Today Amazon Timestream launched Batch Load, a new feature for ingesting batched time series data into Timestream. Batch Load provides customers with a robust, serverless, and scalable solution to migrate data from CSV files stored in S3 directly into Timestream. With Batch Load, customers specify one or more source files, the target Timestream database and table, and a data model to apply. Batch Load then automatically and reliably ingests the data in parallel. Learn more by visiting the 5-minute Batch Load demo video or the developer guide below.

Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.3.2 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to fetch from the closest replica and metrics. Amazon MSK will continue to use and manage Zookeeper for quorum management in this release. For a complete list of improvements and bug fixes, see the Apache Kafka release notes for 3.3.2 .

AWS Step Functions Distributed Map is now available in Middle East (UAE), Europe (Spain and Zurich), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) and Australia (Melbourne) Regions.

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) now supports Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments in AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad and Melbourne) regions. Blue/Green Deployments help you with safer, simpler, and faster updates to your Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS databases. 

In a Gallup poll which has been running since 1946, asking Americans who they most admire, Billy Graham has been in the top ten more often than anyone else. Jimmy Carter has remained one of the country’s most beloved presidents and has been revered for his long-standing commitments to NGO Habitat for Humanity and teaching Sunday …

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This was the start of something new: Moral: Every journey starts with a single step

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EPC has created a GaN-based USB PD 3.1 dc-dc evaluation module around one of its integrated power stages and a low-profile (3mm) inductor. Called EPC9177, the converter is intended to meet the demands of multi-port chargers and on-motherboard power conversion from 28 – 48Vin to 12 – 20Vout. The module operates at 720kHz switching frequency and …

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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced £50 million of funding for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for future missions to the Moon. It is part of the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme, which ultimately aims to launch a constellation of satellites into orbit around the Moon, from 2028. The aim is …

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Farnell has reached a new distribution agreement with Gateworks to stock rugged, industrial specification SBCs. The Gateworks family of SBCs is an important addition to Farnell’s portfolio as Gateworks products are suitable for use in rugged conditions. Designed from the ground up with components that can withstand shock, vibration, electrostatic discharge and transient voltages in …

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