#308: April 2019 Update Show

AWS Podcast

Simon and Nicki cover almost 100 updates! Check out the chapter timings to see where things of interest to you might be. Infrastructure 00:42 Storage 1:17 Databases 4:14 Analytics 8:28 Compute 9:52 IoT 15:17 End User Computing 17:40 Machine Learning 19:10 Networking 21:57 Developer Tools 23:21 Application Integration 25:42 Game Tech 26:29 Media 27:37 Management and Governance 28:11 Robotics 30:35 Security 31:30 Solutions 32:40 Topic || Infrastructure In the Works – AWS Region in Indonesia | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-region-in-indonesia/ Topic || Storage New Amazon S3 Storage Class – Glacier Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-s3-storage-class-glacier-deep-archive/ File Gateway Supports Amazon S3 Object Lock - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/file-gateway-supports-amazon-s3-object-lock/ AWS Storage Gateway Tape Gateway Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-storage-gateway-service-integrates-tape-gateway-with-amazon-s3-glacier-deeparchive-storage-class/ AWS Transfer for SFTP supports AWS Privatelink – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-transfer-for-sftp-now-supports-aws-privatelink/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Now Supports Access from Amazon Linux | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-access-from-amazon-linux/ AWS introduces CSI Drivers for Amazon EFS and Amazon FSx for Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-introduces-csi-drivers-for-amazon-efs-and-amazon-fsx-for-lus/ Topic || Databases Amazon DynamoDB drops the price of global tables by eliminating associated charges for DynamoDB Streams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-dynamodb-drops-the-price-of-global-tables-by-eliminating-associated-charges-for-dynamodb-streams/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis 5.0.3 enhances I/O handling to boost performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-503-enhances-io-handling-to-boost-performance/ Amazon Redshift announces Concurrency Scaling: Consistently fast performance during bursts of user activity | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/AmazonRedshift-ConcurrencyScaling/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon RDS for MariaDB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/performance-insights-is-generally-available-for-mariadb/ Amazon RDS adds support for MySQL Versions 5.7.25, 5.7.24, and MariaDB Version 10.2.21 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-rds-mysql-minor-5725-5725-and-mariadb-10221/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL 5.7 Compatibility Supports GTID-Based Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-5-7-compatibility-supports-gtid-based-replication/ PostgreSQL 11 now Supported in Amazon RDS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/postgresql11-now-supported-in-amazon-rds/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Logical Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-logical-replication/ Restore an Encrypted Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Database from an Unencrypted Snapshot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/restore-an-encrypted-aurora-postgresql-database-from-an-unencrypted-snapshot/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports In-region Read Replicas with Active Data Guard for Read Scalability and Availability | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Amazon-RDS-for-Oracle-Now-Supports-In-region-Read-Replicas-with-Active-Data-Guard-for-Read-Scalability-and-Availability/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds Support for Migrating Oracle ETL Jobs to AWS Glue | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-schema-conversion-tool-adds-support-for-migrating-oracle-etl/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds New Conversion Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-sct-adds-support-for-new-endpoints/ Amazon Neptune Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-neptune-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight Announces General Availability of ML Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon_quicksight_announced_general_availability_of_mL_insights/ AWS Glue enables running Apache Spark SQL queries | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-enables-running-apache-spark-sql-queries/ AWS Glue now supports resource tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-now-supports-resource-tagging/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Supports AWS CloudTrail Logging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-supports-aws-cloudtrail-logging/ Tag-on Create and Tag-Based IAM Application for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/tag-on-create-and-tag-based-iam-application-for-amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/ Topic || Compute Amazon EKS Introduces Kubernetes API Server Endpoint Access Control | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-introduces-kubernetes-api-server-endpoint-access-cont/ Amazon EKS Opens Public Preview of Windows Container Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-opens-public-preview-of-windows-container-support/ Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.12 and Cluster Version Updates Via CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-12-and-cluster-vers/ New Local Testing Tools Now Available for Amazon ECS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-local-testing-tools-now-available-for-amazon-ecs/ AWS Fargate and Amazon ECS Support External Deployment Controllers for ECS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-fargate-and-amazon-ecs-support-external-deployment-controlle/ AWS Fargate PV1.3 adds secrets and enhanced container dependency management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-fargate-pv1-3-adds-secrets-and-enhanced-container-dependency/ AWS Event Fork Pipelines – Nested Applications for Event-Driven Serverless Architectures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-event-fork-pipelines-nested-applications-for-event-driven-serverless-architectures/ New Amazon EC2 M5ad and R5ad Featuring AMD EPYC Processors are Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-amazon-ec2-m5ad-and-r5ad-featuring-amd-epyc-processors-are-now-available/ Announcing the Ability to Pick the Time for Amazon EC2 Scheduled Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-the-ability-to-pick-the-time-for-amazon-ec2-scheduled-events/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Analytics now supports Single Step Setup of IoT Analytics Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-single-step-setup-of-iot-analytic/ AWS IoT Greengrass Adds New Connector for AWS IoT Analytics, Support for AWS CloudFormation Templates, and Integration with Fleet Indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-greengrass-adds-new-connector-aws-iot-analytics-support-aws-cloudformation-templates-integration-fleet-indexing/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.1 is Now Available for AWS IoT Greengrass v1.8.