June 29, 2015 Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week:Monday, June 22We announced Tagging for Amazon Glacier Vaults.We announced a New Version of the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3).We announced that the AWS Storage Gateway Now Supports Dell NetVault Backup 10.0 with Gateway-VTL.The AWS Windows and .NET Developer Blog talked about the SDK’s RegisterProfile method.The Cloud Academy Blog announced a New Cloud Academy Course: Amazon’s Virtual Private Cloud.We added Cloudcyr Data Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM with SQL 2014 SP2 Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM with SQL 2012 SP2 Enterprise, WooCommerce (Powered by Amimoto),, XRMS (Powered by System Sector), 1ClickUnifiedCloudCommand, and inoERP (Powered by System Sector) to the AWS Marketplace.The AWS Partner Network Blog talked about HIPAA Compliance-as-a-Service from Aptible.The AWS Security Blog talked about PCI Compliance in the AWS Cloud.Pluralsight published an Amazon Web Services Databases in Depth course.Formulary is a Python tool that offers easy management of AWS CloudFormation Stacks.Tuesday, June 23We announced that AWS OpsWorks Now Includes Support for Managing Agent Updates.We announced that AWS Config Can Now Record Configuration Changes for Specific Resources.We announced that CodeDeploy Now Supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.We announced Log Search Across Multiple Streams, Along with some Console Updates, for CloudWatch Logs.We announced New AWS Quick Starts for Trend Micro Deep Security and Microsoft Lync Server.The 2nd Watch Blog published A Deeper Look at AWS Aurora.The Hashicorp Blog announced Packer 0.8, with (among other things) support for creating Windows AMIs.The AWS Enterprise Blog published Some Cloud Adoption Observations from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan.The AWS Security Blog showed you How to Receive Notifications When Your AWS Account’s Root Keys Are Used.The AWS Startup Collection Published Part 2 of a series on Blue/Green Step-by-Step Deployment on AWS.Wednesday, June 24We added AWS Customer Succcess Stories from 99 Designs, Cenique, ConnectWise, Global Crop Diversity Trust, GREE, Logentries, Path, Singapore Post, We Feel, Willbros Group, and Zillow.I shared some Spot Instance Best Practices.We updated the AWS SDK for Java, AWS CLI, AWS SDK for Ruby, AWS SDK for JavaScript, AWS SDK for .NET, AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell, and the AWS SDK for Go.The Cloudability Blog discussed Saving on AWS with Newly Taggable Glacier Vaults.The Cloudlytics Blog listed 4 Reasons Why Cross-Zone Load Balancing is a Must-Have.The AWS PHP Developer Blog reviewed the Updated Framework Modules for v3.The AWS Partner Network Blog discussed AWS GovCloud (US) Test Drive Development with InfoReliance.Thursday, June 25We made an AWS Public Sector Update, featuring City on a Cloud, a New Public Data Set, and some AWS Usage and Growth Information.We launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service, and the Alexa Fund.We announced that EC2’s R3 Instances are Now Available in Brazil.The AWS Big Data Blog talked about Applying Machine Learning to Text Mining with Amazon S3 and RapidMiner.The We Kanban Blog announced an Amazon Web Services Auto Scaling CLI-Based Dashboard.The Cloud Academy Blog described The Linux Cloud on AWS & How to Use Linux Skills to Power Cloud Deployments.The Cloudreach Blog talked about Making a PaaS.The RightScale Blog announced Showback Reporting for AWS and More Clouds.The Evident.io Blog announced a Pricing Plan for Startups and SMBs to Boost AWS Security.Friday, June 26We added TIBCO Clarity, PROIV, Vidispint Content Management (Department Team, Midsized Team, Small Team, Web Starter, Web Midsized, Web Large, and Development & Prototyping to the AWS Marketplace.Bronze Drum Consulting talked about Crunching Numbers in the Cloud with Spot Instances.CloudWedge