AWS CodeStar, which enables you to quickly develop, build, and deploy applications on AWS, now integrates with GitHub . Starting now, each AWS CodeStar project template will provide you an option to use GitHub as your version control system for the software projects you build with AWS.

Email is one of the most effective channels for customer engagement, but generic, one-size-fits-all emails typically have lower engagement rates. Amazon SES now includes the ability to create email templates, which you can use to send personalized emails to your customers. 

The LISTAGG aggregate function orders the rows for each group in a query according to the ORDER BY expression, then concatenates the values into a single string. With the new DISTINCT argument, you can now eliminate duplicate values from the specified expression before concatenating the values into a single string. For more information, see LISTAGG Function  in the Amazon Redshift Database Developer Guide.

You can now specify whether column names returned by SELECT statements are uppercase or lowercase. With this feature, you can now set a session-based parameter to enable your case-sensitive applications to easily query Amazon Redshift. For more information, see describe_field_name_in_uppercase  in the Amazon Redshift Database Developer Guide. 

Amazon EC2 Container Registry (Amazon ECR) now allows you to create rules to automate image cleanup across your Amazon ECR repositories.

Today we’re announcing enhancements to Amazon RDS Reserved Instances (RIs) that make them more flexible and easier to use, helping you get the most out of your RI discount. RIs give you the option to reserve a database instance for a one or three year term, and in turn receive a significant discount compared to on-demand instance pricing.

Today Amazon Web Services and Microsoft announced a new deep learning library, called Gluon, which allows developers of all skill levels to prototype, build, train and deploy sophisticated machine learning models for the cloud, devices at the edge and mobile apps.

FCC Aqualia has won the contract to operate Burgos wastewater treatment plant in northwestern Spain against other “recklessly low” financial tenders.

Evoqua has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) and is simultaneously in talks over the sale of the company, reports MarketWatch.

The International Desalination Association (IDA) has named its new board of directors for 2017 to 2019.