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AWS – AWS Load Balancer Controller version 2.1 now available with support for additional ELB configurations
The AWS Load Balancer Controller provides a Kubernetes native way to configure and manage Elastic Load Balancers that route traffic to applications running in Kubernetes clusters. Elastic Load Balancing offers multiple load balancers that all feature the high availability, automatic scaling, and robust security necessary to help make your applications fault tolerant. Read More for […]

AWS – Amazon AppFlow now provides data integration with Upsolver
Amazon AppFlow, a fully managed data integration service that enables customers to securely transfer data between AWS services and cloud applications, added Upsolver as a destination. You can now use Amazon AppFlow to configure data flows with Upsolver as the destination. Upsolver is a data lake ETL platform that stores data on the cloud, applies […]

AWS – Amazon Managed Blockchain now supports Ethereum (Preview)
Amazon Managed Blockchain now supports Ethereum in preview. Ethereum is a popular decentralized blockchain platform that establishes a peer-to-peer network allowing participants to transact without a trusted central authority. AWS customers can easily provision Ethereum nodes in minutes, and connect to the public Ethereum main network and test networks such as Rinkeby and Ropsten. With […]

AWS – Apache Kafka client resiliency testing made easier with an Amazon MSK reboot broker API
You can now reboot individual brokers within your Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) cluster by using the Reboot Broker API. The Reboot Broker API enables you to test the resiliency of your data producers and consumers by simulating MSK service maintenance such as automated patching or the effect a version upgrade has […]

AWS – AWS Systems Manager now enables advanced flow control for Automation runbook executions
AWS Systems Manager Automation now lets you define the actions to perform when an operator cancels the execution of a runbook. Using this feature, you can automatically roll back any changes or perform necessary cleanups when the execution of a runbook is canceled. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS DeepComposer launches new learning capsule that dives deep into Transformer models
Today, we are excited to release a new learning capsule that dives deep into Transformer models. To learn the concepts behind generative AI, developers can use easy-to-consume, bite-sized learning capsules in the AWS DeepComposer console. In this new learning capsule, developers will learn about Transformer models which use attention layers to capture dependencies non-sequentially. Transformers […]

AWS – Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ version 5.15.14
You can now launch Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.14 brokers on Amazon MQ. This patch update to ActiveMQ contains several fixes and new features compared to the previously supported version, ActiveMQ 5.15.13. Read More for the details.

AWS – Porting Assistant for .NET supports automated code translation
Porting Assistant for .NET now supports automated code translation through the code translation assistant feature. With this capability, developers can automate their porting experience using a set of predefined rules and actions. This feature looks for specific incompatible patterns in the source code and apply appropriate translation code. The rule files are used to find […]

AWS – Multi-Attach support now available on Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS volume type, io2
Multi-Attach is now available on Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS volume type, io2. Launched in August 2020, io2 is the newest generation of our Provisioned IOPS volume type designed for 99.999% durability (100x io1) and 500:1 IOPS:GiB (10x io1). Multi-Attach lets you share access to an EBS data volume between up to 16 Nitro-based EC2 instances […]
AWS – Announcing the availability of AWS Outposts Private Connectivity
You can now connect your on-premises AWS Outposts infrastructure privately over DirectConnect to services running in the AWS region using AWS Outposts Private Connectivity. Read More for the details.