SpaceRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Historic Martian Observation Captures Earth Occulted by Phobos
NASA's Perseverance rover recorded the first Earth disappearance behind another planetary body's moon from the Martian surface.
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Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon RDS for SQL Server Expands Bring Your Own Media Licensing Globally
Amazon RDS for SQL Server broadened BYOM support to ten new AWS regions for license portability.
ComputingRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS Lambda Enhances Network Bandwidth Proportionally up to 3 Gbps
AWS Lambda functions outside VPCs gained scalable network throughput tied to memory configuration, improving data transfer speeds.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon Keyspaces Launches in Canada West Region for Local Cassandra-Compatible Databases
AWS expanded Amazon Keyspaces availability to Canada West, enabling low-latency Cassandra-compatible access within the region.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS Glue Data Quality Enhances Anomaly Detection and Removes ETL Pricing Fees
AWS upgraded Glue Data Quality’s anomaly detection with a new observation mode and eliminated charges for ETL anomaly monitoring.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS Marketplace Introduces AI Insights for Transparent Pricing Explanation
AWS Marketplace added AI-powered descriptions that clarify product pricing structures prior to purchase.
Artificial IntelligenceRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon DynamoDB Adds Real-Time Vector Search for Large-Scale Semantic Retrieval
DynamoDB introduced native vector search supporting billions to trillions of vectors with millisecond latency.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS Glue Data Catalog Preview Gains Metadata Export to S3 Tables and Enhanced Encryption Support
AWS enhanced Glue Data Catalog preview to export metadata as queryable S3 tables and support encrypted catalogs.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS IAM Identity Center Introduces Optional AWS Account Access Management in New Instances
New IAM Identity Center instances can be configured to manage only AWS application access without provisioning AWS account access roles.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon Aurora Serverless Accelerates Scale-Up to Support Bursty AI Workloads
Aurora Serverless now achieves up to 12 ACUs within one second to handle agentic AI and bursty traffic efficiently.
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