AWS Config Rules is a set of governance capabilities that allow IT Administrators to define guidelines for provisioning and configuring AWS resources and then continuously monitor compliance with those guidelines. You can choose from a collection of AWS managed rules, which are predefined, customizable rules that are based on common best practices. AWS Config now offers a new managed rule that checks Amazon EC2 instances for a specified tenancy (host, dedicated or default). You can provide an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID to check EC2 instances launched only from that AMI and also specify an EC2 Dedicated Host ID to check whether your EC2 instances are launched on that EC2 dedicated host. This rule enables you to assess compliance with your server-bound software licenses by checking whether your EC2 instances are launched on a physical server dedicated to your use.  

In December, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) released service last accessed data , which shows the time when an IAM entity (a user, group, or role) last accessed an AWS service. This provided a powerful tool to help you grant least-privilege permissions. Starting today, it’s easier to identify where permissions can be reduced based on additional service last accessed data. With this release, you have access to the following for IAM entities and policies:

We are pleased to announce that we’ve added a new edge location in New Delhi, India for Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53.  The New Delhi location is our third edge location in India (joining Mumbai and Chennai), and brings the total number of worldwide edge locations to 56. 

Saudi Arabia is to increase the proportion of desalinated water produced by private operators from 16 to 52 per cent by 2020.

Retrofits to continuously monitor and adaptively control stormwater flows.

Datwyler of Switzerland is to buy Premier Farnell for £792 million. “Both companies share very similar strategic values and are highly complementary in terms of product range, distribution channels and geographic footprint,” says Premier Farnell. The combined group is expected to have £1.3 billion revenues. The two companies employ 4,900 people. Datwyler, with a market …

Premier Farnell sold to Datwyler

The Weightless SIG is partnering with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). In a move to consolidate the LPWAN space the Weightless SIG will offer its Weightless-N standards activities into the ETSI LTN initiative within TG28, ensuring that all those interested in UNB solutions are represented in a single forum. ETSI is a globally accepted …

Weightless SIG joins ETSI

Should the UK stay in the EU or leave? Electronics Weekly asked for your views. Ahead of next week’s European Union Referendum, we analyse the results of our reader survey.

Result: Reader survey on European Union Referendum

Semtech has introduced a 7-line surge-rated, 24V transient protection array for protecting industrial interfaces against transient voltage threats. The µClamp2417P offers a 10A (8×20µs waveform) surge immunity level in a small 2.6 x 2.6mm QFN package. It can be used for protecting industrial data interfaces from electrical transient threats including electrostatic discharge (ESD), electrical fast …

Surge-rated, 24V transient protection on seven lines

Aspen Electronics is selling RF and microwave solid state power amplifiers designed for both commercial and military applications from US firm Exodus Advanced Communications.
 Exodus products feature LDMOS, GaN, GaAsFET discrete and chip and wire hybrid modules with amplifier designs covering octave through decade frequency ranges from 0.01MHz to 40.0GHz – with power levels exceeding …

Microwave power amplifier comes on line at Aspen