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Author: Sébastien Stormacq
Seb has been writing code since he first touched a Commodore 64 in the mid-eighties. He inspires builders to unlock the value of the AWS cloud, using his secret blend of passion, enthusiasm, customer advocacy, curiosity and creativity. His interests are software architecture, developer tools and mobile computing. If you want to sell him something, be sure it has an API. Follow him on Twitter @sebsto.
Amazon CloudFront now accepts your applications’ gRPC calls
Unlock high-performance APIs with gRPC on Amazon CloudFront. Reduce latency via a global CDN, secure traffic at the edge, and benefit from DDoS protection.
Replicate changes from databases to Apache Iceberg tables using Amazon Data Firehose (in preview)
Amazon Data Firehose introduces a new capability that captures database changes and streams updates to a data lake or warehouse, supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MongoDB, with automatic scaling and minimal impact on transaction performance.
Centrally managing root access for customers using AWS Organizations
Eliminate long-term root credentials, perform privileged tasks via short-lived sessions, and centrally manage root access – aligning with security best practices.
Announcing new APIs for Amazon Location Service Routes, Places, and Maps
Amazon Location unveils 17 new APIs with enhanced route optimization, toll cost calculations, GPS trace snapping, proximity search, predictive suggestions, and static/dynamic map rendering – streamlining developer experiences across a wide range of location-based applications.
EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images
Streamline workflows, automate installs like Xcode, and centralize management across operating systems. Set up pipelines building versioned, validated AMIs for your macOS workloads.
AWS Weekly Roundup: What’s App, AWS Lambda, Load Balancers, AWS Console, and more (Oct 14, 2024)
Last week, AWS hosted free half-day conferences in London and Paris. My colleagues and I demonstrated how developers can use generative AI tools to speed up their design, analysis, code writing, debugging, and deployment workflows. These events were held at the GenAI Lofts. These lofts are open until October 25 (London) and November 5 (Paris). […]
NICE DCV is now Amazon DCV with 2024.0 release
Discover how this high-performance remote protocol securely streams graphics-intensive apps from cloud to device, with QUIC, client enhancements, and extended OS support.
Add macOS to your continuous integration pipelines with AWS CodeBuild
AWS CodeBuild now supports macOS, simplifying CI/CD pipelines for Apple apps, using managed M2 machines with pre-installed tools like Xcode. Auto scale capacity seamlessly while CodeBuild manages the fleet.