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    Create a serverless custom retry mechanism for stateless queue consumers

    It is often challenging to build scalable, robust serverless applications that might need to talk with external services. In this post, we propose a solution that handles serverless retries when the workflow’s state isn’t managed by an additional service, giving developers fine-grained control over the retry interval, supporting scenarios such as exponential backoff.

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    Set up centralized logging at enterprise scale

    Use Terraform and AWS services to build a secure, scalable framework for centralizing logs from multiple AWS accounts and services. The goal is to enable enterprise-scale logging management across complex AWS deployments.

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    Tags: DevOps | Management & Governance

    June 06, 2025

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    Product Catalog Enhancement with Generative AI on AWS

    This Guidance demonstrates how retailers can use generative AI to improve their product catalog management process.
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    Migrate a SQL Server database to Amazon EC2 using AWS MGN

    Use AWS Application Migration Service to rehost a Microsoft SQL Server database from on premises to Amazon EC2.

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    Enhanced Document Understanding on AWS

    Deploy an event-driven AWS Solution that automates document ingestion, analysis, detection, and redaction.
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    Media Insights on AWS

    Deploy a solution that is a development framework for building applications that process videos, images, audio, and text with machine learning services on AWS.

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    Maturity model for generative AI on AWS

    Review a maturity model for generative AI adoption to help organizations progress from initial awareness to full AI transformation.

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    Content Localization on AWS

    Deploy a solution that automatically creates accurate multi-language subtitles for your video-on-demand (VOD) content to reach new audiences, globally.
    June 2025

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    Deploying CygNet SCADA on AWS

    This Guidance demonstrates how to implement a highly-available CygNet SCADA system on AWS while maintaining strict operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) network separation.

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    Connected Mobility Solution on AWS

    Deploy an architecture that allows you to configure and develop modular services for a connected mobility solution.
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    Fraud Detection with Intelligent Document Processing on AWS

    This Guidance demonstrates how to build a comprehensive intelligent document processing (IDP) workflow that combines AWS AI services for enhanced fraud detection and data extraction.
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    Multi-Agent Orchestration on AWS

    This Guidance demonstrates how to orchestrate multiple specialized AI agents to solve complex customer support challenges through Amazon Bedrock multi-agent collaboration capabilities.
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    Creating Low-Cost Semantic Search on AWS

    This Guidance demonstrates how you can implement cost-effective retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions for your AI needs.
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    Virtual Waiting Room on AWS

    Build a cloud infrastructure designed for temporarily offloading traffic to your website via a customizable virtual waiting room to avoid overwhelming your downstream systems.
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    SWIFT Alliance Access on AWS

    This Guidance enables financial institutions to integrate SWIFT Alliance Access with AWS infrastructure through a secure, cloud-optimized architecture.
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    Network Orchestration for AWS Transit Gateway

    Automate the process of setting up and managing transit networks in distributed AWS environments. Visualize and monitor your global network from a single dashboard in the AWS Console so that you can control, audit, and approve (transit) network changes.
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