The Stack
· AUGUST 15, 2026 · Ace Workflow
In this issue
AWS · Databricks · GitHub · Google Workspace · OpenAI · Claude Code · Google Gemini · Fivetran
The scoreboard
● AWS added 174 releases in the last 3 months vs the prior 3, the strongest acceleration in the data. Databricks added 113.
● GitHub (+62), Google Workspace (+54), and Azure (+52) also shipped hard. OpenAI added 24.
● Claude Code shed 152 releases quarter over quarter. Google Gemini dropped 52, Fivetran 38, Notion 36.
● Eight tools have gone quiet for 90+ days: Ad Manage, Apollo, DealCloud, DocuSign, Make, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Trello.
● 985 releases shipped across 207 tools in the last 30 days, data as of 2026-08-15.
Fig 1 · Release velocity, last 3 months vs prior 3
The lead
AWS and Databricks are moving at a pace not seen since the late 2010s. AWS added 174 releases in the last quarter compared to the prior quarter, Databricks added 113. For context, the next closest mover was GitHub at 62. The two cloud platform leaders are outshipping the field by a factor of two or more.
This matters because most teams running on AWS or Databricks also run on adjacent tooling in the cooling-off column. Notion dropped 36 releases, Fivetran 38, Tableau 15. The gap creates pressure: your cloud and data platform vendors are raising the feature bar and deprecation tempo while your collaboration, integration, and BI tools slow down.
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