Weekly AWS News Roundup: Key Announcements and Upcoming Events
As we dive into another week, let’s take a look at the latest announcements from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Last week saw a relatively quieter period with 21 news items, mostly revolving around regional expansions of existing services. However, brace yourselves for a busier week ahead, filled with significant updates and events.
AWS Summit New York and AWS Community Day in Douala, Cameroon
This week, AWS is set to welcome its customers and partners at the AWS Summit New York on Wednesday, July 10, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The Summit is expected to bring a slew of announcements, judging by the number of AWS News Blog posts queued up for publication.
Additionally, AWS enthusiasts will gather at the AWS Community Day in Douala, Cameroon, on Saturday. This event provides an excellent opportunity for customers, partners, students, and the entire AWS community to connect and share knowledge.
Key Announcements from Last Week
Let’s delve into some of the notable launches from last week:
Amazon S3 Access Grants Integration with Amazon SageMaker and Python Frameworks
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Access Grants now integrate seamlessly with Amazon SageMaker and several open-source Python frameworks. This integration allows you to map identities from directories like Active Directory or AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to datasets in S3. The integration with Amazon SageMaker Studio simplifies the process of mapping identities to machine learning datasets in S3. Moreover, the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) plugin eliminates the need for custom code to manage data permissions, facilitating the use of S3 Access Grants in frameworks such as Django, TensorFlow, NumPy, and Pandas.
Enhanced Logging Controls for AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda has introduced new controls to streamline the search, filtering, and aggregation of Lambda function logs. You can now capture Lambda logs in a JSON structured format without requiring additional logging libraries. Furthermore, you can adjust the log level (e.g., ERROR, DEBUG, INFO) without modifying the code and specify the Amazon CloudWatch log group for Lambda logs.
Fine-Grained Access Control in Amazon DataZone
Amazon DataZone has rolled out fine-grained access control, enabling data owners to exercise granular control over their data at the row and column level. This feature allows data owners to restrict access to specific records rather than the entire dataset. Amazon DataZone helps catalog, discover, analyze, share, and govern data at scale across organizational boundaries with robust governance and access controls.
Native 400 Gbps Connections in AWS Direct Connect
AWS Direct Connect now offers native 400 Gbps dedicated connections at select locations. This update provides higher bandwidth without the complexity of managing multiple 100 Gbps connections in a link aggregation group. The increased capacity is particularly beneficial for applications that handle large-scale datasets, such as machine learning and advanced driver assistance systems for autonomous vehicles.
For a comprehensive list of AWS announcements, visit the What’s New at AWS page.
Additional AWS News
AWS Europe Sovereign Cloud Region Service List
AWS has released the list of services that will be available at launch in the upcoming AWS Europe Sovereign Cloud Region. The list includes services for security, networking, storage, computing, containers, artificial intelligence (AI), and serverless computing. This new region is tailored to meet the stringent digital sovereignty, data residency, operational autonomy, and resiliency requirements of public sector organizations and customers in highly regulated industries. The AWS Europe Sovereign Cloud is set to launch by the end of 2025, following an investment of 7.8 billion euros (approximately $8.46 billion).
Upcoming AWS Events
Mark your calendars and register for these upcoming AWS events:
AWS Summits
Join free online and in-person events where the cloud computing community can connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS. Upcoming AWS Summit events include:
- New York on July 10
- Bogotá on July 18
- Taipei on July 23-24
For more details on future events, visit the AWS Summit page.
AWS Community Days
Attend community-led conferences featuring technical discussions, workshops, and hands-on labs led by expert AWS users and industry leaders. Upcoming AWS Community Days include:
- Cameroon on July 13
- Aotearoa on August 15
- Nigeria on August 24
Explore all upcoming AWS-led in-person and virtual events and developer-focused events.
Conclusion
That wraps up this week’s AWS news roundup. Stay tuned for more updates next Monday. For those interested in the latest AWS announcements and events, keep an eye on our blog and the official AWS channels.
Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS!
— seb
This post is part of our Weekly Roundup series.
