai-generated-iac/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ide-extension-for-aws-application-composer-enhances-visual-modern-applications-development-with-ai-generated-iac/)  
* [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-composer/latest/dg/using-composer-ide.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-composer/latest/dg/using-composer-ide.html)  

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### Announcement – Amazon Inspector CI/CD Container Scanning
Amazon Inspector now integrates with leading developer tools like Jenkins and TeamCity for container image assessments.  
References:  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-inspector-image-security-developer-tools/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-inspector-image-security-developer-tools/)  
* [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/three-new-capabilities-for-amazon-inspector-broaden-the-realm-of-vulnerability-scanning-for-workloads/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/three-new-capabilities-for-amazon-inspector-broaden-the-realm-of-vulnerability-scanning-for-workloads/)  
* [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/scanning-cicd.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/scanning-cicd.html)  

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### About the Author
Eyal Estrin is a cloud and information security architect, the owner of the blog [Security & Cloud 24/7](https://security-24-7.com/) and the author of the book [Cloud Security Handbook](https://amzn.to/3xMI4Ak), with more than 20 years in the IT industry.  
Eyal is an [AWS Community Builder](https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/) since 2020.  
You can connect with him on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/eyalestrin)  
Opinions are his own and not the views of his employer.