The Ambassador Lounge Podcast

What's New in March 2020

In this crossover with the new podcast from the Melbourne AWS User Group Arjen, Jean-Manuel, and Guy take a look at the announcements from AWS in March. HOSTS * Arjen Schwarz [https://www.ambassador-lounge.com/ambassadors/arjen-schwarz] (@ArjenSchwarz on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ArjenSchwarz]) * Jean-Manuel Becker [https://www.ambassador-lounge.com/ambassadors/jean-manuel-becker] (@jm_becker on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jm_becker]) * Guy Morton [https://www.ambassador-lounge.com/ambassadors/guy-morton] (@WhtsqrMusic on Twitter [https://twitter.com/WhtsqrMusic]) SHOWNOTES COVID-19 * Working From Home? Here’s How AWS Can Help | AWS News Blog [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/working-from-home-heres-how-aws-can-help/] * Remote Work & Learning | Amazon Web Services [https://aws.amazon.com/remote-work-learning/] * Amazon’s COVID-19 blog: daily updates on how we’re responding to the crisis [https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazons-actions-to-help-employees-communities-and-customers-affected-by-covid-19] * COVID-19 Global Hackathon 1.0: #BuildforCOVID19 Global Online Hackathon - Devpost [https://covid-global-hackathon.devpost.com/] FINALLY IN SYDNEY * AWS Control Tower now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-control-tower-is-now-available-in-the-aws-asia-pacific-sydney-region/] * Amazon Forecast is now available in three new regions - Asia Pacific (Sydney, Mumbai) and Europe (Frankfurt) [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-forecast-is-now-available-in-three-new-regions-asia-pacific-sydney-mumbai-and-europe-frankfurt/] * AWS Migration Hub is now available in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-migration-hub-is-now-available-in-the-asia-pacific-sydney-region/] SERVERLESS * AWS Lambda@Edge now supports Node 12.x and Python 3.8 [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/lambda-at-edge-node12-python38/] * AWS Serverless Application Repository adds support for sharing applications with AWS organizations [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-serverless-application-repository-adds-support-for-sharing-applications-with-aws-organizations/] * API Gateway offers private integrations with AWS ELB and AWS CloudMap as part of HTTP APIs GA release [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/api-gateway-private-integrations-aws-elb-cloudmap-http-apis-release/] * Amplify Console adds command line interface for configuring continuous deployment and hosting [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amplify-console-adds-command-line-interface-for-configuring-continuous-deployment-and-hosting/] CONTAINERS * Now proactively manage your ECR API use with CloudWatch Metrics and Service Quotas [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/now-proactively-manage-your-ecr-api-use-with-cloudwatch-metrics-and-service-quotas/] * Amazon EKS adds envelope encryption for secrets with AWS KMS [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-eks-adds-envelope-encryption-for-secrets-with-aws-kms/] * Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.15 [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-15/] * Announcing Bottlerocket, a new open source Linux-based operating system purpose-built to run containers [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/announcing-bottlerocket-a-new-open-source-linux-based-operating-system-optimized-to-run-containers/] * AWS Elastic Beanstalk Launches Docker on AL2 Platform (Beta) [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-elastic-beanstalk-launches-docker-on-al2-platform-beta/] * AWS App Mesh launches support for end to end encryption [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-app-mesh-launches-support-for-end-to-end-encryption/] * Amazon ECS supports in Preview updating Placement Strategy and Constraints for existing ECS Services [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-ecs-supports-in-preview-updating-placement-strategy-and-constraints-for-existing-ecs-services/] EC2 & VPC * Amazon EC2 Hibernation now Lets you Pause and Resume Your Workloads on T2 Instance Types [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-ec2-hibernation-now-lets-you-pause-and-resume-workloads-on-t2-instance-types/] * Announcing 36% faster EBS-optimized performance on additional AWS Nitro System-based Amazon EC2 instances [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/announcing-36-percent-faster-ebs-optimized-performance-on-additional-aws-nitro-system-based-amazon-ec2-instances/] * Amazon Lightsail now supports resource monitoring, alarming and notifications [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-lightsail-now-supports-resource-monitoring-alarming-and-notifications/] * Use Amazon VPC Endpoint Policies for granular control of Amazon EC2 APIs [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/use-amazon-vpc-endpoint-policies-for-granular-control-of-amazon-ec2-apis/] SECURITY * AWS Secrets Manager now supports larger size for secrets and higher request rate for GetSecretValue API [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-secrets-manager-now-supports-larger-size-for-secrets-and-higher-request-rate-for-getsecretvalue-api/] * Introducing AWS Config multi-account, multi-region support for advanced query [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/introducing-aws-config-multi-account-multi-region-support-for-advanced-query/] * AWS WAF adds Anonymous IP List for AWS Managed Rules [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-waf-adds-anonymous-ip-list-for-aws-managed-rules/] * Amazon GuardDuty Price Reduction [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-guardduty-price-reduction/] * AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports certificate authentication for connections to AWS Transit Gateway [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-site-to-site-vpn-now-supports-certificate-authentication-for-connections-to-aws-transit-gateway/] * Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) Adds Support For 1 hour Backup Interval [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-adds-support-for-1-hour-backup-interval/] DEV AND OPS * AWS CodeCommit Introduces git-remote-codecommit, a New Git Credential Helper [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-codecommit-introduces-open-source-remote-helper/] * Introducing Customizations for AWS Control Tower solution [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/introducing-customizations-aws-control-tower-solution/] * Execute Chef recipes on Linux with AWS Systems Manager [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/execute-chef-recipes-with-aws-systems-manager/] * AWS Control Tower now supports single-step account provisioning [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-control-tower-now-supports-single-step-account-provisioning/] * AWS AppConfig announces integration with Amazon S3 [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-appconfig-announces-integration-with-amazon-s3/] * Amazon CloudWatch now allows you to combine multiple alarms [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-cloudwatch-now-allows-you-to-combine-multiple-alarms/] DATABASES * NoSQL Workbench for Amazon DynamoDB is now generally available [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/nosql-workbench-for-amazon-dynamodb-is-now-generally-available/] * Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports User Authentication with Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-user-authentication-with-kerberos-and-microsoft-active-directory/] * New AWS Certification validates expertise in AWS databases [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/new-aws-certification-validates-expertise-in-aws-databases/] * Amazon RDS Performance Insights Supports Amazon RDS for MySQL Version 8.0 [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-rds-performance-insights-supports-amazon-rds-for-mysql-version-8/] * Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility supports Amazon Aurora Global Database [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-amazon-aurora-global-database/] * Amazon Redshift launches pause and resume [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-redshift-launches-pause-resume/] * Amazon ElastiCache for Redis announces Global Datastore [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-announces-global-datastore/] * Announcing column-level access control for Amazon Redshift [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/announcing-column-level-access-control-for-amazon-redshift/] AI / ML * Amazon Transcribe now supports automatic content redaction [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-automatic-content-redaction/] * Announcing Time Expression for Amazon Comprehend Medical [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/announcing-time-expression-for-amazon-comprehend-medical/] * Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Now Supports Multi-Label Image and Text Classification and Amazon CloudWatch Events [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-now-supports-multi-label-image-and-text-classification-and-cloudwatch-events/] * Introducing Amazon Personalize Optimizer Using Amazon Pinpoint Events [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/introducing-amazon-personalize-optimizer-using-amazon-pinpoint-events/] * AWS RoboMaker simulation now supports GUI streaming for robot and simulation applications [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-robomaker-simulation-now-supports-gui-streaming-for-robot-and-simulation-applications/] OTHER COOL STUFF * You can now take all AWS Certification exams with online proctoring. See the AWS Certification FAQs [https://aws.amazon.com/certification/faqs/] * AWS Cost Explorer now offers Savings Plans Recommendations for Member (Linked) Accounts [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-cost-explorer-now-offers-savings-plans-recommendations-for-member-linked-accounts/] * AWS adds the ability for customers to enable AWS Local Zones themselves [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-customers-enable-aws-local-zones-themselves/] * AWS Global Accelerator now supports Bring Your Own IP Addresses and Resource Tagging [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/aws-global-accelerator-now-supports-bring-your-own-ip-addresses/] * AWS Console Mobile Application Launches a New Android Version [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-console-mobile-application-launches-a-new-android-version/] * Amazon Connect announces per-second billing, saving customers up to 5% in telephony costs [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-connect-per-second-billing-saving-telephony-costs/] * Amazon Connect makes it easier to customize the caller experience by adding attributes to existing contact flow blocks [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-connect-makes-it-easier-to-customize-the-caller-experience-by-adding-attributes-to-existing-contact-flow-blocks/] * Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for native application mode on Windows PCs [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/amazon-appstream-support-native-app-mode-windows-pcs/] * Automate index management with Amazon Elasticsearch Service [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/automate-index-management-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service/] * Amazon FSx for Lustre CSI Driver Supports New File System Deployment Options [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-fsx-lustre-csi-driver-supports-new-file-system-deployment-options/] * Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch versions 7.4 [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-versions-7.4/]

12. april 2020 - 39 min