Starting today, Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports S3 integration in both the Multi-AZ and Single-AZ configurations, giving you the ability to transfer files between your DB instance and Amazon S3 using features such as Bulk Insert. 

Starting today, Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), giving you the ability to host the report server web portal on the same Amazon RDS DB instance as your SQL Server database. There is no additional cost to install SSRS directly on your Amazon RDS DB instance. 

Semiconductor manufacturers like Espressif can now use AWS IoT Core Multi-Account Registration to pre-configure silicon components like secure elements with X.509 certificates and private keys, ensuring devices built using these components are pre-qualified to connect to AWS IoT by default. AWS IoT customers can then use these qualified devices together with AWS IoT Multi-Account Registration to simplify device registration and easily move devices between multiple AWS accounts in the same Region.  

Amazon Chime Voice Connector now supports real-time audio streaming for media forked from Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) using Network-Based Recording. This makes it easy for you to build machine learning, analytics, and processing applications using real-time call audio from your on-premises Cisco phone systems. Previously, you had to integrate and deploy expensive on-premises hardware and software, or make disruptive changes to your enterprise voice network.  

Starting today, developers using the Amazon Chime SDK for JavaScript can run their web applications in Google Chrome browsers running on the Ubuntu LTS (version 16.04 and newer) operating system. With support across the most common web browsers and operating systems, the Amazon Chime SDK helps developers reach their customers with audio calling, video calling, and screen sharing features on their preferred devices. 

Amazon Redshift now leverages Bloom filters to enable early and effective data filtering for up to 2x faster query performance on external tables in Amazon S3. A Bloom filter is a probabilistic, memory-efficient data structure that accelerates join queries at scale by filtering rows that do not match the join relation, significantly reducing the amount of data transferred over the network. Amazon Redshift automatically determines what queries are suitable for leveraging Bloom filters at query runtime. You can power a lake house architecture with Amazon Redshift Spectrum to directly query and join data across your data warehouse and data lake, enabling you to gain unique insights not possible otherwise.  

Amazon CloudFront announces its first Edge locations in Kolkata, India and Hamburg, Germany. Viewers served by these new Edge locations can expect to see up to a 20% improvement in latency. In India, CloudFront has multiple Edge locations in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. Similarly, CloudFront already has Edge locations in several cities in Germany such as Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich. For more information on CloudFront’s global infrastructure, go to CloudFront Features .

Amazon Forecast is a managed service that uses machine learning (ML) to generate accurate forecasts, without requiring any prior ML experience. Amazon Forecast is applicable in a wide variety of use cases, including product demand forecasting, inventory planning, workforce and resource planning, energy demand forecasting, and cloud infrastructure usage forecasting.  

We are excited to announce the launch of Exam Readiness Intensive Workshop: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, a new five-day, instructor-led classroom course. This intermediate-level workshop includes a unique combination of training and exam readiness with additional lessons and quizzes available only in this course. Designed for solutions architects with at least six months to one year of practical experience, it can help you gain confidence and get ready to take the exam. 

AWS Direct Connect is now live at AWS Bahrain DC52, Manama, Bahrain. This is the second AWS Direct Connect location in Bahrain. Pairing the new DC52 location with existing DC53 location, customers can now establish location redundant connectivity within Bahrain. Further, with global access for AWS Direct Connect, you can reach AWS resources in any global AWS region from any of the above locations using global public VIFs and Direct Connect Gateway. When connecting to any AWS region, your data will not hairpin via the home region if it is not in the shortest path to your desired AWS region.