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  Replication failback and increased IOPS are new for Amazon EFS
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  Today, Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) has introduced two new capabilities: Replication failback – Failback support for EFS replication makes it easier and more cost-effective to synchronize changes between EFS file systems when performing disaster recovery (DR) workflows. You can now quickly replicate incremental changes from your secondary back to your primary file system […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/replication-failback-and-increased-iops-are-new-for-amazon-efs/
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  AWS Control Tower adds new controls to help customers meet digital sovereignty requirements
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  Today, we added to AWS Control Tower a set of 65 purpose-built controls to help you meet your digital sovereignty requirements. Digital sovereignty is the control of your digital assets: where the data resides, where it flows, and who has control over it. Since the creation of the AWS Cloud 17 years ago, we have […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-control-tower-helps-customers-meet-digital-sovereignty-requirements/
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  Announcing new diagnostic tools for AWS Partner-Led Support (PLS) participants
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  We have added a set of diagnostic tools that will give participants in the AWS Partner-Led Support program access to diagnostic tools that will empower them to do an even better job of supporting their customers. Intro to AWS Partner-Led Support This AWS Partner Network (APN) program enables AWS Partners to act as the customer’s […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-new-diagnostic-tools-for-aws-partner-led-support-pls-participants/
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  Manage EDI at scale with new AWS B2B Data Interchange
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  Today we’re launching AWS B2B Data Interchange, a fully managed service allowing organizations to automate and monitor the transformation of EDI-based business-critical transactions at cloud scale. With this launch, AWS brings automation, monitoring, elasticity, and pay-as-you-go pricing to the world of B2B document exchange. Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the electronic exchange of business documents […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-aws-b2b-data-interchange-simplified-connections-with-your-trading-partners/
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  Automatic restore testing and validation now available in AWS Backup
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  Performing automatic game day testing of all your critical resources is an important step in determining that you are prepared to respond to ransomware or any data loss event. This gives you the opportunity to take appropriate corrective actions based on the results and monitor results such as success or failure from these tests. Ultimately, […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/automatic-restore-testing-and-validation-is-now-available-in-aws-backup/
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  Amazon CodeWhisperer offers new AI-powered code remediation, IaC support, and integration with Visual Studio
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  Today, we’re announcing the general availability of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code remediation and infrastructure as code (IaC) support for Amazon CodeWhisperer, an AI-powered productivity tool for the IDE and command line. Amazon CodeWhisperer is also now available in Visual Studio, in preview. These new enhancements to Amazon CodeWhisperer help to enable faster and more efficient […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-codewhisperer-offers-new-ai-powered-code-remediation-iac-support-and-integration-with-visual-studio/
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  FlexGroup Volume Management for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is now available
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  You can now create, manage, and back up your Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP FlexGroup volumes using the AWS Management Console, the Amazon FSx CLI, and the AWS SDK. FlexGroups can be as large as 20 petabytes and offer greater performance for demanding workloads. Before this launch you could only create them using the ONTAP […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/flexgroup-volume-management-for-amazon-fsx-for-netapp-ontap-is-now-available/
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  New – Scale-out file systems for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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  You can now create Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems that are up to 9x faster than even before. As is already the case with this service, the file systems are fully managed, with latency to primary storage at the sub-millisecond level and latency to the capacity pool in the tens of milliseconds. This […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-scale-out-file-systems-for-amazon-fsx-for-netapp-ontap/
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  Introducing shared VPC support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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  You can now create Multi-AZ FSx for ONTAP file systems in VPCs that have been shared with you by other accounts in the same AWS Organization. This highly requested feature enables a clean separation of duties between network administrators and storage administrators, and makes it possible to create storage that’s durable, highly available, and accessible […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-shared-vpc-support-for-amazon-fsx-for-netapp-ontap/
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  Announcing on-demand data replication for Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
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  Today we’re adding to Amazon FSx for OpenZFS the capability to send a snapshot from a file system to another file system in your account. You can trigger the copy with one single API call or CLI command, and we take care of the rest. You don’t need to use commands like rsync and monitor […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/on-demand-data-replication-for-amazon-fsx-for-openzfs/
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  AWS Lambda functions now scale 12 times faster when handling high-volume requests
