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1/14/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 1/15/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) Recent Announcements EC2 Image Builder simplifies converting Windows ISO files to AMIs Amazon EC2 Image Builder now supports direct conversion of Microsoft Windows ISO files to Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), streamlining the process of using your own Windows AMIs. This also simplifies the process of leveraging your existing Windows licenses (BYOL) with Amazon WorkSpaces.\n The existing process for converting Windows ISO files into AMIs involves time-consuming manual steps and familiarity with multiple tools, increasing operational overhead....

1/13/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 1/14/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) Recent Announcements AWS now accepts payments in 8 new local currencies In addition to the currencies already supported, AWS US customers can choose to pay in Chilean Peso (CLP), Colombian Peso (COP), and Uruguayan Peso (UYU). Similarly, AWS Europe customers can pay in Egyptian Pound (EGP), Nigerian Naira (NGN), Polish Zloty (PLN), Romanian Leu (RON), Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH).\n Local currencies are important in localizing the payment experience for customers....

1/10/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 1/13/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) Recent Announcements Amazon Connect Contact Lens launches agent performance evaluations for email contacts You can now evaluate agent performance on emails in Amazon Connect, enabling managers to assess agent performance across contact channels (voice, chat, email, and tasks) in a single easy-to-use web interface, and get aggregated insights across cohorts of agents over time. With this launch, managers can evaluate agent performance by reviewing email threads and additional details of the email interaction (e....

1/9/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 1/10/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) Recent Announcements AWS Marketplace launches disbursement pause notifications AWS Marketplace launched email notification and Amazon EventBridge event that informs AWS Marketplace selling partners, including ISVs and Channel Partners, when their disbursements have been paused due to invalid bank account information. With this launch, selling partners can be alerted to these events and take immediate action to update their banking details so they receive their disbursements promptly....

1/8/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 1/9/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) Recent Announcements Announcing the general availability of a new AWS Local Zone in New York City Today, AWS announces the general availability of a new AWS Local Zone in New York City, supporting a wide range of workloads at the edge. This new Local Zone offers Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C7i, R7i, M6i, and M6in instances and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume types gp2, gp3, io1, sc1, and st1....