Using AWS Lambda extensions to send logs to custom destinations

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedUsing AWS Lambda extensions to send logs to custom destinations You can now send logs from AWS Lambda functions directly to a destination of your choice using AWS Lambda Extensions. Lambda Extensions are a new way for monitoring, observability, security, and governance tools to easily integrate with AWS Lambda. For more information,…

Combining encryption and signing with AWS KMS asymmetric keys

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedCombining encryption and signing with AWS KMS asymmetric keys In this post, I discuss how to use AWS Key Management Service (KMS) to combine asymmetric digital signature and asymmetric encryption of the same data. The addition of support for asymmetric keys in AWS KMS has exciting use cases for customers. The ability…

Accelerate infrastructure as code development with open source Former2

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAccelerate infrastructure as code development with open source Former2 In this post, AWS Community Hero, Ian Mckay, highlights the capabilities of Former2, an open source project that enables you to generate infrastructure as code (IaC) templates from existing AWS resources in your account. This post covers how Mckay created Former2, how to…

AWS CodePipeline Source Action for AWS CodeCommit Supports git clone

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAWS CodePipeline Source Action for AWS CodeCommit Supports git clone AWS CodePipeline Source Action now supports cloning of AWS CodeCommit repositories. With this improvement, when you define a Source Action, CodePipeline will clone the CodeCommit git repository to fetch the commit history and metadata.

Updates to AWS Partner-Led Support for Solution Provider Partners 

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedUpdates to AWS Partner-Led Support for Solution Provider Partners  By Aline Vazzoler, Solution Provider Business Development Manager at AWS The AWS Solution Provider Program provides guidelines and data behind performance-based discounts to resellers offering Partner-Led Support. Partner-Led Support allows AWS Partners to define the support offerings they sell to customers, rather than doing…

Amazon Polly launches a British English Newscaster speaking Style

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAmazon Polly launches a British English Newscaster speaking Style Amazon Polly is a service that turns text into lifelike speech, and today we are excited to announce the general availability of our brand-new British Newscaster speaking style voice – Amy. The speaking style mimics a formal and authoritative British newsreader and it…