Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports Linux Huge Pages

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports Linux kernel huge pages for increased database scalability. The use of huge pages results in smaller page tables and less CPU time spent on memory management, increasing the performance of large database instances. Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports multiple page sizes for PostgreSQL versions 9.4.11 and later, 9.5.6 and later, and 9.6.2 and later.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Server-Side Encryption is Now Available in the US East (N. Virginia) Region

You can now use Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) server-side encryption (SSE) integrated with the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) in the US East (N. Virginia) region. Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queuing service for reliably communicating between distributed software components and microservices – at any scale. You can use Amazon SQS to take advantage of the scale, cost, and operational benefits of a managed messaging service. The addition of server-side encryption allows you to transmit sensitive data with the increased security of using encrypted queues. 
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Amazon Inspector expands security assessment support for RHEL and CentOS

Amazon Inspector is pleased to announce expanded support for security assessments on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 6, and CentOS 7 within Amazon EC2. Amazon Inspector now supports security assessments for these operating systems on versions 6.2 through 6.9, 7.2, and 7.3. You can now run assessments for Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE), Amazon Security Best Practices, and Runtime Behavior Analysis on these supported versions. To run security assessments, simply install the Amazon Inspector AWS Agent on the desired EC2 instance, configure your assessment in the Amazon Inspector console, and run your assessment.
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AWS Storage Gateway now provides retrieval of archived virtual tapes in as little as 3-5 hours, adds additional virtual tape information, and adds cached volume cloning

For tape gateway users, you can now retrieve archived virtual tapes into your Virtual Tape Library (VTL) in as little as 3-5 hours. Prior to this launch, tape retrieval could take up to 24 hours. This faster access can help you speed up recovery of archived data. Additionally, to help you manage your virtual tapes, we have enhanced the tape gateway console and API to show the date and time a tape was created, and the amount of data written to each virtual tape.
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Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Now Supports Cost Allocation for Snapshots

Today we are announcing that Amazon EBS now supports cost allocation tags for EBS snapshots within the AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboard. Using cost allocation tags, you can now classify snapshot costs to match the needs of your business for better transparency and visibility. You can use this feature to allocate snapshot costs to internal teams or to provide accurate reports for customer billing. With this additional information, you can better manage your snapshot costs.
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