AWS IoT Analytics is now available in the Sydney AWS Region, extending the footprint to 7 AWS Regions.

Starting today, all new file systems created using the Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) console are automatically backed up with AWS Backup using the recommended settings (daily backups with a retention of 35 days). Automatic backups for Amazon EFS further simplifies backup management of your file systems by easily enabling you to meet your business and regulatory backup compliance requirements. It is now as easy as checking a check box in the Amazon EFS console, or making a single API call, to enable backups for your existing file systems. You can also disable automatic backups for your file systems at any time. 

Today, AWS added a fourth Availability Zone (AZ) to the Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region to support the high demand of our growing Korean customer base. 

Amazon MQ now supports mq.t3.micro, the next generation of micro instance, priced at 8% to 13% less than the previous generation mq.t2.micro.  

Lumberyard 1.25 is available now, bringing you an updated UI, an updated Starter Game project to help you get set up with best practices, and the brand new White Box Tool!  

Amazon RDS for SQL Server expands support for Windows authentication using the AWS Managed Microsoft AD service in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.

We’ve updated the Amazon Elastic File system (Amazon EFS) console to make it even easier for you to create and manage your file system resources. In addition to a refreshed look and feel, you can now create a file system using the recommended settings in just a few clicks, you can customize your view to quickly find information you’re looking for, and you can monitor your file system’s behavior using Amazon CloudWatch metrics and alarms natively in the EFS console.

EC2 VM Import / Export (VMIE) now allows you to import virtual machine images with Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 8/8.1/8.2 and CentOS 8/8.1/8.2 for creating Amazon Machine Images (AMI). You can use the AMI to create Amazon EC2 instances.  

Details: Amazon CloudFront now supports a new security policy, TLSv1.2_2019, which includes only the following ciphers:

• ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
• ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
• ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
• ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384

Today we’re excited to announce two new courses and two refreshed courses created specifically for our Amazon Partner Network (APN) Partner community. First, AWS Solutions Training for Partners: Amazon Connect (Business) is a new digital course designed to help partners understand how to discuss the business advantages of creating a cloud-based contact center with Amazon Connect. Enroll in this 90-minute digital course and start learning today!