Starting today you can easily restore a new Amazon RDS for MySQL database instance from a backup of your existing MySQL database, including MySQL databases running on Amazon EC2 or outside of AWS. This is done by creating a backup using the Percona XtraBackup tool and uploading the resulting files to an Amazon S3 bucket. You then create a new Amazon RDS DB Instance from the backup files in Amazon S3, directly through the RDS Console or AWS Command Line Interface. 

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and SQL Server 2016 SP1 CU5 for Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise Editions on the Windows Operating Systems. You can now leverage SQL Server 2017 features such as GraphDB, Automatic Plan Correction, and Resumable Index Rebuilds on your Amazon RDS SQL Server Instances.  

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) offers two new ways to validate your database migration: pre-migration validation and post-migration data validation. 

Starting today, Amazon Redshift improves query performance by automatically moving read and write queries to the next matching queue without restarting the moved queries. This enhancement to Workload Management enables more efficient use of resources to improve query performance. 

Starting today, Amazon Redshift allows Superusers to grant regular users access to all rows in selected system tables and views. 

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ADI has launched a precision integrated analogue front end, controller and PWM for battery testing and formation capable of increasing system accuracy and efficiency in lithium-ion battery formation and grading. It is 70% smaller than its predecessor device. The AD8452 uses switching technology that recycles the energy from the battery while discharging and delivers 10 times …

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Applied Materials saw calendar Q3 sales up 20% y-o-y. For its FY to the end of Q3 it grew sales by 34% to $14.54 billion with a gross margin of 44.9% and an operating income of $1.1 billion. “This the most exciting time in the history of the electronics industry,” said Applied CEO Gary Dickerson, “AI …

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TI is sampling a new generation of DLP technology for in-vehicle head-up display (HUD) systems. The new DLP3030-Q1 chipset, along with supporting evaluation modules (EVMs), gives automakers and Tier-1 suppliers the ability to bring bright, dynamic AR displays to windshields and place critical information within the driver’s line of sight. The automotive-qualified DLP3030-Q1 chipset allows …

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