Support for KMS encryption on S3 buckets used by AWS Config

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedSupport for KMS encryption on S3 buckets used by AWS Config AWS Config now supports the ability to use an AWS Key Management Service (KMS) key or alias Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that you provide, to encrypt the data delivered to your Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket. By default, AWS Config delivers configuration…

Create a custom data connector to Slack’s Member Analytics API in Amazon QuickSight with Amazon Athena Federated Query

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCreate a custom data connector to Slack’s Member Analytics API in Amazon QuickSight with Amazon Athena Federated Query Amazon QuickSight recently added support for Amazon Athena Federated Query, which allows you to query data in place from various data sources. With this capability, QuickSight can extend support to query additional data sources like Amazon…

CloudFormation StackSets delegated administration

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCloudFormation StackSets delegated administration If you are using AWS CloudFormation StackSets, you are having to manage your stacks from the AWS Organizations management account. According to best practice, the management account should be used only for tasks that require it. Until today, you had to use the management account to manage your AWS CloudFormation…