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AWS – AWS CloudFormation StackSets is now available in Africa (Cape Town), EU (Milan), and Middle East (Bahrain) Regions
AWS CloudFormation has expanded the availability of StackSets to Africa (Cape Town), EU (Milan), and Middle East (Bahrain). StackSets is a CloudFormation feature that allows you to centrally manage deployment of cloud resources to multiple AWS accounts and Regions in a single operation. StackSets is also integrated with AWS Organizations so you can take advantage […]
AWS – Amazon Chime now supports joining meetings from Echo Show 8
Customers can now join Amazon Chime meetings on Echo Show 8. We recommend customers simply link their calendar using the Alexa app. Once linked, customers can say, “Alexa, join the Amazon Chime meeting” or “Alexa, join the meeting” at the time of the meeting to enjoy the meeting experience on their Echo Show 8. If […]
AWS – Join Zoom meetings with Alexa on Echo Show 8
Starting today, Echo Show 8 customers can use Alexa to join Zoom meetings on a dedicated device, by simply saying “Alexa, join my Zoom meeting.” No setup is required. Alexa will ask for the meeting ID and Passcode. You can also join a meeting more seamlessly by linking your Microsoft, Google, or Apple calendar account […]
GCP – How Greenwheels is helping to make towns more livable with an innovative car sharing platform
Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Lisa de Vreede, Product Manager B2C at Greenwheels, a Dutch car sharing service on a mission to make cities more livable by reducing pollution and freeing up green spaces for amenities such as parks and playgrounds. I was raised by ‘hippie’ parents, in a Rotterdam commune where everyone shared […]
AWS – Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager now automates copying EBS snapshots across accounts
We are excited to announce that customers will now be able to automate copy of EBS snapshots across accounts in different regions, as well as encrypt those copies with a different Customer Master Key (CMK) using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager. Many customers have Disaster Recovery (DR) compliance needs that require their EBS snapshots to be […]
AWS – AWS Nitro Enclaves is now available in 6 additional regions
Starting today, AWS Nitro Enclaves and ACM for Nitro Enclaves are available in Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Canada (Central), Europe (Milan), Middle East (Bahrain), and US West (N. California). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon FSx now supports on-premises access from additional IP address ranges
Amazon FSx, a fully managed service that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich and highly-performant file systems, today announced that customers can now access Amazon FSx for Windows File Server and Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems from non-RFC1918 IP addresses. Starting today, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server customers can now also […]
AWS – AWS Well-Architected Guidance Engine now available in AWS Control Tower
Today we are announcing AWS Well-Architected Guidance Engine (WAGE), a feature in the AWS Management Console that helps you determine next steps, best practices, and make choices so you can make the most of AWS. WAGE enables you to receive prescriptive guidance in the console based on questions and answers you provide. Each WAGE scenario […]
AWS – Introducing Amazon SageMaker ml.P4d instances for highest performance ML training in the cloud
Amazon SageMaker now supports ml.p4d instances, the next generation of GPU-based instances that provide the best performance for machine learning (ML) training in the cloud for applications such as natural language processing, object detection and classification, seismic analysis, genomics research, and more. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 is now available
Learn more about what’s new in Azure Sphere OS version 20.12. Read More for the details.