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AWS Generative AI Bedrock Textract Document Processing FinOps 2026-10-05

Three Ways to Build Intelligent Document Processing on AWS (and What Each Costs per Page)

By Kyle Jones

Textract + Comprehend, Bedrock Data Automation, or Step Functions with AgentCore agents? Per-page costs, trade-offs, and when each IDP architecture wins on AWS.

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AWS Bedrock Generative AI IAM Security 2026-08-20

Bedrock Just Got a Search Engine: What AWS's New Web Search Tool Means for Your AI Roadmap

By Colin Wood

Amazon Bedrock's built-in Web Search tool grounds models in current web knowledge — and its external_web_access flag turns your data boundary into an IAM policy.

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AWS IoT Edge Computing Machine Learning FinOps 2026-07-22

Edge or Cloud? Running the Numbers on IoT Inference on AWS

By Colin Wood

A cost-driven look at edge versus cloud inference on AWS IoT — the arithmetic, where the crossover falls, and the requirements that override the math.

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AWS CDK CloudFormation DevOps 2026-07-06

Ship AWS Infrastructure Up to 4x Faster: CloudFormation Express Mode Is Here (and We're Thrilled)

By Kyle Jones

AWS shipped two upgrades to the CloudFormation/CDK deployment engine — Express mode (up to 4x faster deploys) and pre-deployment validation. Here's what changed and why it matters.

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AWS SageMaker Generative AI Fine-Tuning FinOps 2026-06-27

What Serverless Fine-Tuning in SageMaker Means for Mid-Market Teams

By Kyle Jones

Amazon SageMaker AI now supports serverless fine-tuning. A practical look at what it changes for mid-market teams and how to decide whether fine-tuning is the right step.

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AWS Cloud Announcements 2026-06-14

Welcome to the FastWater Cloud Blog

By FastWater Cloud Team

Insights on AWS, cloud architecture, cost optimization, and AI from the FastWater Cloud team. Here's what to expect from our new blog.

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