AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Q Developer, AWS Step Functions, AWS Cloud Club Captain Deadline and others (September 22, 2025) | Amazon Web Services

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Q Developer, AWS Step Functions, AWS Cloud Club Captain Deadline and others (September 22, 2025) | Amazon Web Services

Three weeks ago I published a post on the new AWS region in New Zealand (AP-SOUTHEAST-6). This led to an incredible opportunity to visit New Zealand, where I met passionate builders and introduced myself at several events, including a meeting without a server and platform, AWS and programming, programming, Cloud Clubs in Auckland and AWS … Read more

Ripple effect: Xylem’s Sustainable Water Solutions for European Data Centers

Ripple effect: Xylem's Sustainable Water Solutions for European Data Centers

Given that global demand for data centers has continued to grow sharply – driven not only by artificial intelligence, but also by decentralizing digital infrastructure – operators face growing pressure to balance performance, sustainability and compliance. In Europe and Asia, a trend is accelerated towards a smaller locally distributed device and encourages concerns about sovereignty … Read more

Get ChatGPT 404 back up and running with GA4

Get ChatGPT 404 back up and running with GA4

ChatGPT often references resources when answering prompts. Traffic from these clicks is usually high converting when tested. Unfortunately, ChatGPT often hallucinates URLs and sends visitors to non-existent pages. A study published this month by Ahrefs found that ChatGPT 5 links to error pages almost three times more than Google Search. Sure, traffic that far from … Read more

Global ban on facial recognition

Global ban on facial recognition

Last week’s ruling in Australia makes the use of facial recognition to fight fraud almost impossible and is the latest example of global regulators’ growing opposition to biometric technology in retail environments. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) ​​has determined that Kmart Australia Limited breached the Privacy Act 1988 when it used facial … Read more

How brands are increasing ROI with smart data

How brands are increasing ROI with smart data

E-commerce marketers know the challenge of delivering relevant promotions to potential customers without violating privacy rules and standards. However, many providers now offer solutions that enable both – customizing offers and respecting privacy – for much higher performance. Two of these providers are my guests on this week’s episode. Sean Larkin is the CEO of … Read more

Qwen models are now available in Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Web Services

Qwen models are now available in Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Web Services

Today we add Qwen models from Alibaba in Amazon Bedrock. With this launch Amazon Bedrock continues to expand the model options by adding access to Qwen3 Open Weight Foundation (FMS) in a fully managed manner without a server. This edition contains four models: Qwen3-Coder-480b-A35b-Instruct, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, Qwen3-235b-A22B-Invstruct-2507and Qwen3-32b (dense). Together, these models have both MOE (MOE) … Read more

The Deepseek-V3.1 is now available in Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Web Services

The Deepseek-V3.1 is now available in Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Web Services

In March, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) became the first cloud service provider to deliver Deepseek-R1 without a server launched as a fully managed, generally available model in Amazon Bedrock. Since then, customers have used Deepseek-R1 capabilities via Amazon Bedrock to create generative AI applications using the robust backing railing and comprehensive tools for safe … Read more

Visa’s VAMP could cost banks and merchants

Visa's VAMP could cost banks and merchants

Visa’s new fraud monitoring framework begins on October 1, 2025, when acquiring merchant banks are subject to a new chargeback and fraud standard and a new fee structure. The Visa Holder Monitoring Program replaced two visa fraud and chargeback programs in April 2025 and introduced a combined measure called the VAMP ratio. Visa has given … Read more