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New – Amazon EC2 M6id and C6id Instances with Up to 7.6 TB Local NVMe Storage
Last year, we launched the Amazon EC2 M6i instances and C6i instances, our sixth-generation offerings that include 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Today we are expanding Amazon EC2 M6id and C6id instances, backed by NVMe-based SSD block-level instance storage physically connected to the host server. These instances are powered by the Intel Xeon Scalable […]
New for AWS DataSync – Move Data Between AWS and Other Public Locations
Update 05/29/25 On May 29, 2025, AWS DataSync launched Enhanced mode support for cross-cloud transfers. Enhanced mode simplifies data transfers between AWS and other clouds by removing the need for a DataSync agent. It also provides higher performance and scalability when compared to Basic mode. For more details, see the What’s New announcement or review the documentation for guidance […]
New – Amazon EC2 C7g Instances, Powered by AWS Graviton3 Processors
I am excited to announce that Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C7g instances powered by the latest AWS Graviton3 processors that have been available in preview since re:Invent last year are now available for all. Let’s decompose the name C7g: the “C” instance family is designed for compute-intensive workloads. This is the 7th generation […]
AWS Week In Review – May 23, 2022
This post is part of our Week in Review series. Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS! This is the right place to quickly learn about recent AWS news from last week, in just about five minutes or less. This week, I have collected a couple of […]
AWS Backup Now Supports Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you know that I categorize some posts as “chocolate and peanut butter” in homage to an ancient (1970 or so) series of TV commercials for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Today, I am happy to bring you the latest such post, combining AWS Backup and Amazon FSx […]
AWS Week in Review – May 16, 2022
This post is part of our Week in Review series. Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS! I had been on the road for the last five weeks and attended many of the AWS Summits in Europe. It was great to talk to so many of you […]
Amazon EC2 Now Supports NitroTPM and UEFI Secure Boot
In computing, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. A TPM chip is a secure crypto-processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. There are three key advantages of using TPM technology. First, you can generate, store, and control access to encryption keys outside of the operating system. Second, […]
AWS Week in Review – May 9, 2022
This post is part of our Week in Review series. Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS! Another week starts, and here’s a collection of the most significant AWS news from the previous seven days. This week is also the one-year anniversary of CloudFront Functions. It’s exciting […]