Week in a Tech #1 - Jun 9th 2025
Harnessing AI and Cloud Synergy to Transform Financial and Enterprise Operations
This week main focus was on cloud innovation, AI orchestration, FinOps evolution, and enterprise AI adoption.
Executive summary
The technology landscape continues to accelerate toward smarter, more integrated cloud and AI-driven enterprise solutions. AWS rolls out key enhancements including MCP support and an improved pricing calculator, simplifying cloud management and cost forecasting. Broadcom sharpens its FinOps platform, reflecting the growing maturity and scope of financial operations in cloud environments. AI orchestration takes a leap with Pegasystems’ new Agentic Process Fabric, while Java 25 introduces an innovative Stable Values API to boost app performance through deferred immutability.
On the AI front, OpenAI and Microsoft Azure make strides in multi-agent AI development, and neurosymbolic AI shows promise in tackling hallucination challenges in large language models. Financial services innovate rapidly as Google Cloud partners with Alpian, Deloitte, and Snowflake to bring generative AI and governed data platforms into real-world applications. Anthropic’s release of AI models tailored for US national security marks a new phase of AI specialization.
Together, these developments signal an ecosystem that is increasingly intelligent, collaborative, and secure — driving us into a future where AI and cloud form the backbone of enterprise transformation.
Resources
AWS Serverless MCP Server empowers AI-driven development for modern applications
AWS launched the Serverless MCP (Managed Control Plane) Server, designed to streamline serverless application management by integrating AI-powered automation and enhanced control, simplifying development and operations for modern cloud-native apps.
AWS Pricing Calculator adds discounts for purchase commitments
AWS updated its Pricing Calculator to reflect new discount options tied to purchase commitments, allowing businesses to more accurately estimate costs and maximize savings when planning cloud expenditures.
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Aurora DSQL, MCP Servers, Amazon FSx, AI on EKS, and more (June 2, 2025)
A summary of AWS’s latest releases including database query language enhancements, server innovations, scalable file systems, and Kubernetes AI integrations.
Broadcom reboots CloudHealth with enhancements to broaden FinOps use
Broadcom upgrades CloudHealth platform as FinOps teams expand their remit beyond billing to include usage forecasting, architecture, and accountability.
Pegasystems expands features to build and manage AI agents
Introduction of Pega Agentic Process Fabric offers unified orchestration of AI agents across enterprise workflows with improved legacy integration.
Java 25 Introduces Stable Values API for Deferred Immutability and Improved Application Startup
Java 25’s new API supports lazy initialization of immutable objects, optimizing application startup speed and runtime performance.
Build autonomous multi-agentic AI apps using GPT, Sora & DeepSeek (feat. Mark Russinovich)
Azure expert Mark Russinovich explores building autonomous multi-agent AI applications using GPT models and tools like Sora and DeepSeek.
Neurosymbolic AI Could Be the Answer to Hallucination in Large Language Models
Neurosymbolic AI merges symbolic reasoning with neural networks, promising to reduce hallucinations and improve LLM reliability.
OpenAI enhances agentic AI development with improvements to Codex and the Agents SDK
OpenAI improves Codex and the Agents SDK, easing the creation and management of agentic AI applications.
How Alpian is redefining private banking for the digital age with gen AI | Google Cloud Blog
Alpian leverages generative AI on Google Cloud to transform private banking with enhanced personalization and operational efficiency.
Is your browser a blindspot in your security strategy? | Google Cloud Blog
An important look at browser vulnerabilities as a security risk, with strategies for stronger endpoint protection.
BenchmarkQED: Automated benchmarking of RAG systems
BenchmarkQED offers automated evaluation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation AI models, helping developers measure and improve performance.
All the Azure news you don’t want to miss from Microsoft Build 2025 | Microsoft Azure Blog
Key announcements from Microsoft Build 2025 highlight innovations in AI, data, and developer tools on Azure.
Build multimodal agents using Gemini, Langchain, and LangGraph | Google Cloud Blog
A hands-on guide to building AI agents capable of processing multimodal inputs using Google Gemini models and Langchain/LangGraph frameworks.
Bigtable Spark connector now GA | Google Cloud Blog
Google Cloud announces General Availability of Bigtable Spark Connector, enabling big data processing at scale.
Anthropic releases AI models exclusive to US national security customers
Anthropic launches AI models tailored specifically for US national security applications, signaling AI’s growing specialization.
Financial services redefined with Google Cloud and Deloitte
Collaboration between Google Cloud and Deloitte accelerates AI adoption in financial services focused on compliance and transformation.
Deloitte, Snowflake fast-track AI with a governed data platform
Deloitte and Snowflake team up to deliver governed data platforms that simplify secure, compliant AI deployments.
Stay curious, Maciej Gos