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.

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.

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.

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.

New remote scheme takes connected lighting to a whole new level. But does it make sense?

COB LEDs in varying sizes deliver purple spectra for directional fixtures designed for horticultural applications, while new far- and deep-red spectra in mid-power LED packages add to the flexibility of the SunPlus line.