AWS Podcast

In this episode Simon gives you some Black Belt tips around managing you CloudFormation stacks and how to use AWS Organizations to control access to AWS resources. He also gives you a look at Amazon QuickSight ML Insights. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/how-to-perform-cross-parameter-validation-using-aws-cloudformation-rules-and-assertions/ https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_example-scps.html#example-scp-deny-region https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/features-ml/

Simon and Nicki cover almost 100 updates! Check out the chapter timings to see where things of interest to you might be. Infrastructure 00:42 Storage 1:17 Databases 4:14 Analytics 8:28 Compute 9:52 IoT 15:17 End User Computing 17:40 Machine Learning 19:10 Networking 21:57 Developer Tools 23:21 Application Integration 25:42 Game Tech 26:29 Media 27:37 Management and Governance 28:11 Robotics 30:35 Security 31:30 Solutions 32:40 Topic || Infrastructure In the Works – AWS Region in Indonesia | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-region-in-indonesia/ Topic || Storage New Amazon S3 Storage Class – Glacier Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-s3-storage-class-glacier-deep-archive/ File Gateway Supports Amazon S3 Object Lock - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/file-gateway-supports-amazon-s3-object-lock/ AWS Storage Gateway Tape Gateway Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-storage-gateway-service-integrates-tape-gateway-with-amazon-s3-glacier-deeparchive-storage-class/ AWS Transfer for SFTP supports AWS Privatelink – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-transfer-for-sftp-now-supports-aws-privatelink/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Now Supports Access from Amazon Linux | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-access-from-amazon-linux/ AWS introduces CSI Drivers for Amazon EFS and Amazon FSx for Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-introduces-csi-drivers-for-amazon-efs-and-amazon-fsx-for-lus/ Topic || Databases Amazon DynamoDB drops the price of global tables by eliminating associated charges for DynamoDB Streams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-dynamodb-drops-the-price-of-global-tables-by-eliminating-associated-charges-for-dynamodb-streams/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis 5.0.3 enhances I/O handling to boost performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-503-enhances-io-handling-to-boost-performance/ Amazon Redshift announces Concurrency Scaling: Consistently fast performance during bursts of user activity | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/AmazonRedshift-ConcurrencyScaling/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon RDS for MariaDB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/performance-insights-is-generally-available-for-mariadb/ Amazon RDS adds support for MySQL Versions 5.7.25, 5.7.24, and MariaDB Version 10.2.21 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-rds-mysql-minor-5725-5725-and-mariadb-10221/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL 5.7 Compatibility Supports GTID-Based Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-5-7-compatibility-supports-gtid-based-replication/ PostgreSQL 11 now Supported in Amazon RDS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/postgresql11-now-supported-in-amazon-rds/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Logical Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-logical-replication/ Restore an Encrypted Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Database from an Unencrypted Snapshot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/restore-an-encrypted-aurora-postgresql-database-from-an-unencrypted-snapshot/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports In-region Read Replicas with Active Data Guard for Read Scalability and Availability | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Amazon-RDS-for-Oracle-Now-Supports-In-region-Read-Replicas-with-Active-Data-Guard-for-Read-Scalability-and-Availability/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds Support for Migrating Oracle ETL Jobs to AWS Glue | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-schema-conversion-tool-adds-support-for-migrating-oracle-etl/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds New Conversion Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-sct-adds-support-for-new-endpoints/ Amazon Neptune Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-neptune-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight Announces General Availability of ML Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon_quicksight_announced_general_availability_of_mL_insights/ AWS Glue enables running Apache Spark SQL queries | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-enables-running-apache-spark-sql-queries/ AWS Glue now supports resource tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-now-supports-resource-tagging/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Supports AWS CloudTrail Logging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-supports-aws-cloudtrail-logging/ Tag-on Create and Tag-Based IAM Application for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/tag-on-create-and-tag-based-iam-application-for-amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/ Topic || Compute Amazon EKS Introduces Kubernetes API Server Endpoint Access Control | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-introduces-kubernetes-api-server-endpoint-access-cont/ Amazon EKS Opens Public Preview of Windows Container Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-opens-public-preview-of-windows-container-support/ Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.12 and Cluster Version Updates Via CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-12-and-cluster-vers/ New Local Testing Tools Now Available for Amazon ECS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-local-testing-tools-now-available-for-amazon-ecs/ AWS Fargate and Amazon ECS Support External Deployment Controllers for ECS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-fargate-and-amazon-ecs-support-external-deployment-controlle/ AWS Fargate PV1.3 adds secrets and enhanced container dependency management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-fargate-pv1-3-adds-secrets-and-enhanced-container-dependency/ AWS Event Fork Pipelines – Nested Applications for Event-Driven Serverless Architectures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-event-fork-pipelines-nested-applications-for-event-driven-serverless-architectures/ New Amazon EC2 M5ad and R5ad Featuring AMD EPYC Processors are Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-amazon-ec2-m5ad-and-r5ad-featuring-amd-epyc-processors-are-now-available/ Announcing the Ability to Pick the Time for Amazon EC2 Scheduled Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-the-ability-to-pick-the-time-for-amazon-ec2-scheduled-events/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Analytics now supports Single Step Setup of IoT Analytics Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-single-step-setup-of-iot-analytic/ AWS IoT Greengrass Adds New Connector for AWS IoT Analytics, Support for AWS CloudFormation Templates, and Integration with Fleet Indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-greengrass-adds-new-connector-aws-iot-analytics-support-aws-cloudformation-templates-integration-fleet-indexing/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.1 is Now Available for AWS IoT Greengrass v1.8.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-device-tester-now-available-aws-iot-greengrass-v180/ AWS IoT Core Now Supports HTTP REST APIs with X.509 Client Certificate-Based Authentication On Port 443 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-core-now-supports-http-rest-apis-with-x509-client-certificate-based-authentication-on-port-443/ Generate Fleet Metrics with New Capabilities of AWS IoT Device Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/generate-fleet-metrics-with-new-capabilities-of-aws-iot-device-management/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports iPad and Android Tablets and Touch Gestures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-appstream-2-0-now-supports-ipad-and-android-tablets-and-t/ Amazon WorkDocs Drive now supports offline content and offline search | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-workdocs-drive-now-supports-offline-content-and-offline-s/ Introducing Amazon Chime Business Calling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-business-calling/ Introducing Amazon Chime Voice Connector | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-voice-connector/ Alexa for Business now lets you create Alexa skills for your organization using Skill Blueprints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/alexa-for-business-now-lets-you-create-alexa-skills-for-your-org/ Topic || Machine Learning New AWS Deep Learning AMIs: Amazon Linux 2, TensorFlow 1.13.1, MXNet 1.4.0, and Chainer 5.3.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-aws-deep-learning-amis-amazon-linux2-tensorflow-13-1-mxnet1-4-0-chainer5-3-0/ Introducing AWS Deep Learning Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-deep-learning-containers/ Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in German and Korean | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-german-and-korean/ Amazon Transcribe enhances custom vocabulary with custom pronunciations and display forms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-enhances-custom-vocabulary-with-custom-pronunciations-and-display-forms/ Amazon Comprehend now supports AWS KMS Encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-comprehend-now-supports-aws-kms-encryption/ New Setup Tool To Get Started Quickly with Amazon Elastic Inference | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/new-python-script-to-get-started-quickly-with-amazon-elastic-inference/ Topic || Networking Application Load Balancers now Support Advanced Request Routing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/application-load-balancers-now-support-advanced-request-routing/ Announcing Multi-Account Support for Direct Connect Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-multi-account-support-for-direct-connect-gateway/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS App Mesh is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-app-mesh-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for IntelliJ is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-intellij-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (Developer Preview) is Now Available for Download from in the Visual Studio Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-visual-studio-code--developer-preview--is-now-available-for-download-from-vs-marketplace/ AWS Cloud9 announces support for Ubuntu development environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-cloud9-announces-support-for-ubuntu-development-environments/ Amplify Framework Adds Enhancements to Authentication for iOS, Android, and React Native Developers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amplify-framework-adds-enhancements-to-authentication-for-ios-android-and-react-native-developers/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Action-Level Details to Pipeline Execution History | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-codepipeline-adds-action-level-details-to-pipeline-execution-history/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon API Gateway Improves API Publishing and Adds Features to Enhance User Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-api-gateway-improves-api-publishing-and-adds-features/ Topic || Game Tech AWS Whats New - Lumberyard Beta 118 - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/over-190-updates-come-to-lumberyard-beta-118-available-now/ Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-gamelift-realtime-servers-now-in-preview/ Topic || Media Services Detailed Job Progress Status and Server-Side S3 Encryption Now Available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/detailed-job-progress-status-and-server-side-s3-encryption-now-available-with-aws-elemental-mediaconvert/ Introducing Live Streaming with Automated Multi-Language Subtitling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-live-streaming-with-automated-multi-language-subtitling/ Video on Demand Now Leverages AWS Elemental MediaConvert QVBR Mode | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/video-on-demand-now-leverages-aws-elemental-mediaconvert-qvbr-mode/ Topic || Management and Governance Use AWS Config Rules to Remediate Noncompliant Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/use-aws-config-to-remediate-noncompliant-resources/ AWS Config Now Supports Tagging of AWS Config Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-now-supports-tagging-of-aws-config-resources/ Now You Can Query Based on Resource Configuration Properties in AWS Config | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/now-you-can-query-based-on-resource-configuration-properties-in-aws-config/ AWS Config Adds Support for Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-adds-support-for-amazon-api-gateway/ Amazon Inspector adds support for Amazon EC2 A1 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-inspector-adds-support-for-amazon-ec2-a1-instances/ Service control policies in AWS Organizations enable fine-grained permission controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/service-control-policies-enable-fine-grained-permission-controls/ You can now use resource level policies for Amazon CloudWatch Alarms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/you-can-now-use-resource-level-permissions-for-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon CloudWatch Launches Search Expressions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-cloudwatch-launches-search-expressions/ AWS Systems Manager Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-systems-manager-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-robomaker-announces-service-level-agreement/ AWS RoboMaker announces new build and bundle feature that makes it up to 10x faster to update a simulation job or a robot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/robomaker-new-build-and-bundle/ Topic || Security Announcing the renewal command for AWS Certificate Manager | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Announcing-the-renewal-command-for-AWS-Certificate-Manager/ AWS Key Management Service Increases API Requests Per Second Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-key-management-service-increases-api-requests-per-second-limits/ Announcing AWS Firewall Manager Support For AWS Shield Advanced | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-aws-firewall-manager-support-for-aws-shield-advanced/ Topic || Solutions New AWS SAP Navigate Track | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/sap-navigate-track/ Deploy Micro Focus PlateSpin Migrate on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/deploy-micro-focus-platespin-migrate-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/

How do you build applications that are loosely coupled but reliable? How can you take an even more abstracted view of cloud infrastructure? Simon is joined by Adam Larter (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) to discuss options available to developers using AWS. Links: AWS App Mesh: https://aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/ AWS Cloud Development Kit: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cdk

Provable Security: Conversations on Next Gen Security. We published a podcast (https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/aws-podcast/#266) on provable security (https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/) last fall, and, due to high customer interest, we decided to bring you a regular peek into this AWS initiative. This series will cover how the traditionally academic field of automated reasoning is being applied at AWS at scale to help provide higher assurances for our customers, regulators, and the broader cloud industry. We’ll talk to individuals whose minds helped shape the history of automated reasoning, as well as learn from engineers and scientists who are applying automated reasoning to help solve pressing security and privacy challenges in the cloud. In our first interview, Byron Cook, Director of the AWS Automated Reasoning Group, sits down with Moshe Vardi, Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and Director of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology. Moshe describes the history of logic, automated reasoning, formal verification and his legendary moustache. Learn more at the AWS Provable Security webpage (https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/). Automated reasoning public figures: George Boole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole Tony Hoare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare Robert W. Floyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Floyd John McCarthy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist) Amir Pnueli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Pnueli Gottlob Frege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Frege Arthur Prior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Prior John Harrison https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jrh13/ Automated techniques and algorithms: First-order logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-order_logic Temporal logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_logic An Automata-Theoretic Approach to Automatic Program Verification https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/116609/1/lics86.pdf Boolean satisfiability problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_satisfiability_problem Davis-Putnam algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis–Putnam_algorithm SAT Competition https://www.satcompetition.org/

Did you know you can save 70-90% on compute costs easier than ever? Or that you can get more work done for the same spend? EC2 Spot is more powerful and easier to use than ever; Simon takes you through some of the new capabilities and benefits that you can use today. EC2 Spot Instances: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/details/ EC2 Spot Instance Advisor: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/instance-advisor/ EC2 Spot Instance Data Feed: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-data-feeds.html EC2 Spot Fleet: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-requests.html EC2 Spot Instances Getting Started: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/getting-started/

