305: AWS Breaks Up with Unpopular Services – “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

305: AWS Breaks Up with Unpopular Services – “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

Author: Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Matt Kohn | Cloud Computing & AI News May 28, 2025 Duration: 1:12:49

Welcome to episode 305 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! How did you do on your Microsoft Build Predictions? As badly as us? Plus we’ve got news on AWS service changes, a lifecycle catch up page for all those services that bought the farm, tons of Gemini news (seriously, like a lot) and even some AI for .NET. 

Welcome to the cloud pod- and thanks for joining us! 

Titles we almost went with this week:

  • Google’s Jules: An AI Gem for Cloud Devs  
  • Autonomous Agents of Code: Jules’ Excellent Adventure in the Google Cloud
  • Gemini 2.5 Shoots for the Stars with Cosmic-Sized AI Upgrades
  • Resistance is Futile: OpenAI Assimilates Your Codebase 
  • AWS Transformers: Rise of the Agentic AI 
  • Teaching an old .NET dog new Linux tricks
  • CodeBuild Puts Docker Builds in Hyperdrive
  • Inspector Gadget’s New Trick: Mapping Container Vulnerabilities
  • Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Scanning Containers…
  • Google Cranks AI to 11 with New Ultra Plan
  • I, For One, Welcome Our New AI Ultra Overlords
  • The Inference Engine That Could: llm-d Chugs Ahead with Kubernetes-Native 
  •       Scaling
  • Scaling Inference to Infinity and Beyond with Google Cloud’s llm-d
  • Google Cloud and Spring AI: A Match Made in Java-n
  • The Fast and the Serverless: Cloud Run Drifts into AI Studio Territory
  • SQL Server 2025: A Vector Victor, Not a Scalar Failure
  • AI will solve my life problems of having money in my pocket
  • I used to scan all the containers but now I will just scan yours

AI Is Going Great – or How ML Makes Money 

01:50 Jules: Google’s autonomous AI coding agent

  • Jules is an autonomous AI agent that can read code, understand intent, and make code changes on its own. 
  • It goes beyond AI coding assistants to operate independently.
  • It clones code into a secure Google Cloud VM, allowing it to understand the full context of a project. This enables it to write tests, build features, fix bugs, and more.
  • Jules operates asynchronously in the background, presenting its plan and reasoning when complete. This allows developers to focus on other tasks while it works.
  • Integration with GitHub enables Jules to work directly in existing workflows without extra setup or context switching. Developers can steer and give feedback throughout the process.
  • For cloud developers, Jules demonstrates the rapid advancement of AI for coding moving from prototype to product. Its cloud-based parallel execution enables efficient handling of complex, multi-file changes.
  • While in public beta, Jules is free with some usage limits. This allows developers to experiment with this cutting-edge AI coding agent and understand its potential to accelerate development on Google Cloud.

02:56 Ryan – “More and more, as new tools get released, it’s just going to change the way anything gets written… it’s getting more and more capable.” 

05:45 Introducing Flow: Google’s AI filmmaking tool designed for Veo


Every week, the team behind The Cloud Pod gathers to sift through the constant stream of announcements from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Hosts Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas, and Matt Kohn bring their combined expertise to the table, translating complex platform updates and new service launches into practical insights. This isn't just a headline recap; it's a detailed analysis meant for engineers, architects, and tech leaders who need to understand the "why" and "how" behind the news. You'll hear them debate the real-world implications of the latest AI tooling, unpack FinOps strategies for managing costs, and track the evolving competitive landscape between the major providers. The conversation is grounded in years of hands-on experience, offering a perspective that goes beyond the press releases. Tuning into this weekly podcast provides a consistent, informed checkpoint for anyone whose work depends on the cloud. It’s a direct line to understanding the innovations and shifts that are actively reshaping how businesses build and scale technology, all from one of the most enduring voices in the space.
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