Best of AWS — February 2026

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    Avatar of techworldwithnanaTechWorld with Nana·13w

    Why DevOps Demand Is Exploding in 2026 (And How To Take Advantage)

    DevOps skills are experiencing unprecedented demand in 2026 due to five converging factors: accelerating cloud adoption, Kubernetes becoming standard, cybersecurity requirements driving DevSecOps, infrastructure-as-code becoming mandatory, and AI both increasing DevOps value while creating MLOps demand. Companies struggle to fill positions (staying open 3x longer than other IT roles) because DevOps requires a rare combination of development, infrastructure, automation, security, and monitoring skills. The opportunity window mirrors software engineering's golden period from 10 years ago—high demand, low supply—but won't last forever. With structured learning focusing on fundamentals first (Linux, Git, Docker, CI/CD) then building up (cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, monitoring), you can become job-ready in 6-9 months. Common mistakes include learning tools in isolation, surface-level sandbox practice, underestimating opportunity cost, and not documenting progress publicly.

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    Avatar of tigrisTigris·13w

    A terminal user's next interface to object storage

    Tigris released a new CLI tool for managing object storage from the terminal. Installed via npm, it follows UNIX philosophy with intuitive commands like `tigris cp` and `tigris ls`. The tool uses a spec-driven design approach with a `DOMAIN OPERATION ARGUMENT` pattern, making it simpler than AWS S3 CLI equivalents. It supports cross-platform usage, includes a `t3://` URL scheme for Tigris objects, and is designed to be discoverable for both humans and AI assistants.

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    Avatar of infoqInfoQ·11w

    Reducing Onboarding From 48 Hours to 4: Inside Amazon Key’s Event-Driven Platform

    Amazon Key's engineering team overhauled its event platform from a tightly coupled monolithic architecture to a centralized event-driven system built on Amazon EventBridge. The redesign uses a single bus, multi-account pattern where a core EventBridge bus routes domain events to isolated subscriber accounts. A centralized schema repository with a custom client library enforces consistent data contracts across producers and consumers. Infrastructure provisioning is automated via reusable AWS CDK constructs. The results: ~2,000 events/second processed at p90 latency of ~80ms, 99.99% success rate, service onboarding reduced from 48 hours to 4, and integration time cut from ~40 hours to ~8.

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    Avatar of frontendmastersFrontend Masters·11w

    How I Setup Production-Grade Deployment for My (Somewhat) Vibe-Coded App – Frontend Masters Blog

    The CEO of Frontend Masters shares how he built and deployed Goalzi, a social goal-setting app written in Go, using a production-grade AWS stack. The app was built with Go's standard library and AI assistance (Cursor) for the finishing touches. The deployment pipeline uses AWS App Runner, ECR, SSM Parameter Store for secrets, SES for email, Supabase for Postgres, and Route 53 for DNS. A single `make deploy` command runs tests, applies SQL migrations via a one-off Docker container, builds a multi-stage Docker image tagged with the git SHA, and pushes to ECR. Key practices covered include proper IAM scoping, secrets management via SSM, environment-consistent migrations, syncing production data locally, and configuring SES with DKIM/SPF/DMARC for reliable email delivery.

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    Avatar of lastweekinawsThe Last Week in AWS·13w

    Chris Hemsworth Is an L9 at Amazon, and I Have Questions

    Amazon's internal employee directory briefly listed actor Chris Hemsworth as an L9 individual contributor reporting to CEO Andy Jassy. L9 is a level that officially doesn't exist in Amazon's hierarchy, which jumps from L8 (Senior Principal/Director) to L10 (VP/Distinguished Engineer). The satirical phone tool entry included details like employee ID 999999, location in an LAX data center, Bar Raiser status, and a passion for winning the Super Bowl Ad Meter poll. The entry appears to be an internal joke referencing Hemsworth's extensive involvement with Amazon through multiple projects including an Alexa+ Super Bowl commercial and Amazon MGM Studios films.