discussed how AWS and Bitnami Deliver Education as a Service with Open edX.The AWS Compute Blog talked about the day that AWS Lambda met Amazon Echo & Enabled Chatting to Slack.An article on Stackshare talked about How Cotap Is Building A HIPAA-compliant Messaging Service On AWS.New & Notable Open Source Packages Dyn53 is a Dynamic DNS Client for Route 53 for use in environments with dynamic external IP address assignment, such as with home ADSL connections.Aloisius helps you to manage the life-cycle of AWS CloudFormation Stacks.Legacy is a utility for uploading Cassandra snapshots and incremental backups to S3.Lambada is a more passionate way to create AWS Lambda functions using Clojure.Upcoming EventsJune 29 – Online – AWS SDK for PHP Office Hours (Google Hangout).June 30 – Online – AWS SDK for Ruby Office Hours (Google Hangout).July 14 – Webinar – Securing Web Applications on the Cloud with the AWS Shared Security Model – with APN Partner Alert Logic UK.July 14 – Webinar – How a Candy Manufacturer Runs SAP HANA for Analytics on the AWS Cloud – with APN Partner Protera Technologies.July 15 – Webinar – Delivering Corporate eLearning in the Cloud with AWS – with APN Partner Lambda Solutions and customer STEP Energy., July 23 – Webinar – Leveraging AWS Data to Manage Spend and Allocate Costs – with APN Partner CloudCheckr and customer Digital Globe.AWS Summits.AWS re:Invent.Upcoming Events at the AWS Loft (San Francisco) June 29 – What’s Your API Go-To-Market Strategy (6 – 8 PM)?July 6 – AWS Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 13 – Convert Your Code into a Microservice Using AWS Lambda (3 – 5 PM).July 15 – Container Day:Intro and Deep Dive into EC2 Containers (1 PM – 2 PM).Tutorial: Run Your Service with Amazon EC2 Container Service (2 – 3 PM).Build Your PaaS on AWS with ECS (3-4 PM).Batch Processing with Amazon EC2 Container Service (4 – 6 PM).July 16 – AWS Security the DevOps Way with Evident.io (6 – 8 PM).July 22 – A Prescription for Startup Financial Health: 8 Financial Best Practices for Startup Executives (6 PM – 7:30 PM).July 27 Lowering Total Cost of Ownership with AWS (3 – 4 PM).July 30 – Shinola Brings Back “Made in America” to Detroit with DevOps and the Cloud (6 – 8 PM).August 10 – AWS Bootcamp: Taking Operations to the Next Level (10 AM – 6 PM).August 17 – AWS Bootcamp: Getting Started with AWS -Technical (10 AM – 6 PM).August 20 – Behind the Scenes with ILM Lucasfilm: “Powering the World’s Leading Visual Effects Studio” (6 PM – 7:30 PM).September 14 – AWS Bootcamp: Architecting Highly Available Applications (10 AM – 6 PM).September 28 – AWS Bootcamp: Taking Operations to the Next Level (10 AM – 6 PM).Upcoming Events at the AWS Loft (New York) June 29 – Chartbeat (6:30 PM).June 30 – Picking the Right Tool for the Job (HTML5 vs. Unity) (Noon – 1 PM).June 30 – So You Want to Build a Mobile Game? (1 PM – 4:30 PM).June 30 – Buzzfeed (6:30 PM).July 6 – AWS Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 7 – Dr. Werner Vogels (Amazon CTO) + Startup Founders (6:30 PM).July 7 – AWS Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 8 – Sumo Logic Panel and Networking Event (6:30 PM).July 9- AWS Activate Social Event (7:00 PM – 10 PM).July 10 – Getting Started with Amazon EMR (Noon – 1 PM).July 10 – Amazon EMR Deep Dive (1 PM – 2 PM).July 10 – How to Build ETL Workflows Using AWS Data Pipeline and EMR (2 – 3 PM).July 14 – Chef Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 15 – Chef Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 16 – Science Logic (11 AM – Noon).July 16 – Intel Lustre (4 PM – 5 PM).July 17 – Chef Bootcamp (10 AM – 6 PM).July 22 – Mashery (11 AM – 3 PM).July 23 – An Evening with Chef (6:30 PM).July 29 – Evident.io (6:30 PM).August 5 – Startup Pitch Event and Summer Social (6:30 PM).August 25 – Eliot Horowitz, CTO and Co-Founder of MongoDB (6:30 PM).AWS Summits.Help WantedAWS Careers.Stay tuned for next week! 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