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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 […]

Azure – Public preview: Azure Virtual Machines DCsv3 available in Switzerland and West US
Confidential computing DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series virtual machines (VMs) are in preview in Switzerland North and West US. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Virtual Machines increase storage throughput by up to 300%
Microsoft is announcing the general availability of the Ebs/Ebds v5 memory optimized Azure VM series, that deliver up to 300% increase in remote storage performance compared to prior generation VMs. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Capacity reservation support in AKS
You can now use reserved capacity with AKS via the capacity reservation feature. Read More for the details.