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29th Monday
May, 2023
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​The evolution of technology is a double-edged sword. On one side, it equips us with better tools and processes; on the other, it presents a challenge, often to our very own roles and responsibilities. As an AWS Architect, I'm finding myself on this precipice due to the advent of advanced generative AI, specifically DiagramGPT.

This AI marvel, with the ability to interpret simple prompts such as "APIGW with lambda backend talking to a DynamoDB table to store user data and a WAF to protect APIGW on AWS," can generate efficient and accurate architectural diagrams (see below). The rise of such powerful AI tools is a potential game-changer, making a significant part of my current job redundant.

However, it is important to remember that these developments don't signify an end, but rather a shift, a transformation of roles. I believe that my job as an AWS Architect will not disappear but will evolve into a new stage over the coming years.

We'll be working in tandem with AI, leveraging its power to simplify tasks while capitalizing on our human abilities to strategize, innovate, and empathize. It's a new, exciting, and unexplored frontier, and I can't wait to see what the future holds.
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Prompt Engineering for living.
📋 Menu of the week
  1. AWS is deploying TLS1.3
  2. Breaches.cloud, real-world examples of cloud security misconfigurations
  3. Privilege escalation in AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service
👀 Monitor AWS Managed IAM Policies

​Policies changed since last week (3):

  • AWSServiceRoleForCodeWhispererPolicy
  • AmazonDMSCloudWatchLogsRole
  • TranslateReadOnly
Weekly diff​
🍔 AWS API Changes

  • 2023/05/25 - application-autoscaling - 2 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/25 - codepipeline - 1 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/25 - glue - 12 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/25 - refactor-spaces - 3 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/25 - api.sagemaker - 3 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/24 - appsync - 9 new 4 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/24 - cur - 3 updated api methods
  • 2023/05/23 - translate - 1 new api methods
🍕 AWS Security Blog

  • Exclude cipher suites at the APIGW using a NLB security policy
  • Faster AWS cloud connections with TLS 1.3
  • 🍓 IAM Permission Changes

    • Amazon CodeGuru Security - 1 new action
    • AWS Proton - 1 updated action
    • AWS IAM Roles Anywhere- 2 new actions
    •  AWS AppSync - 13 new actions, 2 new resources
    •  AWS DataSync 12 new actions, 2 new resources | 3 updated actions 
    • Amazon Simple Email Service v2 - 1 new action
    • AWS Systems Manager
    👾 r/aws

    • What are Cloud Architects doing on a day to day basis?
    • Murmur: pass secrets as environment variables to a process
    • AWS partners bring choice of temp elevated access capabilities to IAM SSO
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