AWS Week in Review – March 6, 2017
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This edition includes all of our announcements, content from all of our blogs, and as much community-generated AWS content as I had time for!
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March 6
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- We announced the AWS Health Tools Repository.
- We announced that you can now Send High-Volume SMS Messages from Dedicated Short Codes.
- We announced that Amazon Elastic File System Now Supports NFSv4 Lock Upgrading and Downgrading.
- We announced that Amazon SES Now Supports up to 10,000 Verified Identities.
- We updated the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator – it is now price accurate and region complete.
- We published customer success stories from : BidMotion, Iconosquare, The Met Office, Mojo Networks, MoveWORK, Porter Airlines, and Springworks.
- The AWS Java Blog announced that AWS Toolkit for Eclipse Now Supports Creation of Maven Projects for AWS, Lambda, and Serverless Applications.
- The AWS Management Tools Blog showed you how to Use AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate to Manage EC2 Instances with Auto Scaling.
- I looked back at Amazon RDS in 2016.
- The AWS Enterprise Blog shared Some Cloud Best Practices from iTMethods.
- The AWS Partner Network Blog talked about CloudHealth Technologies – Enabling Next-Generation MSPs.
- The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog launched the Fourth City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge.
- Cloudonaut continued their AWS Velocity series with an EC2-Based CI/CD Pipeline.
- DZone talked about The AWS Serverless API Portal.
- Trek10 showed you how to Schedule Calling Webhooks with Cron-Like Syntax in AWS Lambda.
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March 7
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- We announced that the AWS Database Migration Service has Processed 20,000 Migrations and Counting.
- We announced that Amazon Aurora Now Supports Cross-Account Encrypted Snapshot Sharing and Encryption Support for Globally Distributed Database Deployments.
- We announced that AWS Database Migration Service Now Supports Individual Table Reload.
- We announced a new AWS Direct Connection Location in Vienna.
- We announced that AWS Step Functions is Now Available in the EU (Frankfurt) Region.
- We announced that AWS IoT is Now Available in the EU (London) Region.
- We announced that AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is Now Available in the Canada (Central) Region.
- The AWS Partner Network Blog announced that the Heptio Kubernetes on AWS Quick Start is Now Available.
- The Mechanical Turk Blog announced that Developers Can Now Use AWS SDKs to Access the MTurk API.
- A two-part series on the AWS Compute Blog showed you how to Automate the Creation of Consistent Amazon EBS Snapshots with Amazon EC2 Systems Manager (Part 1, Part 2).
- The AWS Java Blog reminded you that Client Constructors are Now Deprecated in the AWS SDK for Java.
- The AWS Security Blog showed you How to Protect Your Web Application Against DDoS Attacks by Using Amazon Route 53 and an External Content Delivery Network.
- The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog shared An Introduction to AWS for Nonprofits & NGOs.
- Twilio showed you how to Get Server Outage Alerts via SMS with AWS Lambda.
- Cloud Academy discussed Two Long-Awaited New Features in Amazon EC2.
- Flux7 explained how Mass AWS Migration Grows Developer Efficiency & Productivity with Self-Serve IT.
- nTh Among All spent some time Exploring AWS Organizations.
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March 8
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- We announced that Amazon AppStream Now Allows You to use CloudWatch to Monitor Your Fleets.
- We announced an Edge Location in Prague, Czech Republic.
- We announced that AWS CodePipeline Now Supports AWS CodeBuild as a Test Action.
- We announced that AWS Directory Service for Microsoft AD Simplifies On-Premises User Sign-in to the AWS Management Console.
- We announced Amazon EMR 5.4.0 and Support for R4 Instances.
- The AWS AI Blog announced that the Deep Learning AMI v2.0 is Now Available for Amazon Linux.
- The AWS Database Blog talked about Using the Redis Geospatial Capbilities via Amazon ElastiCache.
- The AWS Enterprise Blog noted that Tenets Provide Essential Guidance on Your Cloud Journey.
- The AWS Big Data Blog announced Big Changes to the Big Data on AWS Training Course.
- The AWS Security Blog showed you How to Access the AWS Management Console Using AWS Microsoft AD and Your On-Premises Credentials.
- The AWS Management Tools Blog showed you How to Analyze Security, Compliance, and Operational Activity Using AWS CloudTrail and Amazon Athena.
- CloudHealth listed Four Steps to Understanding the TCO of Migrating a Workload to AWS.
- Gorillastack discussed the AWS Lambda IteratorAge Metric for Increased Processing Operations Visibility.
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March 9
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- We announced that Amazon SES Can Now Automatically Warm Up Your Dedicated IP Addresses.
- We announced that Amazon Cognito is Now Available in the EU (London) Region.
- We announced that Amazon API Gateway Now Integrates with AWS Certificate Manager.
- We announced that EC2 Rescue is Now Available.
- We added Ten New Service Limit Checks, AuroraDB Availability, and EC2 Windows Checks to AWS Trusted Advisor.
- We published a View From the Floor of HIMSS as part of our focus on AWS and Healthcare.
- The AWS Compute Blog showed you how to Create a Simple “Fetch & Run” AWS Batch Job.
- The AWS AI Blog showed you how to Predict Customer Churn with Amazon Machine Learning.
- The AWS Big Data Blog showed you how to Analyze VPC Flow Logs with Amazon Kinesis Firehose, Amazon Athena, and Amazon QuickSight.
- The AWS Security Blog explained how the New Cloud Directory API Makes it Easier to Query Data Along Multiple Dimensions.
- Stelligent talked about Using Parameter Store with AWS CodePipeline.
- Botmetric announced the Botmetric Smart RI for AWS Reserved Instance Management.
- CloudCheckr announced Multiple New Reports for Multiple Account Views.
- Gathering Clouds explained How to Migrate to AWS in 30 Days.
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March 10
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- We announced that Amazon Aurora is Now Available in the US West (N. California) Region.
- We announced that Amazon Aurora Now Supports T2.Small Instances.
- CloudHealth shared The 3 “R’s” of Lowering AWS Costs.
- DZone shared CloudFormation Templates: ECS Cluster and Service, Legacy VPC Wrapper, and Automated Tests.
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March 11
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- DZone published AWS Timeouts: A Detective Story.
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March 12
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— Jeff;
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