AWS Graviton Weekly # 53


Issue # 53: September 1st, 2023 to September 8th, 2023

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Hey Reader.

Welcome to Issue # 53 of AWS Graviton Weekly, which will be focused on sharing everything that happened in the past week related to AWS Silicon: from September 1st, 2023 to September 8th, 2023

In this issue, you will find:

  • the new capabilities of AWS Step Functions for error handling (It was about time)
  • How Swiggy migrated its k8s workload to Graviton
  • ​Amazon EC2 High Memory instances now available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region

Enjoy.

BTW: AWS Fundamentals Version 2 is out

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EVENTS

Graviton Developer Breakfast (Friday, September 15 2023 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST)

Place: Amazon Corporate Office, 1 Principal Pl, London, London EC2A 2FA

Compute is a crucial component when you architect your applications in the cloud. AWS Graviton EC2 instances are used by customers looking to maximize the performance of their applications and the return on their investment in the cloud. The AWS UKIR Graviton specialists team invites you to join a free AWS Graviton Developer Breakfast event at the Amazon office, 1 Principal Place, London to help you get your applications started on AWS Graviton.
AWS Graviton processors were developed by AWS to deliver optimum price performance for application hosting and data processing in the cloud. Since the launch of the first Graviton generation in 2018, AWS has developed a strong software ecosystem to make the shift to arm64 architecture a seamless and quick procedure.
During the networking event, the Graviton Specialist team will deliver customized recommendations to attendees on why and how Graviton. A demo will be shown with essential software practices for arm64 migrations which includes container-based applications. It is also a great opportunity to network with peers in the industry and share DevOps best practices.

Graviton Essentials Virtual Developer Day(Tuesday, September 19th, 2023)

Morning Session - 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM EDT

Afternoon Session - 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT

Due to popular demand, the Graviton Essentials Developer Day team is converting this event to a virtual event. The event will start at 9:00AM PDT / 12:00PM EDT.

AWS presents the Graviton Essentials Virtual Developer Day. Graviton Essentials Developer Day is a free virtual interactive event where AWS Graviton experts deliver technically-focused Graviton-based Amazon EC2 training. This half-day event helps attendees learn best practices to accelerate migration and development of their workloads on Graviton-based instances. Attendees can expect to leave Graviton Essentials Developer Day feeling confident they will know how to achieve performance gains and cost reductions from using Graviton-based instances.
The event includes technical training, and hands-on workshop (GameDay). Training topics include Introduction to Graviton, migration strategy, programming languages, performance deep dive, container services, and AI/ML workloads. Space is limited, so sign up today.

AWS Summit Johanesburg 2023

(September 26 2023 | Sandton Convention Centre)


From the ARM Ecosystem

Marcos Ortiz

I'm a Data Engineer by day at Riot Games (via X-Team ) and by night, I curate the last news/product announcements/resources about AWS Silicon (Graviton, AWS Nitro, Inferentia, and Trainium).

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