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.

We’re excited to announce the availability of Lumberyard Beta 1.16. With over 250 improvements, fixes, and features, this release includes:

Starting today, the Amplify framework adds support for Authentication workflows to its iOS and Android SDKs with a simple, declarative programming model. This includes automatic credentials management and refresh routines when leveraging either Amazon Cognito User Pools or Identity Pools, allowing you to seamlessly interact with services such as AWS AppSync, Amazon S3, Amazon Pinpoint and more. The SDK now includes a built in state management and notification system for developers to hook into and perform custom UI flows or screen transitions. It also is aware of the network state, allowing developers to build offline apps and protect against failures when making requests to AWS services.

Along with this release, all iOS and Android documentation has been rewritten and centralized along with the Amplify JavaScript documentation at https://aws-amplify.github.io/. Mobile and web developers now have a central location for JavaScript, iOS, and Android documentation when building apps on AWS.