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    Avatar of techwithlucyTech With Lucy·14w

    Cloud Engineers... Don’t Be Scared Of AI (just master these 3 skills)

    Cloud engineers facing AI fatigue need to focus on just three essential skills: prompt engineering for infrastructure (using AI to generate deployment code), AI-assisted debugging and automation (leveraging AI tools to troubleshoot issues and automate repetitive tasks), and building/deploying AI workloads in the cloud (running LLMs, ML pipelines, and vector databases). These skills enable engineers to 10x productivity while companies increasingly seek professionals who can bridge cloud and AI. The key is ignoring the noise and mastering these core competencies rather than chasing every AI trend.

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    Avatar of convexConvex·13w

    Just landed in Europe

    Convex now offers EU hosting in AWS eu-west-1 region for customers with regulatory and compliance requirements. EU deployments can be created through the Convex Dashboard or Management API, with CLI support coming next week. The service is available on all plans including free tier, though paid plans have 30% higher pricing due to AWS costs. Existing deployments require backup and restore to migrate regions. Canada and Australia regions are planned next.

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    Avatar of laravelLaravel·14w

    Laravel January Product Releases

    Laravel's January 2025 releases introduce Private Cloud for enterprise deployments with dedicated Kubernetes infrastructure, Valkey caching with improved latency, and expanded Cloud API coverage. Forge adds Hetzner S3 backup support and automatic branch selection. Nightwatch gains AI-powered exception descriptions and real-time detection. The framework adds isolated Blade includes, vector embedding support, JSON:API resources, and backed enum support for session/cache keys. Inertia introduces form context hooks, while Boost 2.0 ships Skills for AI agents. Additional updates span Echo, Horizon, Pint, Pulse, and the VS Code extension with Livewire 4 support throughout.

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    Avatar of postgresPostgreSQL·14w

    Barman 3.17 Released

    Barman 3.17.0, an open-source backup and recovery tool for PostgreSQL, introduces operational flexibility for disabled servers, allowing read and recovery operations even when servers are inactive. The release adds S3 Object Lock support to prevent accidental deletion of protected objects, custom SSH port configuration for remote restores, and improved S3 compatibility. The custom compression option is now deprecated in favor of built-in algorithms like gzip, lz4, and zstd. Bug fixes include corrected delta restore logic, mount point safety improvements, and macOS compatibility fixes.

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    Avatar of singlestoreSingleStore·14w

    Load data from S3 without static credentials

    SingleStore now supports loading data from Amazon S3 using IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) instead of long-lived static credentials. The new Cloud Workload Identity feature uses AWS cross-account role delegation, allowing workspace groups to assume customer-provided IAM roles with up to 20 delegated entities per group. This eliminates the need to manage AWS access keys, uses short-lived tokens automatically, and can be configured through new Management API endpoints or the workspace group Security UI tab.

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    Avatar of netflixNetflix TechBlog·12w

    Automating RDS Postgres to Aurora Postgres Migration

    Netflix's Online Data Stores team automated the migration of nearly 400 RDS PostgreSQL clusters to Aurora PostgreSQL using a self-service workflow. The solution leverages Aurora read replicas for continuous replication, achieving ~10 minute downtime windows by coordinating traffic quiescence through their Data Access Layer proxy. Key technical challenges included enforcing zero data loss without database credentials, handling replication slot lag validation (the 0→64MB oscillation pattern), and managing CDC consumers through backfill. The workflow automates parameter group migration, security group manipulation for traffic control, and uses OldestReplicationSlotLag metrics to verify synchronization before promotion.

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    Avatar of tigrisTigris·14w

    Deriving the Tigris Go SDK

    Tigris released an official Go SDK (storage-go) that provides two interfaces: a drop-in replacement for AWS S3 SDK with Tigris-specific features like bucket forking and snapshots, and a higher-level simplestorage package with a more ergonomic, Go-native API. The simplestorage interface focuses on Objects, Keys, and Buckets as core concepts, simplifying common operations like Put, Get, and List compared to traditional AWS SDK patterns.

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