Effective cost optimization strategies for Amazon Bedrock

Customers are increasingly using generative AI to enhance efficiency, personalize experiences, and drive innovation across various industries. For instance, generative AI can be used to perform text summarization, facilitate personalized marketing strategies, create business-critical chat-based assistants, and so on. However, as generative AI adoption grows, associated costs can escalate in several areas including cost in…

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AWS costs estimation using Amazon Q CLI and AWS Cost Analysis MCP

Managing and optimizing AWS infrastructure costs is a critical challenge for organizations of all sizes. Traditional cost analysis approaches often involve the following: Complex spreadsheets – Creating and maintaining detailed cost models, which requires significant effort Multiple tools – Switching between the AWS Pricing Calculator, AWS Cost Explorer, and third-party tools Specialized knowledge – Understanding…

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How to swerve Donald Trump’s tariffs

“Nobody is getting off the hook for unfair trade balances,” insists Donald Trump. The exemptions and exclusions to the tariffs he has imposed on imports to America would suggest otherwise. His “reciprocal” tariffs announced on April 2nd included a 37-page annexe with exemptions for $644bn-worth of American imports, about a fifth of the total. On…

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A JPEG With A Payload

Over the weekend, Xavier posted about another image with a payload: “More Steganography!“. Xavier did a static analysis, and I want to explain how you can decode the payload if you opted for a dynamic analysis. During your dynamic analysis, you will notice the download of a JPEG image from hxxps://zynova[.]kesug[.]com/new_image.jpg. You can use my tool…

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