Simon and Nicki run through some interesting new AWS capabilities for customers as well as a look at the upcoming re:MARS conference (https://remars.amazon.com/). 0:29 - Databases 1:20 - Analytics 1:52 - Compute 3:22 - IoT 4:05 - Customer Engagement 5:07 - Networking 5:34 - Developer Tools 7:46 - Application Integration 8:20 - Game Tech 8:42 - Media Services 9:24 - Management and Governance 12:41 - re:MARS Topic || Databases Amazon DynamoDB adds support for switching encryption keys to encrypt your data at rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-dynamodb-adds-support-for-switching-encryption-keys-to-encrypt-your-data-at-rest/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for Redis 5.0.3 and the ability to change Redis command names | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-redis-503-and-the-ability-to-change-redis-command-names/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon RDS for SQL Server | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/performance-insights-is-generally-available-for-sql-server/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight Supports Row Level Security Enabled Email Reports, New Analytical Capabilities and More | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-quickSight-supports-row-level-security-enabled-email-reports-new-analytical-capabilities-and-more/ Topic || Compute AWS Step Functions Adds Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-step-functions-adds-tag-based-permissions/ AWS ParallelCluster support for Amazon FSx Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-parallelcluster-support-for-amazon-fsx-lustre/ Announcing the Preupgrade Assistant to Migrate to Amazon Linux 2 From Amazon Linux AMI | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing_the_amazon_linux_2_preupgrade_assistant/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Greengrass Introduces New Networking Configurations and Group Permission Settings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-greengrass-introduces-new-networking-configurations-group-permission-settings/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Connect Simplifies Adding AWS Lambda Functions to Contact Flows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-connect-simplifies-adding-aws-lambda-functions-to-contact-flows/ Introducing new AWS Digital Customer Experience Competency Partner Solutions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-new-aws-digital-customer-experience-competency/ Topic || Networking Announcing the new AWS Direct Connect Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-the-new-aws-direct-connect-console/ Topic || Developer Tools Amazon Corretto 11 is Now Available as a Release Candidate | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-corretto-11-is-now-available-as-a-release-candidate/ AWS Amplify Console Adds Support for Instant CDN Cache Invalidation and Delta Deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-amplify-console-adds-support-for-instant-cdn-cache-invalidation-and-delta-deployments/ AWS CodeCommit Supports VPC Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-codecommit-supports-vpc-endpoints/ Automate Releases to the AWS Serverless Application Repository using AWS CodePipeline | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/automate-releases-to-the-aws-serverless-application-repository-using-aws-codepipeline/ Topic || Application Integration New Amazon SNS Console Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-amazon-sns-console-now-available/ Topic || Game Tech Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Now Available for Amazon GameLift | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/identity-and-access-management--iam--roles-now-available-for-ama/ Topic || Media Services AWS Elemental MediaLive Adds Support for Encrypted HLS and VPC Inputs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-adds-supports-for-encrypted-hls-and-vpc-inputs/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Now Supports Pausing Channel Delivery on a Schedule | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-now-supports-pausing-channel-delivery-on-a-schedule/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Simplifies Sending Live Streams to AWS Elemental MediaPackage | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-simplifies-sending-live-streams-to-aws-elemental-mediapackage/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Systems Manager now supports on-premises instance management for large hybrid environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/AWS_Systems_Manager_on-premises_instance_management_for_large_hybrid_environments/ AWS CloudFormation Coverage Updates for AWS RAM, AWS Robomaker, Amazon ApiGateway, and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-aws-ram--aws-robomaker--/ whats-new/2019/02/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-redis-503-and-the-ability-to-change-redis-command-names/ AWS License Manager adds new capabilities to track on premises usage, number of instances, and vCPUs based on Optimize CPU settings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/NewLicenseManagervCPU/ AWS License Manager enhances support for tracking instances on premises | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/LicenseManagerOnPremises/

How do you know if you have built your system the best way possible? How can you track this over time, and see and share improvements with others? The AWS Well-Architected Framework now has a customer-accessible tool - free to use! Simon speaks with "Fitz" (Philip Fitzimons) who leads the Well-Architected team at AWS about how customers can make the most of this new capability. Links: AWS Well-Architected Home Page: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

