By Micah Walter on September 14, 2026 There’s a particular energy to mid-September in New York. Pumpkin spice lattes are flowing, temperatures are dropping, and it’s nearly sweater weather. The city is back at full speed, and so is the AWS launch calendar. This week that energy showed up in a new frontier model on […]
During my time at AWS, I have always looked for opportunities to work with students. I have delivered over 50 talks at universities across the region, and watching the potential in the room is always a strong motivator. It reminds me of why I do this work, and that the students I meet today may
Last week, AWS contributors joined the OpenSearch and Valkey communities at Open Source Summit Korea 2026 and MCP DevSummit Seoul 2026 to meet open source developers and contributors. Over the four-day event, community leaders and users of these Linux Foundation open source projects gathered to share knowledge, collaborate on solutions, and push the projects forward.
Last week, I had the privilege of spending three days in São Paulo with technical builders from across Latin America at a regional tech event brimming with deep-dive sessions, hands-on workshops, and conversations with customers and partners. What stood out wasn’t any single session—it was the palpable energy of a tech community that rarely gets
Last week, my team made a trip to Seoul to connect with the leaders of the AWS Korea User Group (AWSKRUG). As the largest cloud developer community in Korea, AWSKRUG runs 20 meetup groups organized by both topic and region, putting on over 100 events a year, mostly in the Seoul area. My team regularly
