AWS Fundamentals Newsletter Issues

Newsletter Archive

Browse through our past newsletter issues and catch up on AWS insights, tips, and community updates.

9/24/2025ID: 21051282

🔒 Create a Secure Landingzone from Scratch (Terraform Examples Included!)

Learn how to build a secure AWS landing zone with AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, and Identity Center. Complete setup guide for enterprise AWS environments, including Terraform snippets!

9/7/2025ID: 20859295

🤖 Bedrock & S3 Vectors: Smarter Related Posts with AI

Learn how to build a related posts feature using AWS Bedrock Knowledge Bases and S3 Vectors. Step-by-step guide covering content preparation, vector stores, chunking strategies, and implementation with practical code examples.

8/24/2025ID: 20690894

Cut AWS Bills: Essential Cost Optimization Tips for Beginners

Learn the key principles for cost optimization on AWS, including cost allocation, cost tracking, and cost optimization strategies.

8/10/2025ID: 20501279

Generate AWS architecture diagrams from plain English with Amazon Q

Skip the hours of dragging boxes in Lucidchart. Learn how to automatically generate professional AWS architecture diagrams using Amazon Q AI, including setup, prompts, and real examples.

6/15/2025ID: 19771956

New Serverless SQL on AWS — Aurora DSQL Pricing Explained

Complete guide to Amazon Aurora DSQL pricing including DPU costs, storage fees, free tier limits, and backup pricing. Learn what serverless SQL database costs really look like.

5/25/2025ID: 19568138

Building & Testing Lambda@Edge Functions with LocalStack

Building and testing Lambda@Edge functions with CloudFront is complicated, as deployments can take up to 10 minutes. With LocalStack, you can build, test, and debug your Lambda@Edge functions locally!