Simon is joined by new update co-host Nicki Klein (Senior Technical Evangelist, AWS) to discuss all the latest features and capabilities available to AWS customers! Chapters 1:57 Mobile 5:21 Solutions & Quickstarts 7:53 Database 13:51 Storage 17:46 Analytics 20:58 Compute 24:32 Certifications 26:11 Machine Learning 27:25 Developer Tools 28:31 Networking 29:07 Media Services 30:37 Security 31:30 IoT 32:30 Management & Governance 33:43 Customer Engagement 34:30 End User Experience 34:59 Robotics 35:30 Migration Topic || Mobile Amplify Framework Adds Support for Multiple Environments, Custom Resolvers, Larger Data Models, and IAM Roles Including MFA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amplify-framework-adds-support-for-multiple-environments-custom-resolvers-larger-data-models-and-iam-roles-including-mfa/ Topic || Solutions and Quick Starts Introducing AWS Solutions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/introducing-aws-solutions/ AWS Quick Starts for Atlassian products now auto-detect existing infrastructure | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-quick-starts-for-atlassian-products-now-auto-detect-infrastructure/ Quick Start for Portworx PX-Enterprise on Kubernetes on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/quick-start-for-portworx-enterprise-on-kubernetes-on-aws/ Deploy the XebiaLabs DevOps Platform on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/deploy-the-xebialabs-devops-platform-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/ Topic || Databases Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Amazon S3 Integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Amazon-RDS-for-Oracle-Now-Supports-Amazon-S3-Integration/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) Versions 18.1 and 18.2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-apex-18/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports database auditing with Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-database-auditing-with-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports new features for aggregations, arrays, and indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Amazon-DocumentDB-new-features-for-aggregations-arrays-and-indexing/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) adds DynamoDB transactions support for Python and .NET | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-dax-adds-dynamodb-transactions-support-for-python-and-net/ Performance Insights Now Supports Counter Metrics on Amazon RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, and Aurora MySQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Performance-Insights-Counter-Metrics-MS-PG-AMS/ Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB Now Support R5 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-mysql-and-mariadb-now-support-r5-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB Now Support T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-mysql-and-mariadb-now-support-t3-instance-types/ Amazon Aurora Serverless Publishes Logs to Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-serverless-publishes-logs-to-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility Supports T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-compatibility-supports-t3-instance-types/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports PostgreSQL 10.6 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-postgresql-10-6/ Topic || Storage Amazon EFS Introduces Lower Cost Storage Class | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-efs-introduces-lower-cost-storage-class/ Amazon EFS Now Supports Tag-on-Create | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-efs-now-supports-tag-on-create/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Now Supports On-Premises Access to File Systems and Supports Access Across AWS VPCs, Accounts, and Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-supports-on-premises-access/ AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance in Europe | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-storage-gateway-hw-appliance-eu-availability-and-storage-and-networking-options/ Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) Adds Support For Shorter Backup Intervals | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-adds-support-for-shorter-backup-intervals/ Topic || Analytics Use Athena Workgroups to Separate Workloads Between Users or Applications, View Query Metrics, and Enforce Cost Controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/athena_workgroups/ Amazon Athena Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/athena_support_for_tags/ Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Announces Support for Custom Amazon S3 Prefixes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-announces-support-for-custom-amazon-s3-prefixes/ Amazon MSK expands its open preview into Ohio and Ireland AWS regions, and adds support for Apache Kafka 2.1.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-msk-expands-its-open-preview-into-ohio-and-ireland-aws-regions-and-adds-support-for-apache-kafka-2-1-0/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams adds Synchronized Audio Video Playback and MPEG-TS Container Format Support via HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-adds-synchronized-audio-video-playback-and-mpeg-ts-container-format-support-via-http-live-streaming-hls/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for Java Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-for-java-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Topic || Compute Introducing Five New Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/introducing-five-new-amazon-ec2-bare-metal-instances/ Amazon EKS Releases VPC CNI plugin v1.3.2 with Enhancements for P3dn Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-eks-releases-vpc-cni-plugin-v1-3-2-with-enhancements-for-/ Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster Using Amazon EKS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/deploy-a-kubernetes-cluster-using-amazon-eks-with-new-quick-start/ Amazon EC2 Fleet Now Lets You Increase Target Capacity Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-EC2-fleet-now-lets-you-increase-the-fleets-target-capacity-limits/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Now Supports Managed Updates, Immutable Deployments, and Enhanced Health Monitoring for Windows Server Platform V2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elastic-beanstalk-now-offers-windows-server-platform-v2-With-new-features/ Topic || Training and Certification New AWS Digital Badges Unveiled to Showcase your AWS Certified Status | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/new-aws-digital-badges-to-showcase-aws-certified-status/ Announcing Updated Professional-Level AWS Certification Exams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/updated-professional-level-aws-certification-exams/ Topic || Machine Learning Enhanced Content Moderation is now available for Amazon Rekognition Video | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/improved-content-moderation-is-now-available-for-amazon-Rekognition-video/ Topic || Developer Tools Amazon Corretto 11 is Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-corretto-11-is-now-in-preview/ AWS CodeCommit Supports Programmatic Creation of Commits Containing Multiple Files | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-codecommit-supports-programmatic-creation-of-commits-contain/ Topic || Networking Route 53 Resolver for Hybrid Cloud Expands to Seven New AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/route-53-resolver-for-hybrid-cloud-expands-to-seven-new-aws-regions/ Topic || Media Services AWS Elemental MediaStore Adds Support for Access Logs on Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elemental-mediastore-adds-support-for-access-logs-on-containers/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Adds Support for Video Rotation and Ad Marker Insertion | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-adds-support-for-video-rotation-and-ad-marker-insertion/ Topic || Security, Identity & Compliance AWS Shield Increases Default Resource Limits For Advanced Protection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-shield-advanced-increases-default-resource-limits/ AWS Single Sign-On is Now Available in Seven More Global Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-sso-is-now-available-in-the-asia-pacific-singapore-asia-pacific-sydney-eu-frankfurt-eu-ireland-eu-london-us-east-ohio-and-us-west-oregon-regions/ Topic || Internet of Things AWS IoT Device Tester is Now Available for Amazon FreeRTOS v1.4.5 and v1.4.6 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-iot-device-tester-now-available-amazon-freertos-v145-v146/ AWS IoT Device Defender Now Provides Statistical Anomaly Detection and Data Visualization | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-iot-device-defender-now-provides-statistical-anomaly-detection-and-data-visualization/ Cypress CYW943907AEVAL1F and CYW954907AEVAL1F are Now Qualified for Amazon FreeRTOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/cypress-cyw943907aeval1f-and-cyw-954907aeval1f-now-qualified-amazon-freeRTOS/ AWS Announces RISC-V Support in the FreeRTOS Kernel | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-announces-riscv-support-freertos-kernel/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Systems Manager State Manager Enables Document Sharing Across Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-systems-manager-state-manager-enables-document-sharing-across-accounts/ Resource Groups Tagging API Supports Additional AWS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/resource-groups-tagging-api-supports-additional-aws-services/ AWS Well-Architected Tool now supports architecture reviews for On Premises and Hybrid Cloud workloads | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-well-architected-tool-now-supports-architecture-reviews-for-/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Connect Now Supports Additional Options When Transferring to External Phone Numbers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-connect-now-supports-additional-options-when-transferring-to-external-phone-numbers/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon WorkLink now works with Android phones | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-worklink-now-works-with-android-phones/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker now supports new languages, tagging, and AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/robomaker-now-supports-new-languages-tagging-and-cloudformation/ Topic || Migration AWS Server Migration Service Adds Support for Importing Applications from AWS Migration Hub | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/AWS_Server_Migration_Service/

What does a modern software development look like? What are some of the optimised approaches you can use? What is the state of play when it comes to developer tooling and the cloud? Simon is joined by Adam Larter (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) to discuss options available to developers using AWS. Links: DevOps and AWS landing page: https://aws.amazon.com/devops/ 
Keep up to date with the AWS DevOps blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/ 
What is SAM?: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/what-is-sam.html
SAM on Github: https://github.com/awslabs/serverless-application-model 
Invoking a Lambda function locally using SAM CLI: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-cli-command-reference-sam-local-invoke.html 
AWS Toolkits for PyCharm, IntelliJ (Preview), and Visual Studio Code (Preview): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-toolkits-for-pycharm-intellij-preview-and-visual-studio-code-preview/

Do you have lots of data to search, analyze and visualize? The Amazon ElasticSearch service is used by customers large and small to do just that! Simon speaks with Jon Handler (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) about some exciting new capabilities and also how to size, tune and optimize your clusters. Links: Amazon ElasticSearch: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/ T-Shirt size blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-t-shirt-size-your-domain/ How many instances do I need? https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-how-many-data-instances-do-i-need/ How many shards? https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-how-many-shards-do-i-need/ Set alarms on CW metrics: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-set-cloudwatch-alarms-on-key-metrics/ re:Invent Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kQkS51VnU