Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights is now generally available. Contributor Insights analyzes time-series data to help you understand who or what is impacting your system and application performance by pinpointing outliers, finding the heaviest traffic patterns, and ranking the top system processes. This helps developers and operators more quickly isolate, diagnose, and remediate issues during an operational event.

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 2.4.1 for new clusters. Apache Kafka 2.4.1 includes several bug fixes and new features that reduce latency and improve performance. Support for Apache Kafka version 2.4.1 is offered in all regions where Amazon MSK is available . For a complete list of improvements and bug fixes, see the Apache Kafka release notes for 2.4.1 and 2.4.0 .

Amazon CodeGuru Profiler has added support for AWS CloudFormation, allowing customers to create profiling groups when they provision new resources. This makes it easier to monitor and manage the performance of applications without having to configure Amazon CodeGuru Profiler separately through the console.

We are excited to announce that Amazon CodeGuru Profiler has introduced an improved flame graph interface that enhances overall usability. You can now navigate more easily with improved scrolling functionality. There is also a new visual tool that shows the part of a graph that you are currently viewing. This allows you to move around the graph more easily and focus on the areas you are interested in.

AWS Marketplace now enables customers to discover and subscribe to software from Australia and New Zealand ISVs and Consulting Partners, adding to the 7,000+ software listings and data products from 1,500+ sellers. Starting today, AWS Marketplace customers can find their local solution providers and leverage their trusted relationships with consulting partners in the region, making it easier than ever to migrate to and build operations in the cloud. 

Amazon WorkSpaces now allows customers to bring their own licenses (BYOL) to WorkSpaces in the AWS China (Ningxia) region, operated by NWCD. With BYOL, you can now add your own Windows 10 licenses to WorkSpaces and use the Windows Desktop operating system on your Amazon WorkSpaces running on hardware that is dedicated to you. This option entitles you to a discount per month per WorkSpace, and also allows you to use a single Windows 10 Desktop golden image on-premises and for your Amazon WorkSpaces.  

Amazon GameLift, a managed service for session-based multiplayer games that leverages the power and reliability of AWS, enables game developers to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated low-cost servers. Since 2016, some of the largest game companies in the world, such as Ubisoft, Behaviour Interactive, and Bethesda, trust GameLift to maximize cost savings while scaling their multiplayer experiences.

Amazon Sumerian, the AWS service that makes it easy to create and run browser-based 3D, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) applications, now supports exporting your Sumerian scenes to glTF (GL Transmission Format), an open-source file format for 3D scenes and models that’s compatible with many other 3D editing tools and rendering engines. To learn more about the glTF file format and what is supported, please refer to our user guide .  

Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is now available in the Canada (Central), EU (London), and South America (Sao Paulo) Regions, in addition to US East (Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Sydney), and EU (Frankfurt) Regions. This regional expansion is particularly useful for organizations where data residency considerations previously made it difficult for customers to use Amazon SES. 

AWS Ground Station expands its global coverage to the Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. The Sydney Region in Australia is the fifth region within the AWS Global Infrastructure Network and the first region in the Southern hemisphere to offer AWS Ground Station. AWS Ground Station is available today in US West (Oregon), US East (Ohio), Middle East (Bahrain), EU (Stockholm), and Asia Pacific (Sydney) with more regions coming soon.