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#263: September Update Show

September 15, 2018 00:33:34 48.41 MB Downloads: 0
Simon walks you through some great new things you can use on your projects today! Shownotes: Amazon Lightsail Announces 50% Price Drop and Two New Instance Sizes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-lightsail-announces-50-percent-price-drop-and-two-new-instance-sizes/ Introducing Amazon EC2 T3 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/introducing-amazon-ec2-t3-instances/ Amazon EC2 M5d Instances are Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-m5d-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 C5d Instances are Now Available in Tokyo and Sydney Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-c5d-instances-are-now-available-in-tokyo-and-sydney-regions/ AWS Batch Now Supports z1d, r5d, r5, m5d, c5d, p3, and x1e Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-batch-now-supports-z1d-r5d-r5-m5d-c5d-p3-and-x1e-instance-types/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for in-place version upgrades for Redis Cluster | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-in-place-version-upgrades-for-redis-cluster/ Introducing AWS CloudFormation Macros | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/introducing-aws-cloudformation-macros/ AWS CloudFormation Now Supports AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-cloudformation-now-supports-aws-privatelink-/ New Amazon EKS-optimized AMI and CloudFormation Template for Worker Node Provisioning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-amazon-eks-optimized-ami-and-cloudformation-template-for-worker-node-provisioning/ Amazon EKS Supports GPU-Enabled EC2 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-eks-supports-gpu-enabled-ec2-instances/ Introducing Amazon EKS Platform Version 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/introducing-amazon-eks-platform-version-2/ Amazon ECS Service Discovery Now Available in Frankfurt, London, Tokyo, Sydney, and Singapore Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-ecs-service-discovery-now-available-in-frankfurt--tokyo--/ AWS Fargate Now Supports Time and Event-Based Task Scheduling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-fargate-now-supports-time-and-event-based-task-scheduling/ Amazon Athena releases an updated JDBC driver with improved performance when retrieving results | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-athena-streaming-jdbc-driver/ AWS Key Management Service Increases API Requests Per Second Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-key-management-service-increases-api-requests-per-second-limits/ Use Amazon DynamoDB Local More Easily with the New Docker Image | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/use-amazon-dynamodb-local-more-easily-with-the-new-docker-image/ Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-dynamodb-global-tables-available-in-additional-regions/ Performance Insights Supports Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/performance-insights-supports-amazon-relational-database-service-for-mysql/ AWS Glue now supports data encryption at rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-glue-now-supports-data-encryption-at-rest/ Deploy an AWS Cloud environment for VFX workstations with new Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/deploy-an-aws-cloud-environment-for-vfx-workstations-with-new-quick-start/ New in AWS Deep Learning AMIs: TensorFlow 1.10, PyTorch with CUDA 9.2, and More | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-in-dl-amis-tensorflow1-10-pytorch-with-cuda9-2/ Amazon Rekognition announces the ability to more easily manage face collections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-rekognition-announces-the-ability-to-more-easily-manage-face-collections/ Amazon SageMaker Supports TensorFlow 1.10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-sagemaker-supports-tensorflow-1-10/ Amazon SageMaker Supports A New Custom Header For The InvokeEndPoint API Action | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-sagemaker-supports-a-new-custom-header-for-the-invokeendp/ Amazon FreeRTOS Over-the-Air Update Feature Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-freertos-over-the-air-update-feature-generally-available/ Announcing New Custom Analysis Features for AWS IoT Analytics with Custom Container Execution for Continuous Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/announcing-new-features-for-aws-iot-analytics-including-custom-container-execution/ AWS IoT Device Management Now Allows Thing Groups Indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-iot-device-management-now-allows-thing-groups-indexing/ AWS IoT Core Adds New Endpoints Serving Amazon Trust Services (ATS) Signed Certificates to Help Customers Avoid Symantec Distrust Issues | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-iot-core-adds-new-endpoints-serving-amazon-trust-services-signed-certificates-to-help-customers-avoid-symantec-distrust-issues/ AWS WAF Launches New Comprehensive Logging Functionality | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-waf-launches-new-comprehensive-logging-functionality/ AWS Direct Connect now in Dubai | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-direct-connect-now-in-dubai/ New AWS Direct Connect locations in Paris and Taipei | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-aws-direct-connect-locations-paris-taipei/ Amazon Route 53 Auto Naming Available in Five Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-route-53-auto-naming-available-in-five-additional-AWS-regions/ Amazon S3 Announces New Features for S3 Select | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-s3-announces-new-features-for-s3-select/ AWS Systems Manager Automation Now Supports Calling AWS APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/AWS_Systems_Manager_Automation_Now_Supports_Invoking_AWS_APIs/ AWS Serverless Application Repository Adds Sorting Functionality and Improves Search Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-serverless-application-repository-adds-sorting-and-improves-search/ AWS SAM CLI Now Supports Debugging Go Functions and Testing with 50+ Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-sam-cli-supports-debugging-go-functions-and-testing-for-additional-events/ AWS X-Ray Adds Support for Controlling Sampling Rate from the X-Ray Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-xray-adds-support-for-controlling-sampling-rate-from-the-xray-console/ Amazon API Gateway Adds Support for AWS X-Ray | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-api-gateway-adds-support-for-aws-x-ray/ AWS CodeBuild Adds Ability to Create Build Projects with Multiple Input Sources and Output Artifacts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-codebuild-adds-ability-to-create-build-projects-with-multiple-input-sources-and-output-artifacts/ Announcing the AWS Amplify CLI Toolchain | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/annoucing-aws-amplify-cli-toolchain/ New Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics capability for time-series analytics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/new-amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-capability-for-time-series-analytics/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Producer SDK Is Now Available For Microsoft Windows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/kinesis-video-streams-producer-sdk-windows/ AWS Config Announces New Managed Rules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-config-announces-new-managed-rules/ Deploy Three New Amazon Connect Integrations from CallMiner, Aspect Software, and Acqueon | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/deploy-three-new-amazon-connect-integrations-from-callminer-aspect-acqueon/