We’re pleased to announce the general availability release of the aws-record Ruby Gem. aws-record is a data mapping abstraction for Amazon DynamoDB, built on top of the AWS SDK for Ruby version 2. It provides helpful features for developing Ruby applications using DynamoDB, including:
Amazon EC2 Container Registry Region Expansion
Amazon EC2 Container Registry (ECR) is now available is now available in five additional regions: US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and EU (Frankfurt).
AWS OpsWorks Adds Nine Regional Endpoints and Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region Support
AWS OpsWorks is now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. Additionally, you can now access OpsWorks using new regional endpoints in the following regions: EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), South America (São Paolo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo).
Products & Services: Lab/Sampling Equipment
Collection of lab and sampling related products and services.
Xylem Inc. to acquire Sensus
The company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for approximately $1.7 billion in cash.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, August 15, 2016
A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for August 15, 2016.
Groundwater recharge in Upper Colorado River Basin may hold steady under climate change
Bureau of Reclamation and USGS published a report that shows Simulated future groundwater recharge through 2099 is expected to be greater than the historical average.
STUDY: Texas losing 150,000 Olympic-sized pools of water annually
According to a review of the state’s data by FluksAqua, the State of Texas loses a stunning 156,000+ Olympic-sized swimming pools of drinkable water every year at a cost of nearly $400 million.
Ameresco and City of Phoenix announce wastewater biogas project
Ameresco will design, build, own, operate and maintain (DBOOM) the innovative wastewater biogas-to-energy facility.
Ed Gets A Whitehall Lesson
It’s very important for my role as toll-collector – I mean gatekeeper – to incoming tech companies that I don’t get any interference from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ed confides to his diary. If the tech companies know there’s another route to get cushy conditions to setting up operations …
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