AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) in AWS GovCloud (US) now reports the time stamp when an IAM user last used their access key.  

Amazon EC2 C5d instances deliver C5 instances equipped with local NVMe-based SSD block level storage physically connected to the host server. These instances are a great fit for applications that need access to high-speed, low latency local storage like video encoding, image manipulation and other forms of media processing. It will also benefit applications that need temporary storage of data, such as batch and log processing and applications that need caches and scratch files. With the option of NVMe-based SSD instance storage, C5 customers now have additional storage choices for their most compute-intensive workloads.

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) bare metal instances provide your applications with direct access to the processor and memory resources of the underlying server. These instances are ideal for workloads that require access to the hardware feature set (such as Intel® VT-x), or for applications that need to run in non-virtualized environments for licensing or support requirements. Bare metal instances are built on the Nitro system, a collection of AWS-built hardware offload and server protection components that come together to securely provide high performance networking and storage resources to EC2 instances. Bare metal instances were announced for preview at AWS re:Invent 2017, and are now generally available with the EC2 Storage Optimized I3 instance family in the form of i3.metal instances.

AWS CloudFormation now offers FIPS 140-2 validated API endpoints in US regions, making it easier for customers to use the service for regulated workloads. These endpoints terminate TLS sessions using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic software module. Support for FIPS 140-2 validated endpoints is available today in US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), and US West (Oregon). See the Regions and Endpoints page for the endpoint URL details.

Amazon Cognito now makes it easier for developers to add OIDC-providers that are currently not built-in to the service console, like Salesforce or Ping Identity. Lengthy sign-up forms create friction for the registration and conversion of users. This new Cognito feature simplifies the registration process by allowing users to login with an existing OpenID account into a User Pool.

Cynora says it will deliver this year. Meanwhile, Fraunhofer announces a color breakthrough in flexible OLEDs.

Eaton’s Ephesus division has supplied an LED-based sports lighting system to the Martinsville racetrack prior to the NASCAR automobile racing visit that features the organization’s top late-model stock car racers.

City will replace 30,000 HPS luminaires in effort to slash energy costs and improve light quality. IoT seemingly not in the mix.

After a completed R&D project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, Infineon, Hella, and Daimler, Osram is demonstrating a prototype of an LED headlamp hybrid module with more than 1000 pixels and integrated driver electronics.

Semiconductor industry veteran Gregg Lowe will take over at Cree as president and CEO on September 27 following the previously announced intention of Chuck Swoboda to step down.