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AWS – AWS CloudTrail Adds Logging of Data Events for Amazon DynamoDB
AWS CloudTrail now supports logging of data events for Amazon DynamoDB. With this new feature, you can now use CloudTrail to log item-level DynamoDB activity from all your DynamoDB tables or specific tables with read-only and write-only filters. You can also use CloudTrail advanced event selectors for more granular control of which data events you […]

AWS – Create forecasting systems faster with automated workflows and notifications in Amazon Forecast
We are excited to announce that you can now enable notifications for workflow status changes while using Amazon Forecast, allowing you to work seamlessly without the disruption of having to check if a particular workflow has completed. Additionally, you can now automate workflows through the notifications to increase work efficiency. Amazon Forecast uses machine learning […]

AWS – AWS Backup adds support for bulk deletion of recovery points
AWS Backup adds support for bulk deletion of recovery points from backup vaults in the AWS Backup console. You can now select multiple recovery points for deletion at one time. Â Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon AppFlow now supports Zendesk as a destination
Amazon AppFlow, a fully managed integration service that helps customers to securely transfer data between AWS services and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications in just a few clicks, now supports Zendesk as a destination. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Kendra adds new partner search connectors from Perficient
Today, Amazon Kendra, an intelligent search service powered by machine learning is releasing new search connectors from Perficient, an AWS partner. These are now available in the Amazon Kendra Connector Library and include search connectors for IBM Case Manager, Adobe Experience Manager, Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and many others. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces Auto-Tune feature for improved performance and application availability
Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports automated memory management of Elasticsearch clusters with the new Auto-Tune feature. Auto-Tune is an adaptive resource management system that automatically adjusts Elasticsearch internal settings to handle dynamic workloads, optimizing cluster resources to improve efficiency and performance. With Auto-Tune, you can achieve performance boost in ingestion throughput for log analytics workloads, […]

AWS – Now available AWS SSO credential profile support in the AWS Toolkit for VS Code
With this new release of the AWS Toolkit for VS Code, customers can use federated credentials, MFA and AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) to connect Visual Studio Code to AWS. Using AWS SSO, users can sign in to their organization’s Active Directory, a built-in AWS SSO directory, or another external identity provider (IdP) connected to […]

AWS – Now you can use AWS CloudTrail to log data-plane API activity to monitor, alarm, and archive item-level activity in your Amazon DynamoDB tables
Now you can use AWS CloudTrail to log data-plane API activity to monitor, alarm, and archive item-level activity in your Amazon DynamoDB tables. You can use this information about item-level activity as part of an audit, to help address compliance requirements, and monitor which AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users, roles, and permissions are […]

AWS – Updated classroom course: Advanced Architecting on AWS
We are excited to announce the launch of the updated Advanced Architecting on AWS course. This instructor-led training course is designed for cloud architects who want to extend their baseline knowledge of AWS services. An expert AWS instructor will help you learn advanced architecting topics such as hybrid connectivity and hybrid AWS devices, networking with […]
AWS – AWS Cost Categories now supports inherited and default values
Starting today, you can use inherited and default values with AWS Cost Categories. AWS Cost Categories enables you to define rules to categorize your costs using dimensions such as accounts, tags, services, charge types, and even other Cost Categories. With the new features, you can achieve more efficient and holistic categorization of your cost and […]