AWS Step Functions Gains Callback Patterns to Resume Paused Workflows
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's solution for purely event-driven serverless workflows with manual steps and third-party integrations:
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Tasks for AWS 2.18
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Tasks for AWS 2.18 –
this release adds a new task for AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Automation, adds support for advanced parameters in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, adds an AWS CodeCommit web repository viewer, integrates GPU support and enhanced container dependency management for Amazon ECS containers, and adds support for the Node.js 10.x runtime in AWS Lambda.
Automation with AWS 1.6
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Automation with AWS 1.6 –
this release adds a new action for AWS Systems Manager Automation to manage AWS resources from Bamboo notifications, Jira workflow transitions, and Jira Service Desk automation rule executions.
Identity Federation for AWS 2.11
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Identity Federation for AWS 2.11 –
this release adds a single sign-on (SSO) enabled Bamboo web repository viewer for AWS CodeCommit, and adds an SSO enabled Jira remote issue link type for AWS resources in the AWS Management Console.
Automation with AWS 1.5
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Automation with AWS 1.5 –
this release adds a new action for the Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) to relay event data from Bamboo notifications, Jira workflow transitions, and Jira Service Desk automation rule executions via AWS so that they can be processed by other services.
AWS Identity and Access Management Gains Tags and Attribute-Based Access Control
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's new offerings for IAM governance with tags and attribute-based access control:
Tasks for AWS 2.17
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Tasks for AWS 2.17 –
this release adds support for using AWS CloudFormation Macros with nested stacks, adds support for tagging ECS resources and injecting sensitive data from the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store or the AWS Secrets Manager into Amazon ECS containers, and adds support for the Python 3.7 runtime and 15 minutes execution time in AWS Lambda.
Amazon S3 Increases Request Rate Performance and Drops Randomized Prefix Requirement
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's significant simplification of working with Amazon S3 at scale:
Tasks for AWS 2.16
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Tasks for AWS 2.16 –
this release adds a new task for the AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter Store, adds an action to update AWS Step Functions state machines, adds support for the Amazon SQS event source in AWS Lambda, and adds support for Docker volumes and private registry authentication in Amazon ECS. You can now store and query secrets and configuration data remotely via the AWS Systems Manager Parameter task, update state machines via the AWS Step Functions State Machine task, use an SQS queue as event source within the AWS Lambda Event Source Mapping task, and use Docker volumes and private registries in the Amazon ECS Task Definition task.
Automation with AWS 1.4
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Automation with AWS 1.4 –
this release adds a new action for the AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter Store to persist event data from Bamboo notifications, Jira workflow transitions, and Jira Service Desk automation rule executions to AWS where they can be either queried or trigger notifications and actions via Amazon CloudWatch Events in turn.
Identity Federation for AWS 2.10
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Identity Federation for AWS 2.10 –
this release adds an updated REST API version 2.1 that allows to manage credentials and connectors, is available as a Data Center approved app, and increases performance for users with large connector pools.
Identity Federation for AWS 2.9
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Identity Federation for AWS 2.9 –
this release adds support for Bitbucket, and allows to disable the implicit connector visibility for administrators (experimental).
AWS Config Gains Cross-Account, Cross-Region Data Aggregation
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's efforts to simplify centralized compliance auditing of AWS resources across multiple accounts:
AWS Open Sources and Expands Serverless Application Model (SAM) Implementation
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's efforts to accelerate the evolution of CloudFormation's built-in serverless support:
Automation with AWS 1.3
The Utoolity team is pleased to present
Automation with AWS 1.3 –
this release adds a new action for
Amazon CloudWatch Events to relay, match and route Atlassian workflow events to AWS where they can be processed by one or more target services, and adds plan, result and deployment entity variables to ease Bamboo notification payload composition. You can now use the
Put CloudWatch Events action with all existing integrations for Bamboo, Jira and Jira Service Desk, and you can
inject additional entity variables into Bamboo notification payloads.
AWS Makes Serverless Application Repository Generally Available
I have published an InfoQ news post about the AWS team's efforts to establish a discovery and distribution platform for serverless solutions: