You now have the ability to quickly and easily create new Amazon Redshift datasources in Amazon Machine Learning (Amazon ML) by copying settings from an existing Amazon Redshift datasource. A new option on the Amazon ML console allows you to select an existing Redshift datasource to copy the Redshift cluster name, database name, IAM role, SQL query and staging data location, to automatically populate these fields in the Create Datasource wizard. You can modify the settings before the new datasource is created, for example, to change the SQL query, or to specify a different IAM role to access the cluster.
AWS Schema Conversion Tool Now Supports Conversions between MySQL and PostgreSQL
We are pleased to announce that the AWS Schema Conversion Tool now supports conversions between two popular open source engines: MySQL and PostgreSQL. Conversions can be run in either direction and using any MySQL compatible engine including Amazon’s next generation cloud database, Aurora. This release builds upon existing support for conversions from Oracle and SQL Server to PostgreSQL and MySQL. SCT now includes further improvements in conversion rules between all engines and a revised assessment report.
AWS IoT Now Supports Using your Own Certificates
AWS IoT now offers APIs to register and use security certificates signed by your Certificate Authority (CA) as an alternative to using certificates that were generated by AWS IoT. This allows your connected devices with existing or new certificates signed by your signing certificate seamless access to AWS IoT.
To learn more about the service, visit the AWS IoT documentation .
Amazon Kinesis Agent Now Supports Data Preprocessing Features
Amazon Kinesis Agent is a pre-built Java application that offers an easy way to collect and send data to Amazon Kinesis Streams and Amazon Kinesis Firehose. The agent monitors a set of files for new data and continuously sends it to Amazon Kinesis Streams or Amazon Kinesis Firehose.
AWS Support introduces operations reviews, recommendations, and reporting available through Enterprise support plan
A new set of review, guidance and reporting activities have been formalized to help customers prepare, manage, and optimize their cloud operations. Included with the Enterprise support plan, Operations Support enables customers to work with their Technical Account Manager to gain:
- Operational insight: Operations assessments and analysis to identify gaps across the operations lifecycle, as well as recommendations based on best practices.
- Event Reporting: Detailed reporting on customer-impacting events, including AWS remediation steps and recommended customer actions to help mitigate future risk.
FLINT: EPA Inspector General’s Office examining Agency’s response
EPA Office of Inspector General to speak with early complainants about Flint water.
USGS to award $4M to improve groundwater monitoring program
The USGS is working with the Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information’s (ACWI) Subcommittee on Ground Water (SOGW) to develop and administer the NGWMN.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, April 11, 2016
A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for the week of April 11, 2016.
Amazon CEO Responds To Workers’ Mistreatment Claims
Amazon has come under fire for the way it treats its people. Now it has responded to criticisms in a letter from founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, to shareholders. The New York Times reported that Amazon employees work at least 80 hours a week, are sent emails after midnight followed by texts if not answered, …
Sharp makes flexible OLED; investing $1.84bn
Sharp, now owned by Foxconn, is to invest $1.84 billion into OLED development and manufacturing over the next four years, reports the Nikkei. Sources have speculated that Apple encouraged, and possibly assisted, Foxconn in its takeover of Sharp because it sees OLED supply as vital to its iPhone and iPad product lines. Sharp has developed …