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AWS – Amazon EC2 now provides a new and improved launch experience on the EC2 Console
Amazon EC2 Console introduces the new and improved launch experience – a quicker and easier way to launch an instance. The new design provides a single page layout allowing you to view all your settings in one location. You no longer need to navigate back and forth between steps to ensure your configuration is correct. […]

AWS – AWS Backup adds support for Persistent 2 deployment type of Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems
AWS Backup enhances its support for Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems by now allowing protection of data on its Persistent 2 deployment type. AWS Backup’s centralized data protection capabilities across AWS services including the ability to create immutable, logically air-gapped backups across AWS Regions and accounts, prove-able compliance, and single-click restore, are now available […]

AWS – AWS AppSync adds support for enhanced filtering in real-time GraphQL subscriptions
AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that enables developers to build digital experiences based on real-time data. You can easily and effortlessly configure any supported data source to push and publish real-time data updates to subscribed clients with connection management, scalability, fan-out and broadcasting all handled by AppSync, allowing you to focus on your […]

AWS – AWS Resource Access Manager is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region
Customers in the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region can now use AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM). Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon FSx now supports AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access the Amazon FSx Application Programming Interface (Amazon FSx API) from your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) without using public IPs, and without requiring the traffic to traverse across the Internet. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Amplify Hosting now uses a GitHub App to authorize access to repositories for CI/CD workflows
AWS Amplify Hosting now uses GitHub Apps to obtain access to your GitHub code repositories. The Amplify GitHub App offers all the same features as the existing OAuth app, and additionally gives you complete control over scoping permissions to specific repositories in your account or organization. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing General Availability of Amplify Geo for iOS
Today, we are announcing that Amplify Geo for iOS is now generally available, following the release of Amplify Geo for JavaScript. Amplify Geo for iOS allows developers to add cloud-connected UI components for maps and location search to iOS apps. In addition to AWS Amplify’s features like Auth, DataStore, and Storage, Amplify Geo provides a […]

AWS – AWS IoT Device Management and AWS IoT Device Defender now support monitoring device metrics via ListMetricValues API
Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability of IoT Device Defender ListMetricValues API. Customers can now access historical device-side, cloud-side, and custom metrics from connected devices that belong to a security profile using ListMetricValues API. In addition to viewing the data in the AWS IoT management console, customers now have the flexibility to […]

AWS – Cross-cluster Replication is now supported on existing Amazon OpenSearch service domains
Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports cross-cluster replication on existing domains. Cross-cluster replication enables you to automatically copy and synchronize indexes from one domain to another at low latency in same or different AWS accounts or Regions. With cross-cluster replication, you can achieve high availability for your mission critical applications with sequential data consistency. Read More for […]
AWS – Cross-cluster search is now supported on existing Amazon OpenSearch Service domains
Amazon OpenSearch Service now offers support for cross-cluster search on existing domains. Cross-cluster search enables you to perform searches and aggregations across multiple domains with a single query or from a single OpenSearch Dashboard interface. With this feature, you can separate heterogeneous workloads into multiple domains, which provides better resource isolation, and the ability to […]