Amazon Web Services | Latest News & Updates - Nov 16, 2024 Release

Amazon Web Services is collaborating with Deloitte and UNCF to create HBCUv™, a scalable cloud ecosystem for enhancing student learning, to be discussed at re:Invent on December 4...


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Amazon Web Services

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud computing services. It allows businesses to leverage a new business model by turning capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs, enabling them to access resources as needed. AWS offers a comprehensive set of cloud-based products, including compute, storage, databases, and analytics, serving hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries.


Amazon Web Services - Latest News and Updates

  • Amazon Web Services is collaborating with Deloitte and UNCF to create HBCUv™, a scalable cloud ecosystem for enhancing student learning, to be discussed at re:Invent on December 4.
  • Amazon Web Services introduced a new feature for centrally managing root access across AWS Organizations, enhancing security by allowing short-term root access and eliminating long-term root credentials.
  • Amazon Web Services launched AWS Lake Formation in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region to enhance data governance and sharing for analytics and machine learning.
  • Amazon Web Services has developed a Chrome extension using Amazon Bedrock, Transcribe, and Translate to provide real-time transcription, translation, and AI-powered summarization of live streams directly in browsers.
  • Amazon Web Services launched AWS Transfer Family in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region, offering managed file transfers for Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS.
  • Amazon Web Services introduced Resource Control Policies (RCP) on November 13, a new authorization policy for AWS Organizations that helps set maximum permissions for resources and restricts external access at scale.
  • Amazon Web Services has increased the Amazon S3 bucket limit to 1 million per account.
  • Amazon Web Services introduced AmazonQ Developer to automate the modernization of legacy Java applications.
  • On November 14, 2024, Amazon Web Services partnered with Sheltered Harbor to enhance cyber resilience for financial institutions by providing cloud-native data vaulting solutions.
  • Amazon Web Services launched AmazonQ to provide real-time suggestions and upgrade legacy code.

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