Integrating Amazon ECR as a remote cache for AWS CodeBuild can significantly reduce Docker image build times by providing a reliable long-term storage solution for build caches. This method allows for the reuse of cached layers across builds, enhancing efficiency in the development process. The article outlines the implementation steps and prerequisites for setting up this caching mechanism.

Vector search for Amazon ElastiCache is now generally available, allowing customers to index and search billions of high-dimensional vector embeddings with low latency and high recall. It is particularly useful for applications such as semantic caching for large language models, recommendation engines, and anomaly detection. Users can implement this feature on new or existing clusters by upgrading to Valkey version 8.2 at no additional cost.