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AWS Week in Review – March 6, 2017

This edition includes all of our announcements, content from all of our blogs, and as much community-generated AWS content as I had time for!

Monday March 6	We announced the AWS Health Tools Repository. We announced that you can now Send High-Volume SMS Messages from Dedicated Short Codes. We announced that Amazon Elastic File System Now Supports NFSv4 Lock Upgrading and Downgrading. We announced that Amazon SES Now Supports up to 10,000 Verified Identities. We updated the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator – it is now price accurate and region complete. We published customer success stories from : BidMotion, Iconosquare, The Met Office, Mojo Networks, MoveWORK, Porter Airlines, and Springworks. The AWS Java Blog announced that AWS Toolkit for Eclipse Now Supports Creation of Maven Projects for AWS, Lambda, and Serverless Applications. The AWS Management Tools Blog showed you how to Use AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate to Manage EC2 Instances with Auto Scaling. I looked back at Amazon RDS in 2016. The AWS Enterprise Blog shared Some Cloud Best Practices from iTMethods. The AWS Partner Network Blog talked about CloudHealth Technologies – Enabling Next-Generation MSPs. The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog launched the Fourth City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. Cloudonaut continued their AWS Velocity series with an EC2-Based CI/CD Pipeline. DZone talked about The AWS Serverless API Portal. Trek10 showed you how to Schedule Calling Webhooks with Cron-Like Syntax in AWS Lambda.
Tuesday March 7	We announced that the AWS Database Migration Service has Processed 20,000 Migrations and Counting. We announced that Amazon Aurora Now Supports Cross-Account Encrypted Snapshot Sharing and Encryption Support for Globally Distributed Database Deployments. We announced that AWS Database Migration Service Now Supports Individual Table Reload. We announced a new AWS Direct Connection Location in Vienna. We announced that AWS Step Functions is Now Available in the EU (Frankfurt) Region. We announced that AWS IoT is Now Available in the EU (London) Region. We announced that AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is Now Available in the Canada (Central) Region. The AWS Partner Network Blog announced that the Heptio Kubernetes on AWS Quick Start is Now Available. The Mechanical Turk Blog announced that Developers Can Now Use AWS SDKs to Access the MTurk API. A two-part series on the AWS Compute Blog showed you how to Automate the Creation of Consistent Amazon EBS Snapshots with Amazon EC2 Systems Manager (Part 1, Part 2). The AWS Java Blog reminded you that Client Constructors are Now Deprecated in the AWS SDK for Java. The AWS Security Blog showed you How to Protect Your Web Application Against DDoS Attacks by Using Amazon Route 53 and an External Content Delivery Network. The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog shared An Introduction to AWS for Nonprofits & NGOs. Twilio showed you how to Get Server Outage Alerts via SMS with AWS Lambda. Cloud Academy discussed Two Long-Awaited New Features in Amazon EC2. Flux7 explained how Mass AWS Migration Grows Developer Efficiency & Productivity with Self-Serve IT. nTh Among All spent some time Exploring AWS Organizations.
Wednesday March 8	We announced that Amazon AppStream Now Allows You to use CloudWatch to Monitor Your Fleets. We announced an Edge Location in Prague, Czech Republic. We announced that AWS CodePipeline Now Supports AWS CodeBuild as a Test Action. We announced that AWS Directory Service for Microsoft AD Simplifies On-Premises User Sign-in to the AWS Management Console. We announced Amazon EMR 5.4.0 and Support for R4 Instances. The AWS AI Blog announced that the Deep Learning AMI v2.0 is Now Available for Amazon Linux. The AWS Database Blog talked about Using the Redis Geospatial Capbilities via Amazon ElastiCache. The AWS Enterprise Blog noted that Tenets Provide Essential Guidance on Your Cloud Journey. The AWS Big Data Blog announced Big Changes to the Big Data on AWS Training Course. The AWS Security Blog showed you How to Access the AWS Management Console Using AWS Microsoft AD and Your On-Premises Credentials. The AWS Management Tools Blog showed you How to Analyze Security, Compliance, and Operational Activity Using AWS CloudTrail and Amazon Athena. CloudHealth listed Four Steps to Understanding the TCO of Migrating a Workload to AWS. Gorillastack discussed the AWS Lambda IteratorAge Metric for Increased Processing Operations Visibility.
Thursday March 9	We announced that Amazon SES Can Now Automatically Warm Up Your Dedicated IP Addresses. We announced that Amazon Cognito is Now Available in the EU (London) Region. We announced that Amazon API Gateway Now Integrates with AWS Certificate Manager. We announced that EC2 Rescue is Now Available. We added Ten New Service Limit Checks, AuroraDB Availability, and EC2 Windows Checks to AWS Trusted Advisor. We published a View From the Floor of HIMSS as part of our focus on AWS and Healthcare. The AWS Compute Blog showed you how to Create a Simple “Fetch & Run” AWS Batch Job. The AWS AI Blog showed you how to Predict Customer Churn with Amazon Machine Learning. The AWS Big Data Blog showed you how to Analyze VPC Flow Logs with Amazon Kinesis Firehose, Amazon Athena, and Amazon QuickSight. The AWS Security Blog explained how the New Cloud Directory API Makes it Easier to Query Data Along Multiple Dimensions. Stelligent talked about Using Parameter Store with AWS CodePipeline. Botmetric announced the Botmetric Smart RI for AWS Reserved Instance Management. CloudCheckr announced Multiple New Reports for Multiple Account Views. Gathering Clouds explained How to Migrate to AWS in 30 Days.
Friday March 10	We announced that Amazon Aurora is Now Available in the US West (N. California) Region. We announced that Amazon Aurora Now Supports T2.Small Instances. CloudHealth shared The 3 “R’s” of Lowering AWS Costs. DZone shared CloudFormation Templates: ECS Cluster and Service, Legacy VPC Wrapper, and Automated Tests.
Saturday March 11	DZone published AWS Timeouts: A Detective Story.
Sunday March 12	DZone talked about Serverless Development With Node.js, AWS Lambda, and MongoDB Atlas.

— Jeff;

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