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Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage static website now in preview
Static website for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Directly host static content from Azure Data Lake Storage, and view that content from a browser by using the public URL of that website. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage file snapshots are now in preview
File snapshots for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Use file snapshots to take an unlimited number of snapshots of your files so that you can have a copy of that file at a point in time. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage archive tier is now generally available
The archive tier for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available. The archive tier provides an ultra-low cost tier for long term retention of data while keeping your data available for future analytics needs. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage immutable storage is now in preview
Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Set time-based policies or legal holds on data so that the data becomes non-erasable and non-modifiable. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports T3 medium instances
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. Amazon DocumentDB makes it easy and intuitive to store, query, and index JSON data. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS SDK for C++ Version 1.8 – General Availability
We’re happy to share that version 1.8 of AWS SDK for C++ is now generally available. AWS SDK for C++ provides platform portability, including Windows, OSX, Linux, and mobile. To learn more, visit the AWS SDK for C++ site. Contribute to or engage on GitHub to help influence the features to be included in the […]

AWS – Amazon Chime SDK supports audio and video calling from mobile browsers
Starting today, you can use the Amazon Chime SDK for JavaScript to build audio calling and video calling applications designed for the mobile web. With JavaScript SDK support on Google Chrome on Android and Safari on iOS, you can engage your customers on their mobile devices without requiring a download. When downloading an app is […]

AWS – Amazon Lex now available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) AWS Region
Starting today, customers can build and deploy Amazon Lex bots in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) AWS Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS CodeBuild supports resource utilization metrics in CloudWatch
AWS CodeBuild now monitors your machines’ resource utilization on your behalf for each build and reports metrics through Amazon CloudWatch. You can now use CloudWatch’s graphed metrics to troubleshoot builds or determine if you are using the right CodeBuild instance type. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Elastic File System increases file system minimum throughput
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file systems using the default bursting throughput mode now have a minimum throughput of 1 MiB/s. All EFS bursting mode file systems (regardless of size) can drive 100 MiB/s of throughput, and file systems with more than 1TiB of Standard class storage can drive 100 MiB/s per TB when […]