--- title: "The Leeches of AWS" id: "14016" type: "podcast" slug: "the-leeches-of-aws" published_at: "2023-06-12T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:17+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-leeches-of-aws/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-leeches-of-aws.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 June 12, 2023 with Corey Quinn. **Links:** - [AWS CloudTrail Lake now supports selective start or stop ingestion of CloudTrail events](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-cloudtrail-lake-start-stop-ingestion-cloudtrail-events/) - [AWS Glue for Ray is now generally available](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-glue-ray-generally-available/) - [AWS Lambda adds support for Ruby 3.2](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-lambda-support-ruby-3-2/) - [AWS Mainframe Modernization service is now HIPAA eligible](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-mainframe-modernization-service-hipaa-eligible/) - [Announcing AWS Snowblade for U.S Department of Defense JWCC](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-snowblade-us-defense-jwcc-customers/) - [AWS Trusted Advisor adds new checks for Amazon EFS](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-trusted-advisor-checks-amazon-efs/) - [Announcing the general availability of AWS Database Migration Service Serverless](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/general-availability-aws-database-migration-service-serverless/) - [Announcing Live Tail in Amazon CloudWatch Logs, providing real-time exploration of logs](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/live-tail-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/) - [AWS announces scripts to bulk updates policies per new AWS Billing and Cost Management permissions](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/scripts-bulk-updates-policies-aws-billing-cost-management-permissions/) - [Drug Analyzer on AWS Provides Analytics That Inform Treatment Decisions and Support New Therapies](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/drug-analyzer-on-aws-provides-analytics-that-inform-treatment-decisions-and-support-new-therapies/) - [Selecting cost effective capacity reservations for your business-critical workloads on Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/selecting-cost-effective-capacity-reservations-for-your-business-critical-workloads-on-amazon-ec2/) - [Announcing Container Image Signing with AWS Signer and Amazon EKS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/announcing-container-image-signing-with-aws-signer-and-amazon-eks/) - [How to deploy workloads in a multicloud environment with AWS developer tools](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/how-to-deploy-workloads-in-a-multicloud-environment-with-aws-developer-tools/) - [How businesses can gain ecommerce capabilities to increase sales](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/how-businesses-can-gain-ecommerce-capabilities-to-increase-sales/) - [A Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Email Database](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/guide-to-maintaining-healthy-email-database/) - [Using Amazon IVS for turnkey town halls](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/using-amazon-ivs-turnkey-town-halls/) - [AWS’s long-term commitment to Virginia](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-commitment-to-virginia) - [How AWS data centers reuse retired hardware](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/how-aws-data-centers-reuse-retired-hardware) 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/)