--- title: "EC2’s Weird Flex" id: "14108" type: "podcast" slug: "ec2-s-weird-flex" published_at: "2023-08-07T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:12+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ec2-s-weird-flex/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ec2-s-weird-flex.md" taxonomy_shows: - "Last Week In AWS Podcast" --- About the Author Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305) [https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief](https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief) [https://pca.st/AKs0](https://pca.st/AKs0) [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU](https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU) [https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief](https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief) ## Episode Summary ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript AWS Morning Brief for the week of August 7, 2023 with Corey Quinn. **Links:** - In Amazon's earnings call, Andy Jassy said that [every Amazon team is working on Generative AI](https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23819442/amazon-generative-ai-ceo) - [Amazon Route 53 adds support for 14 additional Top-Level Domains](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/07/amazon-route-53-support-14-top-level-domains/) - [AWS NAT Gateway is now available in the AWS US West Phoenix Local Zone](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/07/aws-nat-gateway-us-west-phoenix-local-zone/) - [Amazon EBS announces up to 128 volume attachments per EC2 instance](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/amazon-ebs-128-volume-attachments-ec2-instance/) - [Introducing Amazon EC2 M7i-flex and M7i instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/amazon-ec2-m7i-flex-m7i-instances/) - [Amazon EventBridge Scheduler adds schedule deletion after completion](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/amazon-eventbridge-scheduler-deletion-completion/) - [AWS Application Composer updates: Undo and Redo, Export Canvas, and Local Sync Mode](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/aws-application-composer-updates-undo-redo-export-local-sync/) - [Now Open – AWS Israel (Tel Aviv ) Region](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-israel-tel-aviv-region/) - [Prime Day 2023 Powered by AWS – All the Numbers](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/prime-day-2023-powered-by-aws-all-the-numbers/) - [Estimate cost savings for the Amazon Aurora I/O-Optimized feature using Amazon CloudWatch](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/estimate-cost-savings-for-the-amazon-aurora-i-o-optimized-feature-using-amazon-cloudwatch/) - [Empowering your workforce with Amazon WorkSpaces services and Microsoft 365](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/desktop-and-application-streaming/empowering-your-workforce-with-amazon-workspaces-services-and-microsoft-365/) - [Exploring Fn::ForEach and Fn::FindInMap enhancements in AWS CloudFormation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/exploring-fnforeach-and-fnfindinmap-enhancements-in-aws-cloudformation/) - [Identify and optimize public IPv4 address usage on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/identify-and-optimize-public-ipv4-address-usage-on-aws/) View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [M3 Ultra Macs, Claude Platform, and 619 New APIs Walk Into a Bar](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.18.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) ### [AI-Native Foundations and the CVEs That Love Them](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.11.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) ### [Bedrock Bags OpenAI, Q Developer Bags Groceries](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.04.2026 9 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/)