Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics announces a new update to Synthetics NodeJS runtime version syn-nodejs-puppeteer-6.1 and recommends that customers update Synthetics Canaries to the latest runtime version. This update includes security fixes, bug fixes, and UI Canaries stability improvements. To learn more, see release notes .
AWS Data Exchange now supports data grants for sharing data across organizations
Today AWS announces the general availability of data grants in AWS Data Exchange, a new feature enabling any AWS customer to grant time-bounded, read-only data access to any other AWS customer. This feature is intended for customers who want to exchange data across organizations easily and securely. Data grants work seamlessly with all five AWS Data Exchange supported delivery types: Data Files, Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, AWS Lake Formation (Preview), and Amazon API Gateway.
AWS Billing Conductor now provides margin analysis reports for AWS services
Starting today, AWS Billing Conductor (ABC) customers can analyze the margins (realized savings) for each AWS service their accounts are using. ABC calculates margin by evaluating the difference between the proforma “charged amount” calculated by the service, and the invoiced costs for accounts in billing groups. Margin values can be positive or negative. For example, customers purchasing Compute Savings Plans within their management account can evaluate the savings rate of those purchases for each covered service relative to their AWS invoiced amount. This analysis will simplify customers’ chargeback method and drive deeper understanding of where they are achieving savings.
Amazon SNS now supports sending SMS from Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
Customers that use Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) can now host their applications in Jakarta region, and send text messages (SMS) to consumers in more than 200 countries and territories. Using Amazon SNS, customers can send a message directly to one phone number , or multiple phone numbers at once by subscribing those phone numbers to a topic and sending messages to the topic.
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2022 images
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now offers new images powered by Microsoft Windows Server 2022. With these images, customers can launch Microsoft Windows Server 2022 streaming instances and take advantage of the latest Microsoft Windows Server operating systems features. It also enables customers to run applications that require recent Microsoft Windows operating system versions.
AWS IoT Core allows customers to use their own CAs with fleet provisioning
Today, AWS IoT Core—a managed service that connects billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to AWS—announces the capability of using your own Certificate Authority (CA) certificates when provisioning fleets with AWS IoT Core. Using AWS IoT Core, you can provision your devices with various techniques, such as just-in-time provisioning, just-in-time registration, and fleet provisioning, where each technique serves a dedicated purpose. For example, with fleet provisioning, you can generate and securely deliver X.509 client certificates to your devices when they connect to AWS for the first time. The updated fleet provisioning capability enables you to issue and customize X.509 client certificates using CAs hosted on popular CA services, such as AWS Private CA, external CAs, or your own public key infrastructure (PKI).
Cyber Carols
Thanks to Scams.com for some jolly cyber-infused carols: All I Want Is Online Safety (Inspired by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”) I don’t need a flashy …
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Ukraine Lifeline
President Zelensky has been in Washington this week attempting to save Ukraine’s lifeline of US military aid. Last week, an emergency spending bill for more than $50 billion in assistance …
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Fourth launch for Open Cosmos
Open Cosmos, the data satellite specialist, has launched its fourth Earth Observation satellite of the year, ALISIO-1. After launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9, …
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Magnetometer claims to balance noise/power/cost trade-off
Melexis claims that its Hall-effect sensor, the MLX90394 Triaxis micropower magnetometer, balances the design trade-off between low noise, current consumption and cost. With on-the-fly selectable modes and advanced configurability, it …
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