The AWS Weekly Roundup blog post on August 19, 2024, shared exciting updates on how AWS powered Amazon Prime Day 2024 for record-breaking sales. One metric that stood out to me was the scale of Amazon Aurora, where 6,311 Amazon Aurora database instances processed over 376 billion transactions, stored 2,978 terabytes of data, and transferred 913 terabytes of data during Prime Day. These figures are a testament to Aurora's resilience and scalability, especially when faced with the surge in demand during one of the biggest online shopping events in the world.
I was also impressed by some of the new releases, such as the general availability of EC2 G6e instances powered by NVIDIA L40S Tensor Core GPUs and the release of Karpenter 1.0, a flexible, efficient, and high-performance Kubernetes compute management solution. These releases will be beneficial for companies looking to deploy large language models and spatial computing use cases.
Finally, I'm happy to know that I can now register for the beta version of AWS Certified AI Practitioner and AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate. These certifications will help individuals prepare for in-demand artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) careers.
Overall, the AWS Weekly Roundup blog post provided significant updates from AWS. These developments show AWS's continued commitment to innovation and providing customers with the best possible services and tools.
