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AWS – Amazon SQS introduces new console experience in AWS GovCloud (US) regions
The new console for Amazon SQS is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The SQS console now simplifies development and production workflows by creating a new user experience. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EMR service limits can now be managed through AWS Service Quotas
You can now use AWS Service Quotas to view and manage your Amazon EMR service limits, also known as quotas, from a central location via the AWS console, API, or AWS CLI. Using AWS Service Quotas, you can view your service limits in one place and eliminate the need to go to multiple sources or […]

AWS – AWS Systems Manager Quick Setup now supports targeting a resource group
AWS Systems Manager Quick Setup now enables you to target your setup to a specific resource group in an AWS account. Now, with a single click you can enable operational actions, such as patch compliance scanning and instance inventory collection, on a logical grouping of resources such as an application or environment. Read More for […]

Azure – Azure Monitor Application Insights Java 3.0 is now generally available
Now you can monitor your Java apps without a single change of code – the Application Java agent can be enabled through just a couple of configuration changes, and will monitor Java applications in any environment. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Lambda now supports Amazon MQ for Apache ActiveMQ as an event source
AWS Lambda now supports Amazon MQ for Apache ActiveMQ as an event source to give customers more choices for messaging services to use with their serverless application. Amazon MQ is a managed message broker service for Apache ActiveMQ that makes it easy to set up and operate message brokers in the cloud. Customers can build […]

AWS – AWS Client VPN now supports Client Connect Handler
AWS Client VPN is a managed, scalable, virtual private network service that enables users to securely access both AWS resources and on-premises networks. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EBS Fast Snapshot Restore (FSR) is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
You can now enable Fast Snapshot Restore (FSR) on Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) snapshots, ensuring that EBS volumes restored from FSR-enabled snapshots instantly receive full provisioned performance. You can enable FSR for an additional hourly charge to your regular snapshot cost for each Availability Zone (AZ) in which FSR is enabled. This new capability […]

AWS – Amazon Redshift announces Open Source JDBC and Python drivers
Amazon Redshift JDBC and Python drivers are now open source and available for the user community under the Apache-2.0 license. With this release, customers will gain enhanced visibility to the driver implementation and can contribute to its development. Users can now browse the code for both drivers on the relevant AWS GitHub repositories, submit driver […]

AWS – Amazon Connect has just reduced its 44th telephony rate this year
Starting October 1st, Amazon Connect, an easy to use omnichannel cloud contact center service, decreased the outbound telephony rate in the EU Central (Frankfurt) and EU West (London) regions for calls to Poland by 68% from $0.1217 per minute to $0.0390 per minute. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports defining a custom name for your domain endpoint
Amazon Elasticsearch Service now provides the ability to define a custom endpoint for your domain and associate an SSL certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). Defining a friendly name makes it easier for your users to access Kibana, and allows you to move to a new domain without updating your clients. Read More for the […]