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  Now AWS Lambda scales up to 12 times faster. Each synchronously invoked Lambda function now scales by 1,000 concurrent executions every 10 seconds until the aggregate concurrency across all functions reaches the account’s concurrency limit. In addition, each function within an account now scales independently from each other, no matter how the functions are invoked. […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-functions-now-scale-12-times-faster-when-handling-high-volume-requests/
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  IAM Access Analyzer updates: Find unused access, check policies before deployment
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  We are launching two new features for AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer today: Unused Access Analyzer – A new analyzer that continuously monitors roles and users looking for permissions that are granted but not actually used. Central security teams can take advantage of a dashboard view that will help them to find […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/iam-access-analyzer-updates-find-unused-access-check-policies-before-deployment/
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  External endpoints and testing of task states now available in AWS Step Functions
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  Now AWS Step Functions HTTPS endpoints let you integrate third-party APIs and external services to your workflows. HTTPS endpoints provide a simpler way of making calls to external APIs and integrating with existing SaaS providers, like Stripe for handling payments, GitHub for code collaboration and repository management, and Salesforce for sales and marketing insights. Before […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/external-endpoints-and-testing-of-task-states-now-available-in-aws-step-functions/
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  Amazon EKS Pod Identity simplifies IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clusters
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  Starting today, you can use Amazon EKS Pod Identity to simplify your applications that access AWS services. This enhancement provides you with a seamless and easy to configure experience that lets you define required IAM permissions for your applications in Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) clusters so you can connect with AWS services outside […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-eks-pod-identity-simplifies-iam-permissions-for-applications-on-amazon-eks-clusters/
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  New Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client provides cost-effective, secure access to virtual desktops
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  The new Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client improves end-user and IT staff productivity with cost-effective, secure, easy-to-manage access to virtual desktops. The devices are preconfigured and shipped directly to the end user, ready to deploy, connect, and use. Here’s my testing setup: The Thin Client is a small cube that connects directly to a monitor, keyboard, […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-workspaces-thin-client/
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  Detect runtime security threats in Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate, new in Amazon GuardDuty
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  Today, we’re announcing Amazon GuardDuty ECS Runtime Monitoring to help detect potential runtime security issues in Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) clusters running on both AWS Fargate and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). GuardDuty combines machine learning (ML), anomaly detection, network monitoring, and malicious file discovery against various AWS data sources. When threats […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-guardduty-ecs-runtime-monitoring-including-aws-fargate/
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  Introducing Amazon EC2 high memory U7i Instances for large in-memory databases (preview)
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  The new U7i instances are designed to support large, in-memory databases including SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server. Powered by custom fourth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids), the instances are now available in multiple AWS regions in preview form, in the US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Europe (Frankfurt) AWS Regions, as […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-ec2-high-memory-u7i-instances-for-large-in-memory-databases-preview/
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  Top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023
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  Welcome to Las Vegas, where excitement fills the air for the premier AWS event of the year – re:Invent 2023! Happening Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, re:Invent 2023 offers keynotes, training, Innovation Talks, AWS Builder Labs, and much more to inspire you on your cloud journey. Can’t make it in person? Tune in to the […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2023/
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  Increase collaboration and securely share cloud knowledge with AWS re:Post Private
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  Today we’re launching AWS re:Post Private, a fully managed knowledge service to accelerate cloud adoption, improve productivity, and drive innovation. re:Post Private allows organizations to increase collaboration and access knowledge resources built for your cloud community. It includes curated collections of technical content and training materials from AWS. The content is tailored specifically for your […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/increase-collaboration-and-securely-share-cloud-knowledge-with-aws-repost-private/
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  Use anomaly detection with AWS Glue to improve data quality (preview)
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  We are launching a preview of a new AWS Glue Data Quality feature that will help to improve your data quality by using machine learning to detect statistical anomalies and unusual patterns. You get deep insights into data quality issues, data quality scores, and recommendations for rules that you can use to continuously monitor for […]
  
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/use-anomaly-detection-with-aws-glue-to-improve-data-quality-preview/