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AWS re:Invent 2023 - Introducing Amazon CodeCatalyst Enterprise (DOP210)

Summary

Amazon CodeCatalyst was launched last year and made generally available in April.
CodeCatalyst aims to provide a seamless experience for building, planning, creating, testing, and deploying applications on AWS.
It includes issue boards, source control management, managed cloud-based environments, and CICD tools.
Amazon Q, an AI-powered assistant, has been integrated into CodeCatalyst, allowing developers to go from idea to mergeable pull requests by assigning tasks to Q.
New features include SSO integration, new roles for team management, VPC integration, and six new workflow actions.
A new SDK has been released for running workflows from external systems.
An enterprise plan has been introduced with a new pricing tier starting at $20 per user, including 1500 compute minutes and 160 dev environment hours.
Custom blueprints are now available in the Enterprise tier, allowing teams to create their own blueprints and maintain projects as blueprints evolve.
A demo was provided showing how to create and apply a custom blueprint for a Lambda stack with optional DynamoDB, and how to manage project lifecycle with blueprint versioning.
A partner from Mend demonstrated how to integrate a security scanning workflow into a blueprint to ensure code security before production deployment.

The integration of Amazon Q into CodeCatalyst could significantly streamline the development process by automating coding tasks based on issue assignments.
The addition of SSO and VPC integration suggests a strong focus on security and ease of user management, which is crucial for enterprise adoption.
The introduction of custom blueprints and the ability to maintain projects as blueprints evolve indicates a move towards greater customization and flexibility for development teams.
The new enterprise pricing tier and the inclusion of compute minutes and dev environment hours in the plan suggest that AWS is aiming to provide a scalable and predictable cost model for organizations.
The demonstration of the Mend security scanning workflow highlights the importance of integrating security practices into the CI/CD pipeline, which is becoming a standard in DevOps.
The ability to apply blueprints to multiple projects at once could be a powerful feature for organizations looking to enforce standards and best practices across their development teams.