You can now run SQL Server Enterprise Edition as a License Included offering on Amazon RDS. The License Included offering for the Enterprise Edition is available on R3.2xlarge, R3.4xlarge, and R3.8xlarge instance types, in the US-East (Virginia), US-West (Oregon) and Europe (Ireland) regions. In the License Included service model, you do not need separately purchased Microsoft Read more about Amazon RDS introduces a License Included offering for SQL Server Enterprise Edition[…]

Originally launched with 10 services in 2009, the AWS SDK for .NET has been offered as a single package that includes support for all AWS services. Since that time, the number of supported AWS services has grown to 52, and the size of the SDK has become larger. We began to hear more customer requests Read more about Version 3 of the AWS SDK for .NET is available for production use in .NET 3.5 and 4.5[…]

You can now configure Amazon Redshift to automatically copy snapshots of your KMS-encrypted clusters to another region of your choice. By storing a copy of your snapshots in a secondary region, you have the ability to restore your cluster from recent data if anything affects the primary region. For details on how to enable automatic Read more about Amazon Redshift now supports cross-region backups for KMS-encrypted clusters[…]

The AWS Mobile SDK for Xamarin is available in Developer Preview. Now you can easily deliver cross-platform iOS, Android, and Windows applications created with Xamarin that leverage AWS Services. With AWS Mobile SDK for Xamarin, you can simply connect your Xamarin-built apps to AWS for identity management through Amazon Cognito, cloud storage via Amazon S3, Read more about Announcing AWS Mobile SDK for Xamarin: Connect your Xamarin-built apps to AWS Services[…]

Amazon S3 now includes several new enhancements that provide you improved insight, flexibility, and control of your data: Source: Amazon Web Services News

Starting today, Spot fleet automatically launches new Spot instances into the lowest priced Availability Zone (AZ) when you specify multiple VPC subnets or AZs in the Spot fleet launch specifications. Previously, when you required Spot fleets in the cheapest among a specific set of subnets, you had to determine the AZ with the lowest Spot Read more about Spot fleet launches Spot instances in the lowest priced Availability Zone[…]

You can use AWS to build applications that are compliant with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), using services that are covered under the AWS Business Associate Agreement (BAA). The AWS BAA now covers three new services: Amazon RDS (relational databases; MySQL and Oracle engines only), Amazon DynamoDB (NoSQL database), and Amazon Read more about Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon RDS (Oracle and MySQL engines only), and Amazon EMR now covered under the AWS Business Associate Agreement[…]