AWS CodeArtifact is a fully managed software artifact repository service that makes it easy for organizations of any size to securely store, publish, and share packages used in their software development process. CodeArtifact eliminates the need for you to set up, operate, and scale the infrastructure required for artifact management so you can focus on software development. With CodeArtifact, you only pay for what you use and there are no license fees or upfront commitments.

Amazon FSx, a fully managed service that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich and highly-performant file systems, is now available in the AWS Canada (Central) Region. With Amazon FSx, customers can leverage the rich feature sets and fast performance of widely-used open source and commercially-licensed file systems, while avoiding time-consuming administrative tasks like hardware provisioning, software configuration, patching, and backups. 

EC2 Image Builder is now integrated with AWS PrivateLink which enables customers to privately access EC2 Image Builder from Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) without using public IPs, and without requiring the traffic to traverse across the Internet. AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises applications, securely on the Amazon network.

Support for IMDSv2
AWS Elastic Beanstalk now supports IMDSv2, an on-instance component to securely access instance metadata. IMDSv2 comes with many enhancements, including support for session-oriented requests. Learn more about the IMDSV2 enhancements in this blog post . For an overview, see the Release Notes . To learn about configuring the instance metadata service in your Elastic Beanstalk environments, see IMDS in the AWS Elastic Beanstalk Developer Guide.

AWS Backup adds Amazon Aurora database cluster snapshots as its latest protected resource. Starting today, you can use AWS Backup to manage Amazon Aurora database cluster snapshots. AWS Backup can centrally configure backup policies, monitor backup activity, copy a snapshot within and across AWS regions, except for China regions, where snapshots can only be copied from one China region to another. 

Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth now supports 3D Point Cloud Labeling Workflows so it’s easy to build highly accurate training datasets for three dimensional (3D) data. 

Starting today, Amazon EC2 C5n instances are available in the AWS Europe (London) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions. In addition, Amazon EC2 M5n, M5dn, R5n, R5dn instances are available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region.

AWS Shield Advanced now allows proactive engagement from the DDoS Response Team (DRT) when a DDoS event is detected. When you turn on proactive engagement, the DRT will directly contact you if an Amazon Route 53 health check associated with your protected resource becomes unhealthy during an event that’s detected by Shield Advanced. This allows you to engage with experts more quickly when the availability of your application might be affected by a suspected attack. You can receive proactive engagement for network-layer and transport-layer events on Elastic IP addresses and Global Accelerator accelerators, and for web request floods on CloudFront distributions and Application Load Balancers.

Alexa for Business is now available on Lifesize meeting rooms systems. Lifesize meeting room systems with Alexa built-in enables Lifesize customers into a wide range of productivity-enhancing, voice-activated commands without requiring additional hardware. Users get a touch-free way to interact with Lifesize room systems and can save time by leveraging Alexa to check into rooms, join meetings, and call contacts. With the Lifesize directory integration, users can easily leverage name-based calling to reach any contact, room system, or meetings within their organization.  

We’re excited to offer our first foundational business course for new alliance teams and sales professionals at APN Technology Partner organizations. AWS Solutions Training for Partners: APN Technology Partners Co-Selling with AWS – Business will provide partners with a fundamental understanding of what it means to co-sell with AWS and how to be prepared to engage with the AWS sales organization.