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AWS – AWS AppFabric is now HIPAA eligible
Customers that are subject to HIPAA can use AWS AppFabric to aggregate normalized audit logs from supported Software as a Service (SaaS) applications or audit user access in those applications. If you have an executed Business Associate Addendum (BAA) with AWS, you can now use AWS AppFabric for workloads that are within the scope of […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker announces preview of GPU/CPU profiler tooling for deep learning model development
We are excited to announce preview of Amazon SageMaker Profiler, an advanced observability tool for large deep learning workloads. With this new capability, you will be able to access granular compute hardware related profiling insights for optimizing model training performance. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing AWS ROSA console support for the ROSA with hosted control planes preview
In May, Red Hat announced the preview of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) with hosted control planes (HCP), a new deployment model for ROSA clusters. Today, we are introducing an AWS account configuration workflow for ROSA with HCP on the AWS Management Console. Under the original ROSA deployment model, now called ROSA classic, […]

AWS – Amazon FSx for Lustre is now available in the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems in the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is now available in the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems in the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon WorkSpaces announces new Linux client with versions supporting Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04
Today, Amazon WorkSpaces introduces new Linux client with versions supporting Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04. The new client, powered by WSP(WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol), improves the remote desktop experience by offering enhanced web conferencing functionality, better multi-monitor support, and a more user-friendly interface. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports minor versions 15.4, 14.9, 13.12, 12.16, and 11.21
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL now supports the latest minor versions PostgreSQL 15.4, 14.9, 13.12, 12.16, and 11.21. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of PostgreSQL, and to benefit from the bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by the […]

AWS – Aurora MySQL supports Percona Xtrabackup for MySQL 8 physical migrations
Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility) now supports Percona Xtrabackup for completing physical migrations of your existing MySQL 8.x databases running on Amazon EC2 or outside of AWS. This capability makes it easier and faster to migrate large MySQL databases with complex schemas into Amazon Aurora MySQL. Percona XtraBackup allows you to […]

AWS – Trn1 instances optimized for Generative AI now available in US East (Ohio)
The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Trn1 instances are now generally available in the US East (Ohio) region. Trn1 instances deliver high performance training of popular Generative AI models on AWS, while offering up to 50% lower cost-to-train over comparable Amazon EC2 instances. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Wickr is now available in the Europe (London) Region
AWS Wickr is now available in the AWS Europe (London) Region. This expansion allows organizations to establish a Wickr network in an AWS Europe Region to help meet data residency requirements, and other obligations. The expansion also allows customers to manage networks across multiple commercial regions, and marks the extension of Wickr’s global reach. Read […]