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-device-tester-now-available-aws-iot-greengrass-v180/ AWS IoT Core Now Supports HTTP REST APIs with X.509 Client Certificate-Based Authentication On Port 443 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-core-now-supports-http-rest-apis-with-x509-client-certificate-based-authentication-on-port-443/ Generate Fleet Metrics with New Capabilities of AWS IoT Device Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/generate-fleet-metrics-with-new-capabilities-of-aws-iot-device-management/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports iPad and Android Tablets and Touch Gestures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-appstream-2-0-now-supports-ipad-and-android-tablets-and-t/ Amazon WorkDocs Drive now supports offline content and offline search | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-workdocs-drive-now-supports-offline-content-and-offline-s/ Introducing Amazon Chime Business Calling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-business-calling/ Introducing Amazon Chime Voice Connector | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-voice-connector/ Alexa for Business now lets you create Alexa skills for your organization using Skill Blueprints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/alexa-for-business-now-lets-you-create-alexa-skills-for-your-org/ Topic || Machine Learning New AWS Deep Learning AMIs: Amazon Linux 2, TensorFlow 1.13.1, MXNet 1.4.0, and Chainer 5.3.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-aws-deep-learning-amis-amazon-linux2-tensorflow-13-1-mxnet1-4-0-chainer5-3-0/ Introducing AWS Deep Learning Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-deep-learning-containers/ Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in German and Korean | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-german-and-korean/ Amazon Transcribe enhances custom vocabulary with custom pronunciations and display forms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-enhances-custom-vocabulary-with-custom-pronunciations-and-display-forms/ Amazon Comprehend now supports AWS KMS Encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-comprehend-now-supports-aws-kms-encryption/ New Setup Tool To Get Started Quickly with Amazon Elastic Inference | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/new-python-script-to-get-started-quickly-with-amazon-elastic-inference/ Topic || Networking Application Load Balancers now Support Advanced Request Routing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/application-load-balancers-now-support-advanced-request-routing/ Announcing Multi-Account Support for Direct Connect Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-multi-account-support-for-direct-connect-gateway/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS App Mesh is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-app-mesh-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for IntelliJ is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-intellij-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (Developer Preview) is Now Available for Download from in the Visual Studio Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-visual-studio-code--developer-preview--is-now-available-for-download-from-vs-marketplace/ AWS Cloud9 announces support for Ubuntu development environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-cloud9-announces-support-for-ubuntu-development-environments/ Amplify Framework Adds Enhancements to Authentication for iOS, Android, and React Native Developers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amplify-framework-adds-enhancements-to-authentication-for-ios-android-and-react-native-developers/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Action-Level Details to Pipeline Execution History | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-codepipeline-adds-action-level-details-to-pipeline-execution-history/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon API Gateway Improves API Publishing and Adds Features to Enhance User Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-api-gateway-improves-api-publishing-and-adds-features/ Topic || Game Tech AWS Whats New - Lumberyard Beta 118 - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/over-190-updates-come-to-lumberyard-beta-118-available-now/ Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-gamelift-realtime-servers-now-in-preview/ Topic || Media Services Detailed Job Progress Status and Server-Side S3 Encryption Now Available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/detailed-job-progress-status-and-server-side-s3-encryption-now-available-with-aws-elemental-mediaconvert/ Introducing Live Streaming with Automated Multi-Language Subtitling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-live-streaming-with-automated-multi-language-subtitling/ Video on Demand Now Leverages AWS Elemental MediaConvert QVBR Mode | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/video-on-demand-now-leverages-aws-elemental-mediaconvert-qvbr-mode/ Topic || Management and Governance Use AWS Config Rules to Remediate Noncompliant Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/use-aws-config-to-remediate-noncompliant-resources/ AWS Config Now Supports Tagging of AWS Config Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-now-supports-tagging-of-aws-config-resources/ Now You Can Query Based on Resource Configuration Properties in AWS Config | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/now-you-can-query-based-on-resource-configuration-properties-in-aws-config/ AWS Config Adds Support for Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-adds-support-for-amazon-api-gateway/ Amazon Inspector adds support for Amazon EC2 A1 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-inspector-adds-support-for-amazon-ec2-a1-instances/ Service control policies in AWS Organizations enable fine-grained permission controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/service-control-policies-enable-fine-grained-permission-controls/ You can now use resource level policies for Amazon CloudWatch Alarms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/you-can-now-use-resource-level-permissions-for-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon CloudWatch Launches Search Expressions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-cloudwatch-launches-search-expressions/ AWS Systems Manager Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-systems-manager-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-robomaker-announces-service-level-agreement/ AWS RoboMaker announces new build and bundle feature that makes it up to 10x faster to update a simulation job or a robot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/robomaker-new-build-and-bundle/ Topic || Security Announcing the renewal command for AWS Certificate Manager | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Announcing-the-renewal-command-for-AWS-Certificate-Manager/ AWS Key Management Service Increases API Requests Per Second Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-key-management-service-increases-api-requests-per-second-limits/ Announcing AWS Firewall Manager Support For AWS Shield Advanced | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-aws-firewall-manager-support-for-aws-shield-advanced/ Topic || Solutions New AWS SAP Navigate Track | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/sap-navigate-track/ Deploy Micro Focus PlateSpin Migrate on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/deploy-micro-focus-platespin-migrate-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/