Tasks running on Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS) can now take advantage of awsvpc mode for container networking. This new mode allocates an elastic networking interface to each running task, providing a dynamic private IP address and internal DNS name. This simplifies container networking operations, allowing tasks to run with full networking features on AWS, just like EC2 instances. 

We’re pleased to announce the availability of two new versions of the AWS Deep Learning AMIs . The first, a Conda-based AMI, available in Amazon Linux and Ubuntu versions, is for developers who need ready-to-run deep learning environments with Python support. The Conda-based AMI comes packaged with latest official releases of the following deep learning frameworks: Apache MXNet 0.12 with Gluon, TensorFlow 1.4, Caffe2 0.8.1, PyTorch 0.2, CNTK 2.2, Theano 0.9, Keras 1.2.2 and Keras 2.0.9.  

Amazon EC2 F1 instances are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) region.  

You can now use up to four monitors with Amazon WorkSpaces when accessing your WorkSpace from a Windows or Apple Mac computer. Working with four monitors provides additional screen space, which makes it easier to multitask, and lets you keep relevant information always visible. Amazon WorkSpaces also now supports 4K Ultra HD resolution on up to two monitors, which lets you see more information on each screen and in greater detail. 

To better serve a global audience, Amazon Polly announces the expansion to nine additional AWS Regions, as well as the release of Korean language support, and a new Indian English voice to our Text-to-Speech portfolio. Listen to the voice introductions from Seoyeon , a new Korean female voice, and Aditi , a new Indian English female voice.

The AWS Cost & Usage Report contains the most comprehensive set of AWS cost and usage data available, including metadata about AWS services, pricing, and reservations. Starting today, you can view your normalized usage and normalization factor information for your Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS On-Demand instance usage, as well as for instance usage covered by Regional and Zonal Reserved Instances. These columns allow you to easily calculate your usage in normalized units, which can help you identify opportunities for savings.

Additionally, you can now access information related to the region and instance family associated with your usage line items. These columns allow you to group your cost and usage by a specific region (e.g., US East (Ohio)) or instance family (e.g., m4) to help you dive deeper into your underlying cost drivers and usage trends.

To learn more, please reference the Understanding your Usage with Billing Reports user guide or visit the AWS Cost & Usage Reporting webpage.

AWS Config adds support for the following resource types: 

Hong Kong’s Water Supplies Department has called for pre-qualification bids for Tseung Kwan O desalination plant project.

Water regulator Ofwat is consulting on setting a leakage “challenge” for water utilities between 2020-25…

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp of Canada is to acquire 25 per cent of Atlantica Yield, a business of long-term contracted assets owned by Abengoa.