Welcome, intrepid cloud explorer! You’ve decided to venture into the AWS jungle in 2025, where the services multiply faster than your monthly bill. Forget those quaint relics like S3, EC2, and RDS that everyone always gravitates towards—despite being the lion’s share of AWS revenue, they’re practically stone tablets now when it comes to interest and attention. Let’s talk about navigating the real AWS experience.

Last Week in AWS is a newsletter and blog providing updates, insights, and commentary on developments within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem. Readers can stay informed about new AWS services, feature releases, and industry trends. Additionally, they can learn about best practices for cloud architecture, cost optimization, and security in AWS environments.

The Last Week in AWS

A humorous and satirical guide to navigating AWS in 2025, highlighting the complexity of service naming, documentation challenges, IAM policy difficulties, billing confusion, and the overwhelming number of container services. The piece offers survival tips for developers dealing with AWS's ever-expanding ecosystem while poking fun at common pain points like support tiers, certification requirements, and cost management.

The AWS Survival Guide for 2025: A Field Manual for the Brave and the Bankrupt

Chapter 4: The Billing Dashboard—A Horror Story

Chapter 6: Support—The Mythical Creature