AWS Training and Certification has launched Amazon DynamoDB: Building NoSQL Database–Driven Applications , a new self-paced, digital course available exclusively on edX.

We are excited to announce the availability of Amazon EBS encryption in AWS China (Beijing) Region operated by SINNET, and AWS China (Ningxia) Region operated by NWCD.

AWS KMS is a managed service that makes it easy for you to create and control the encryption keys used to encrypt your data, and uses Chinese government-approved hardware security modules to protect the security of your keys. The service is designed so that no one, including KMS service operators, can retrieve your plaintext master keys from the service. You control the use and management of these keys used to access encrypted data across AWS services and in your own applications.

Starting today, you can now run scripts using Python shell jobs that are compatible with Python 3.6. Previously, Python shell jobs in AWS Glue were compatible only with Python 2.7. You can use Python shell jobs in AWS Glue to run small to medium-sized generic tasks that are often part of an ETL (extract, transform, and load) workflow.  

Today the AWS Well-Architected Tool has increased the maximum number of characters per notes field from 250 characters to 2,084 characters.  

Starting today, Amazon EC2 z1d instances are available in the Europe (London) region. 

The AWS Solutions team recently updated Serverless Image Handler, a solution that combines highly available, trusted AWS services and the open source image processing suite Sharp to enable fast and cost-effective image manipulation on the AWS Cloud. The solution provides a demo user interface for image manipulation that allows you to interact directly with your image handler API endpoint using image files in your account. It also features an image request option that allows you to crop images using the facial recognition capabilities of Amazon Rekognition.

AWS Elemental MediaConvert is now available in the Europe (Stockholm) region.

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) now supports increased ECS task limits for select Amazon EC2 instances when using awsvpc task networking mode. When you use these instance types and opt in to the awsvpcTrunking account setting, additional Elastic Network Interfaces (ENIs) are available for tasks using awsvpc networking mode on newly launched container instances.

Today, Amazon AppStream 2.0 released three self-guided workshops that help software vendors build online software trials and software as a service (SaaS) solutions for their desktop applications, without rewriting them. This project series provides step-by-step guidance for three projects that demonstrate how you can use AppStream 2.0 for these scenarios. To get started, see AppStream 2.0 ISV Workshops.