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Category: Amazon Q
Learning AWS best practices from Amazon Q in the Console
Operators, administrators, developers, and many other personas leveraging AWS come across multiple use cases and common issues such as lack of permissions, bugs in code in AWS Lambda, and more when leveraging the AWS console. To help alleviate this burden when using the console, AWS released Amazon Q to assist with users accessing the console […]
Enhancing Code Generation with Real-Time Execution in Amazon Q Developer
The Amazon Q Developer agent has evolved from a code generation tool to a comprehensive development assistant that can now build and test code in real-time within a secure sandbox environment.
Effortlessly execute AWS CLI commands using natural language with Amazon Q Developer
The CLI struggle is real Command-line tools are meant to simplify infrastructure and DevOps workflows, but the reality is often the opposite. Instead of speeding things up, the vast array of commands, flags, and syntax turns the CLI into a puzzle. Tools meant to enhance productivity have developers endlessly tab-switching between searches, forums, and docs […]
Unlocking AWS Console: Diagnosing Errors with Amazon Q Developer
Introduction Developers, IT Operators, and in some cases, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) are responsible for deploying and operating infrastructure and applications, as well as responding to and resolving incidents effectively and in a timely manner. Effective incident management requires quick diagnosis, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions. Diagnosing the root cause can be […]
Analyzing your AWS Cost Explorer data with Amazon Q Developer: Now Generally Available
We are excited to announce the general availability of the cost analysis capability in Amazon Q Developer. This powerful feature integrates Q Developer’s natural language processing capabilities with AWS Cost Explorer, revolutionizing how you analyze and understand your AWS costs. Initially launched in preview on April 30, 2024, the Amazon Q cost analysis capability now offers enhanced […]
How SmugMug Increased Data Modeling Productivity with Amazon Q Developer
This post is co-written with Dr. Geoff Ryder, Manager, at SmugMug. Introduction SmugMug operates two very large online photo platforms: SmugMug and Flickr. These platforms enable more than 100 million customers to safely store, search, share, and sell tens of billions of photos every day. However, the data science and engineering team at SmugMug and […]
Dissecting the Performance Gains in Amazon Q Developer agent for code transformation
Amazon Q Developer Agent for code transformation is an AI-powered tool which modernizes code bases from Java 8 and Java 11 to Java 17. Integrated into VS Code and IntelliJ, Amazon Q simplifies the migration process and reduce the time and effort compared to manual process. It proposes and verifies code changes, using AI to […]
Your DevOps and Developer Productivity guide to 2024 re:Invent
It’s that time of the year again. The annual AWS re:Invent conference is just around the corner. Still need to save your spot? You can register here. This year’s DevOps and Developer Productivity (DOP) track features an impressive lineup, including 11 breakout sessions, 14 chalk talks, 2 code talks, 8 workshops, 3 builder sessions, and […]
Expanded resource awareness in Amazon Q Developer
Recently, Amazon Q Developer announced expanded support for account resource awareness with Amazon Q in the AWS Management Console and the AWS Mobile Application. This is coupled with the general availability of Amazon Q Developer in AWS Chatbot, enabling you to ask questions from Microsoft Teams or Slack. Additionally, Amazon Q will now provide context-aware assistance for […]
Amazon Q Developer plugins now generally available for the AWS Management Console
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch and general availability of Amazon Q Developer plugins for Datadog and Wiz in the AWS Management Console. When chatting with Amazon Q in the console, customers can access a subset of information from Datadog and Wiz services using natural language. Ask questions like @datadog do I have […]