AWS CloudFormation has added new resource support. You can now provision the following resources using CloudFormation:
Microsoft Servers on the AWS Cloud: Quick Start Reference Deployment
This Quick Start automates the deployment of Microsoft business productivity servers on the AWS cloud. It deploys the four most popular Windows servers in a highly available Multi-AZ architecture on AWS: SQL Server, Exchange Server, Lync Server, and SharePoint Server. The deployment also includes Active Directory Domain Services as the foundation for these business productivity servers.
Amazon RDS adds Multi-AZ support for SQL Server in Tokyo, Sydney and Sao Paulo AWS Regions
Amazon RDS now offers Multi-AZ support for Amazon RDS for SQL Server in three new regions – Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Sydney) and South America (Sao Paulo) AWS Regions. This new high availability option leverages SQL Server Mirroring technology with additional improvements to meet the requirements of enterprise-grade production workloads running on SQL Server. The Multi-AZ deployment option provides enhanced availability and data durability by automatically replicating database updates between two AWS Availability Zones. Availability Zones are physically separate locations with independent infrastructure engineered to be insulated from failures in other Availability Zones.
Small-scale desalination plants to help redevelop Sinai, Egypt
Five desalination plants will be developed in the Sinai governorate in Egypt following the signing of a KD29 million ($96 million) loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development…
Gulf of Mexico FPSO enhanced by Intermoor’s chain tensioning and cutting
The FPSO Turritella will connect to subsea infrastructure, breaking the existing water depth record for an oil and gas production facility.
Desalitech hires membrane expert Jantje Johnson
As a business development director, Johnson will support Desalitech’s corporate and municipal partners requiring industrial water treatment and reuse systems and services.
USGS Map highlights groundwater quality concerns
About 140 million people—almost one-half of the Nation’s population—rely on groundwater for drinking water, and the demand for groundwater for irrigation and agriculture continues to increase.
DeLancey Davis named to Hydraulic Institute’s Board of Directors
The Board is primarily responsible for guiding the strategic direction and defining the organizational priorities.
STUDY: Ga. losing water due to inefficient water supply
The state is losing nearly 78,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools every year.
German wastewater engineering championship draws international competitors
Nearly 30 teams from around the world participated in the third Open German Championship in wastewater engineering at the IFAT event held last week…