Amazon Linux 2 is the next generation Amazon Linux operating system. It provides a high performance, stable, and secure execution environment for cloud and enterprise applications. Amazon Linux 2 will offer extended availability of software updates for the core operating system through 5 years of long-term support and provides access to the latest software packages through the Amazon Linux Extras repository.

This new Quick Start automatically sets up an SAP environment on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud with SAP NetWeaver and SAP HANA.  

EFS File Sync for Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is now available in two additional AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Sydney), and EU (Frankfurt). 

Italian company Fisia Italimpianti has entered Oman in a joint venture to help design and build a $100 million desalination plant in Salalah…

The driver of a semi-tractor trailer hauling fracking water died Sunday when a two-car Great Western train hit the truck at a railroad crossing in northwest Greeley. Lt. Rick Cudworth with the Greeley Fire Department said the collision happened about 3:15 p.m. when the train, which was headed east struck the semi, which then rolled into a ditch.

California’s water conservation districts don’t need the approval of property owners or voters to charge their customers fees to fund programs aimed at protecting groundwater, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday. But the justices in a unanimous decision also said the districts cannot charge cities disproportionately more than farmers for conservation efforts.

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Calif. State Water Board to initiate rulemaking on drinking water fees

Missouri Supreme Court issues opinion on Missouri American Water fee

San Diego looks to leverage San Vicente Reservoir for energy storage project, aims to stabilize water rates

The Niagara Falls Water Board’s 2018 budget, adopted Monday night, includes $750,000 for upgrades and repairs at the city wastewater treatment plant. The plant’s condition was blamed in part for several discharges of untreated sewage into the lower Niagara River, including the July 29 black-water incident that attracted worldwide attention.

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Rain causes second discharge at Niagara Falls

Water agency hires firm to evaluate Niagara Falls discharge

 

By utilizing treated sewage effluent instead of fresh water, the power station is able to conserve 5,000 gpm of fresh water resources.

A post-Brexit economy seems to depend on UK companies making a success of emerging technology

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Leti has developed a wristband that measures physical indicators of a range of conditions, including sleep apnea, dehydration and dialysis-treatment response. APNEAband provides real-time detection of sleep-apnea events caused by pauses in breathing or shallow breaths during sleep. The wristband measures heart rate, variation in the time interval between heartbeats, oxygen saturation levels in the …

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