Amazon Kinesis Agent is a pre-built Java application that offers an easy way to collect and send data to Amazon Kinesis Streams and Amazon Kinesis Firehose. The agent monitors a set of files for new data and continuously sends it to Amazon Kinesis Streams or Amazon Kinesis Firehose.
AWS IoT Now Supports Using your Own Certificates
AWS IoT now offers APIs to register and use security certificates signed by your Certificate Authority (CA) as an alternative to using certificates that were generated by AWS IoT. This allows your connected devices with existing or new certificates signed by your signing certificate seamless access to AWS IoT.
To learn more about the service, visit the AWS IoT documentation .
AWS Schema Conversion Tool Now Supports Conversions between MySQL and PostgreSQL
We are pleased to announce that the AWS Schema Conversion Tool now supports conversions between two popular open source engines: MySQL and PostgreSQL. Conversions can be run in either direction and using any MySQL compatible engine including Amazon’s next generation cloud database, Aurora. This release builds upon existing support for conversions from Oracle and SQL Server to PostgreSQL and MySQL. SCT now includes further improvements in conversion rules between all engines and a revised assessment report.
Easily Create New Amazon Redshift Datasources in Amazon ML by Copying Existing Datasource Settings
You now have the ability to quickly and easily create new Amazon Redshift datasources in Amazon Machine Learning (Amazon ML) by copying settings from an existing Amazon Redshift datasource. A new option on the Amazon ML console allows you to select an existing Redshift datasource to copy the Redshift cluster name, database name, IAM role, SQL query and staging data location, to automatically populate these fields in the Create Datasource wizard. You can modify the settings before the new datasource is created, for example, to change the SQL query, or to specify a different IAM role to access the cluster.
AWS IoT Now Supports Integration with Amazon Machine Learning and AWS CloudTrail
You can now configure AWS IoT Rules to route device-generated data directly to Amazon Machine Learning, enabling you to create machine learning (ML) models without having to learn complex ML algorithms and technology. With Amazon Machine Learning integration, you will be able to generate billions of predictions daily, and serve those predictions in real-time and at high throughput.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, April 11, 2016
A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for the week of April 11, 2016.
USGS to award $4M to improve groundwater monitoring program
The USGS is working with the Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information’s (ACWI) Subcommittee on Ground Water (SOGW) to develop and administer the NGWMN.
FLINT: EPA Inspector General’s Office examining Agency’s response
EPA Office of Inspector General to speak with early complainants about Flint water.
Amazon CEO Responds To Workers’ Mistreatment Claims
Amazon has come under fire for the way it treats its people. Now it has responded to criticisms in a letter from founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, to shareholders. The New York Times reported that Amazon employees work at least 80 hours a week, are sent emails after midnight followed by texts if not answered, …
Sharp makes flexible OLED; investing $1.84bn
Sharp, now owned by Foxconn, is to invest $1.84 billion into OLED development and manufacturing over the next four years, reports the Nikkei. Sources have speculated that Apple encouraged, and possibly assisted, Foxconn in its takeover of Sharp because it sees OLED supply as vital to its iPhone and iPad product lines. Sharp has developed …