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AWS Kills The AI Services It Launched Just Two Years Ago

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has moved its first-generation AI services Q Business, Kendra, and Bedrock Agents to maintenance mode, effectively killing the products launched just two years ago. The retirement signals a shift in AWS's AI strategy and raises questions for enterprise cloud buyers about the longevity of early AI offerings.

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AWS Kills The AI Services It Launched Just Two Years Ago
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By Janakiram MSV, Senior ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationAWS moved Q Business, Kendra and Bedrock Agents to maintenance mode. What the retirement of its first-generation AI services means for enterprise cloud buyers.

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