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AWS – Amazon EKS now envelope encrypts all Kubernetes API data by default
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) enables default envelope encryption for all Kubernetes API data in EKS clusters running Kubernetes version 1.28 or higher. This provides a managed, default experience that implements defense-in-depth for your Kubernetes applications. Using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) with Kubernetes KMS provider v2, EKS now provides an additional layer […]

AWS – Bottlerocket now supports AWS Neuron accelerated instance types
Today, AWS announced that Bottlerocket, the Linux-based operating system purpose-built for containers, now supports AWS Neuron-powered instances with its Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) AMIs. Customers using Bottlerocket AMIs can now deploy and manage machine learning inference and training workloads on AWS Neuron accelerated instance types, including Inf1, Inf2, […]

AWS – Amazon Connect can now target multiple agent proficiencies in a single routing step
Amazon Connect now offers the ability to target up to 4 different combinations of agent proficiencies per routing step. By using up to 3 OR conditions, routing will try to match a contact with 4 different types of agents and increase the possibility of finding a suitable match. For example, if the back-up for a […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 M8g instances now available in AWS Europe (Ireland)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M8g instances are available in AWS Europe (Ireland) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 30% better performance compared to AWS Graviton3-based instances. Amazon EC2 M8g instances are built for general-purpose workloads, such as application servers, microservices, gaming servers, midsize data […]

AWS – Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP no longer charges for SnapLock licensing
Starting March 5, 2025, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP eliminates SnapLock licensing fees for data stored in SnapLock volumes, making it more cost-effective for customers to protect their business-critical data from ransomware, unauthorized deletions, and malicious modifications. SnapLock is an ONTAP feature that offers Write Once, Read Many (WORM) protection to prevent alteration or deletion […]

AWS – Bottlerocket simplifies system setup with default bootstrap container image
Today, AWS has announced that Bottlerocket, the Linux-based operating system purpose-built for containers, now provides a default bootstrap container image that simplifies system setup tasks, eliminating the need for most customers to maintain their own container images for initial configuration. Bootstrap containers are special-purpose containers that handle pre-startup operations such as directory creation, environment variable […]

AWS – IAM Access Analyzer now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
AWS Identity and Access Manager (IAM) Access Analyzer now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses via our new dual-stack endpoints. The existing IAM Access Analyzer endpoints supporting IPv4 will remain available for backwards compatibility. The new dual-stack domains are available either from the internet or from within an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) using […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 M7g instances are now available in the AWS Europe (Zurich)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M7g instances are available in the AWS Europe (Zurich) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton3 processors that provide up to 25% better compute performance compared to AWS Graviton2 processors, and built on top of the the AWS Nitro System, a collection of AWS designed innovations […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C8g instances now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8g instances are available in AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 30% better performance compared to AWS Graviton3-based instances. Amazon EC2 C8g instances are built for compute-intensive workloads, such as high performance computing (HPC), batch processing, […]
AWS – AWS WAF is now available in two additional AWS regions
Starting today, you can use AWS WAF in the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) and AWS Mexico (Central) Region. AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps you protect your web application resources against common web exploits and bots that can affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. To see the full list of […]