--- title: "Systems Manager Rip-Off Manager" id: "15005" type: "podcast" slug: "systems-manager-rip-off-manager" published_at: "2025-05-12T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-08-20T05:29:37+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/systems-manager-rip-off-manager/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/systems-manager-rip-off-manager.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 May 12th, with Corey Quinn. **Links:** - [Amazon Connect external voice pricing changes](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/05/amazon-connect-external-voice-pricing-changes) - [AWS Marketplace now supports SaaS products from all deployment locations](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/05/aws-marketplace-saas-products-deployment-locations/) - [Amazon Q Developer elevates the IDE experience with new agentic coding experience](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-q-developer-elevates-the-ide-experience-with-new-agentic-coding-experience/) - [Amazon Q Developer in GitHub (in preview) accelerates code generation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-q-developer-in-github-now-in-preview-with-code-generation-review-and-legacy-transformation-capabilities/) - [In the works – AWS South America (Chile) Region](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/coming-soon-aws-south-america-chile-region/) - [Monitoring network traffic in AWS Lambda functions](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/monitoring-network-traffic-in-aws-lambda-functions/) - [Announcing the end of support for AWS DynamoDB Session State Provider](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/announcing-the-end-of-support-for-aws-dynamodb-session-state-provider/) - [WordFinder app: Harnessing generative AI on AWS for aphasia communication](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/wordfinder-app-harnessing-generative-ai-on-aws-for-aphasia-communication/) - [Accelerating government efficiency with AWS Enterprise Support](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/accelerating-government-efficiency-with-aws-enterprise-support/) - [Introducing the AWS Zero Trust Accelerator for Government](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/introducing-the-aws-zero-trust-accelerator-for-government/) **Sponsor** The Duckbill Group: [https://www.duckbillgroup.com/](https://www.duckbillgroup.com/) **Join us for Office Hours!** [https://www.duckbillgroup.com/officehours/](https://www.duckbillgroup.com/officehours/) View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [The Cost of Prime Day](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-cost-of-prime-day/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 10.12.2026 5 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-cost-of-prime-day/) ### [Your Database Is a Data Lake Now, Apparently](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/your-database-is-a-data-lake-now-apparently/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 10.05.2026 6 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/your-database-is-a-data-lake-now-apparently/) ### [The Week AWS Was Wrong, Not Broken](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-week-aws-was-wrong-not-broken/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 09.28.2026 6 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-week-aws-was-wrong-not-broken/)