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You can now launch Amazon RDS for Oracle instances running on Oracle 12.2. To create a new Oracle 12.2 database instance with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console , use the “Launch DB Instance” wizard and select the DB engine version “12.2.0.1.ru-2018-10.rur-2018-10.r1”.

Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the Oracle October Patch Set Updates (PSU). Oracle PSU contains critical security updates and other important updates. To learn more about the Oracle PSUs supported on Amazon RDS, visit the Amazon RDS patch update documentation .

The AWS Storage Gateway virtual tape library, or Tape Gateway, now supports IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) version 7.1.9 running on Microsoft Windows, and Bacula Enterprise Edition version 10. Additionally, Tape Gateway is compatible with new versions of common backup applications, including Veritas NetBackup 8, Veritas Backup Exec 20, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2016, and Quest NetVault Backup 11 and 12.

Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK).

This Quick Start deploys BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE), an application delivery and security services platform from F5 Networks, on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud in about 30 minutes.  

You can now add personalized ads to multi-period DASH live streams using AWS Elemental MediaTailor. Support for multi-period DASH can be combined with multi-period DASH endpoint support in AWS Elemental MediaPackage to enable personalized dynamic ad insertion for a broader range of playback devices. To learn more, please visit the MediaTailor documentation pages .

We are excited to announce that Amazon Redshift is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region .

Amazon S3 announces Cross Region Replication for AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Amazon S3’s Cross Region Replication (CRR) enables automatic and asynchronous replication of new objects between the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions for reduced latency, compliance, security, disaster recovery, and a number of other use cases.

You can now create custom endpoints for Amazon Aurora databases. This allows you to distribute and load balance workloads across different sets of database instances in your Aurora cluster.