AWS re:Invent 2016 What's New
Analytics
Athena*
Query data in S3
EMR
Can now use S3 as a datastore for Apache HBase
QuickSight*
Business analytics service that makes it easy for you to build visualizations and perform ad-hoc analysis
Redshift
Improved data compression, connection management, and data loading.
Glue*
Fully managed ETL service
Application Services
API Gateway
Now integrates with the AWS Marketplace
Can now add documentation to your methods and resources
Custom authorizers on Amazon API Gateway can now return additional fields in their authorization response
Step Functions*
Coordinate the components of distributed applications and microservices using visual workflows
Artificial Intelligence
Lex*
Service for building conversational interfaces using voice and text
Polly*
Tturns text into lifelike speech
Rekognition*
Detect objects, scenes, and faces in images
Search and compare faces
MXNet - Deep Learning Framework
Is an open source, fully featured, flexibly programmable and ultra-scalable deep learning framework
Compute
EC2
Now supports IPv6
New Instance Types
C5
Elastic GPUs*
F1
I3
R4
T2
Lightsail*
Easiest way to launch and manage a virtual private server with AWS
AWS Batch*
Run batch jobs on AWS
Lambda
Can now configure a dead letter queue (DLQ)
C# support
Lambda Edge*
Lets you run code at CloudFront edge locations without provisioning or managing servers
Containers
Blox*
Is a collection of open source software that enables customers to build custom schedulers and integrate third-party schedulers on top of ECS
Database
Aurora
Now PostgreSQL Compatible
AWS Schema Conversion Tool
Two new data warehouses as sources for schema conversion
Desktop & App Streaming
Amazon AppStream 2.0*
Stream desktop apps securely from the AWS cloud directly to users on the device of their choice
Amazon Workspaces
Graphics bundles
Amazon WorkSpaces Web Access
Windows 10 desktop experience
Developer Tools
AWS CodeBuild*
Builds and tests code in the cloud
Works with CodePipeline
AWS X-Ray*
Understand how your application and its underlying services are performing to identify and troubleshoot the root cause of performance issues and errors
Hybrid
VMware on AWS*
Run VMware workloads on the AWS Cloud
Internet of Things
AWS Greengrass*
Software that lets you run local compute, messaging & data caching for connected devices
Run IoT applications
Management Tools
EC2 Systems Manager*
Automatically collect software inventory, apply Windows OS patches, create system images, and configure Windows and Linux operating system
CloudFormation
You can now provision resources for Lambda-based applications
CloudTrail
Now supports Amazon S3 Data Events. Record all API actions on S3 Objects and receive detailed information
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate*
Fully managed Chef server and suite of automation tools for continuous deployment
AWS Personal Health Dashboard*
Personalized view of AWS service health
Messaging
SQS
Now supports FIFO - First-in First-out
Migration
AWS Snowmobile*
Exabyte-scale data transfer service used to move extremely large amounts of data
Mobile Services
Pinpoint*
Targeted push notification campaigns to improve user engagement in mobile apps
Mobile Hub
SaaS Connectors - securely access data in 3rd party enterprise SaaS applications from your mobile apps
Now includes an integration with Amazon Lex
Security, Identity & Compliance
AWS Artifact*
On-demand access to AWS compliance reports
AWS Organizations*
Allows you to create groups of AWS accounts that you can use to more easily manage security and automation settings
AWS Shield*
Managed DDoS protection service
Storage
EFS
Now allows access from on-prem servers
Glacier
Expedited retrievals
Snowball Edge*
Petabyte-scale data transfer service with on-board storage and compute
Storage Gateway
Now provides a virtual on-premises file server, which enables you to store and retrieve Amazon S3 objects through standard file storage protocols