Last Week In AWS Podcast EC2 Fractional GPUs Can't, Lambda Still Whines
Aug 4, 2025
Discover the latest in AWS with updates on Amazon Aurora MySQL, now boasting 256 TiB storage! Dive into the new v2 of Powertools for AWS Lambda and learn how Amazon DocumentDB is going serverless. There's a humorous critique of AWS decisions as Lambda faces challenges with response payloads. Find out how AWS Lambda handles isolated tasks and some exciting changes like EC2's fractional GPUs. Plus, the episode highlights Amazon CloudFront's new features and discusses the quirky promotion of Malphas. Get ready for a blend of tech insights and laughs!
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Powertools V2 Makes Java Cooler
- AWS released Powertools v2 for Lambda in Java.
- Corey Quinn notes this makes Java feel cooler among serverless tooling.
ElastiCache Extended Support Premiums
- AWS will charge heavy premiums for ElastiCache clusters left on older Redis versions.
- Corey Quinn suggests donating that revenue to upstream maintainers to make the policy noble.
DocumentDB Serverless Isn't Truly Serverless
- Amazon DocumentDB Serverless scales down to 0.5 fake compute units, not zero.
- Corey Quinn argues that makes the offering not truly serverless.