AWS 2025: The Latest and Greatest Releases You Need to Know

AWS 2025: The Latest and Greatest Releases You Need to Know

Feeling overwhelmed by the constant stream of AWS announcements this year? You're not alone. AWS has been on fire with innovative releases throughout 2025, and we're only halfway through the year.

Join us for an exploration of the most significant AWS releases that are shaping cloud development today. We'll dive into the technical details, discuss real-world applications, and explore how these new services and features can impact your day-to-day. Expect lively discussions and practical insights as we unpack what these releases mean for your AWS workloads.

• AWS API MCP server (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/aws-api-mcp-server-available/)
• Strands Agent (https://strandsagents.com/latest/)
• Bedrock Agent Core (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-preview/)
• S3 Vectors (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/amazon-s3-vectors-preview-native-support-storing-querying-vectors/)
• SQS fair queues (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/building-resilient-multi-tenant-systems-with-amazon-sqs-fair-queues/)
• ECS Blue/green deployments (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/amazon-ecs-built-in-blue-green-deployments/)
• Lambda remote debugging (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/aws-lambda-debug-functions-cloud-vs-code-ide/)

Speaker Bios:

Brian Zambrano is a Sr. Deep Learning Architect at AWS. He comes from a 20+ year career building software as an engineer and architect. He currently works in the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center where he helps bring customer's GenAI solutions to life, using his background in cloud architecture, serverless, and event-driven systems. Brian is the author of Serverless Design Patterns and Best Practices published in 2018. Brian has held multiple roles in his five+ years at AWS, including software engineer, Enterprise Solutions Architect, and Specialist Solutions Architect.

6:00 - 6:30 pm: Mix and mingle
6:30 - 6:40 pm: Announcements and intro
6:40 - 8:00 pm: Main talk
8:00+ pm: (Optional) Dinner/drinks at Union