Tag: SysAdmin

Kubernetes version 1.35 introduced several new features and bug fixes, and AWS is excited to announce that you can now use Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon EKS Distro to run Kubernetes version 1.35. Starting today, you can create new EKS clusters using version 1.35 and upgrade existing clusters to version 1.35 using the EKS console, the eksctl command line interface, or through an infrastructure-as-code tool. Kubernetes version 1.35 introduces several key improvements, including In-Place Pod Resource Updates allowing CPU and memory adjustments without restarting Pods, and PreferSameNode Traffic Distribution prioritizing local endpoints before routing to remote nodes for reduced latency. The release brings Node Topology Labels via Downward API enabling Pods to access region and zone information without API server queries, alongside Image Volumes delivering data ar

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) R7gd instances with up to 3.8 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage are available in Europe (Paris) Region. R7gd are powered by AWS Graviton3 processors with DDR5 memory are built on the AWS Nitro System. They are ideal for memory-intensive workloads such as open-source databases, in-memory caches, and real-time big data analytics and are a great fit for applications that need access to high-speed, low latency local storage, including those that need temporary storage of data for scratch space, temporary files, and caches.  To learn more, see Amazon R7gd Instances. To get started, see the AWS Management Console.

You can now use Amazon MSK Replicator to replicate streaming data across Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) clusters in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. MSK Replicator is a feature of Amazon MSK that enables you to reliably replicate data across Amazon MSK clusters in different or the same AWS Region(s) in a few clicks. With MSK Replicator, you can easily build regionally resilient streaming applications for increased availability and business continuity. MSK Replicator provides automatic asynchronous replication across MSK clusters, eliminating the need to write custom code, manage infrastructure, or setup cross-region networking. MSK Replicator automatically scales the underlying resources so that you can replicate data on-demand without having to monitor or scale capacity. MSK Replicator also replicates the necessary Kafka metadata including topic configurations, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and consumer gro

Amazon DynamoDB global tables with multi-Region strong consistency (MRSC) now supports application resiliency testing with AWS Fault Injection Service (FIS), a fully managed service for running controlled fault injection experiments to improve application performance, observability, and resilience. With this launch, you can create real-world failure scenarios to MRSC global tables, such as during regional failures, enabling you to observe how your applications respond to these disruptions and validate your resilience mechanisms. MRSC global tables replicate your DynamoDB tables automatically across your choice of AWS Regions to achieve fast, strongly consistent read and write performance, providing you 99.999% availability, increased application resiliency, and improved business continuity. FIS is a fully managed service for running con

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports editing job names and descriptions after submission. This new feature makes it easier to organize and identify jobs after submission by updating names or adding useful tracking details in the description field. Job names and descriptions are critical metadata for organizing and understanding between users and projects, often tracking things like shot and sequence number across systems. Previously they could only be set at job creation during submission, being able to edit them after submission allows you to fix issues in naming as well as add key tracking information to the job description for other users. You can edit job names and descriptions using the AWS SDK, Deadline client, and Deadline Monitor. To learn more see the AWS Deadline Cloud documentation.

AWS Network Firewall now provides visibility into generative AI (GenAI) application traffic and supports traffic filtering based on web categories. This new capability simplifies governance by enabling you to identify and control access to GenAI services, social media platforms, streaming sites, and other web categories directly within your firewall rules using pre-defined URL categories. This approach of inspecting traffic based on URL categories helps security and compliance teams enforce consistent policies across their AWS environments while providing visibility into usage of emerging technologies like GenAI. You can now easily block access to inappropriate or high-risk domains, restrict GenAI tool usage to approved services, and meet regulatory requirements—all while reducing operational overhead. When combined with AWS Network Firewall's TLS inspection feature, you can inspect the full URL path using category-based rules for even more granular control. This

AWS memory optimized R6id database instances are now generally available for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB in the Tel Aviv region. R6gd instances are now supported for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB in Asia Pacific (Osaka), and EU (Spain, Zurich) regions.  AWS Graviton2-based instances provide up to 40% performance improvement over R5-based instances of equivalent sizes on Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS databases, depending on database engine, version, and workload. R6gd instances also deliver local NVMe-based block level storage for low latency local storage. Memory-optimized R6id instances offer 58% higher TB storage per vCPU and 15% better price performance when compared with R5d instances. You can easily launch R6gd or R6id database instances through the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the

AWS announces advanced printer redirection for Amazon WorkSpaces Personal, enabling Windows users to access the full feature set of their printers from their virtual desktop environments. With this feature, customers can now use printer-specific capabilities such as double-sided printing, paper tray selection, finishing options (stapling, hole-punching), and color management directly from their Windows WorkSpaces. Advanced printer redirection addresses the need for specialized printing features that require printer-specific drivers rather than generic drivers. This capability is ideal for organizations with users who need advanced printing features for professional documents, labels, or specialized output. The feature includes configurable driver validation modes (exact match, partial match, or name-only matching) to balance compatibility with feature support, allowing administrators to optimize for their specific environment. When matching drivers are not found, WorkSpaces

AWS Marketplace now offers a self-service listing experience for sellers listing Amazon Machine Image (AMI) products with FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) images. This new capability eliminates the previous dependency on manual Product Load Forms and accelerates time-to-market for AWS partners that offer specialized hardware accelerators using FPGA technology on supported Amazon F2 instance types. With this launch, sellers can now create and manage AMIs with Amazon FPGA images using a new UI experience or programmatically through the AWS Marketplace Catalog API. During listing creation, sellers are guided through a step-by-step workflow to fill in required information about their listings including up to 15 Amazon FPGA images. The self-service experience includes comprehensive inline validation and error messages to help sellers identify and resolve configuration issues before submission, streamlining the publishing process and improving speed to market. To lea

Amazon Connect now enables you to apply tag-based access control to cases, giving administrators more control over who can view and manage case data. With this capability, you can associate tags with case templates and configure security profiles to control which users can access cases that include specific tags. For example, you can tag fraud-related cases and restrict access so that only users assigned to a fraud security profile can view or edit those cases, helping you enforce internal controls and data access policies. Amazon Connect Cases is available in the following AWS regions: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Africa (Cape Town) AWS regions. To learn more and get started, visit the Amazon Connect Cases webpage and