AWS has a long tradition of releasing EC2 instance families that sound like they were named by a committee with a Scrabble addiction. But every now and then, the letters actually signal something meaningful: a shift in what the cloud is optimizing for. This week’s example is the new Amazon EC2 X8i family, now generally…
OpenFOAM on AWS Without the Usual HPC Drama: A Deep Dive into Yobitel’s Enterprise AMIs
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has a weird superpower: it can turn an innocuous-looking spreadsheet of boundary conditions into a week-long argument about turbulence models, mesh quality, and whose workstation is “allowed” to run overnight. OpenFOAM, the open-source CFD workhorse, has long been the tool of choice for teams that want deep control, automation, and no…
Amazon EC2 X8i Is Here: AWS’s 6 TB Memory Monsters, Custom Xeon 6 Silicon, and What It Means for SAP HANA and Big Databases
AWS just did what AWS does best: quietly turn a very specific enterprise pain point into a new instance family, then casually drop performance numbers that make your current fleet feel like it’s running on politely overclocked calculators. On January 15, 2026, Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 X8i, a new…
Yobitel’s OPENFOAM HPC Enterprise AMI on AWS: What “Enterprise CFD in the Cloud” Actually Means (and What It Doesn’t)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has a reputation. Not for being inaccurate—CFD is often impressively accurate—but for being the kind of workload that humbles your laptop, your weekend, and occasionally your sanity. If you’ve ever watched an OpenFOAM solver iterate its way through a pressure–velocity coupling problem while your workstation fans reenact a small-scale hurricane, you…
AWS Weekly Roundup (Jan 12, 2026): .NET 10 hits Lambda, Client VPN gets a Quickstart, and re:Invent highlights go on tour
January is when people make resolutions like “I will finally learn Kubernetes,” “I will stop hardcoding credentials,” or the timeless classic: “I will delete that one S3 bucket named final-final-really-final.” AWS, meanwhile, makes its own kind of January resolution: ship a bunch of product updates while we’re still trying to remember what day it is.…
Exploring the Latest Updates from AWS: Lambda for .NET 10, Client VPN Quickstart, and the Highlights of AWS re:Invent 2025
Introduction AWS’s recent roundup has been bustling with exciting developments, starting with AWS Lambda supporting .NET 10, to the quickstart for AWS Client VPN, and the best moments from AWS re:Invent 2025. This article delves deep into these updates, unraveling their implications and how they shape the future of cloud computing. AWS Lambda for .NET…
How Grab’s Acquisition of Robotics Firm Infermove Can Revolutionize Delivery
Introduction In the fast-paced world of food and package delivery, every second—and every penny—counts. Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading app for ride-hailing, food deliver, and mobile payments, has recently made headlines by bringing its robotics capabilities in-house. This strategic move could revolutionize how delivery businesses operate, particularly in Southeast Asia. By acquiring the Chinese AI robotics…