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AWS launches EC2 computing instances that run Apple’s MacOS operating system — CNBC

The new MacOS EC2 instances depend on Mac Mini computers from Apple. Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/aws-launches-ec2-computing-instances-running-apple-macos.html  

General Dynamics awarded $241M Department of Health and Human Services cloud contract

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide cloud services and software tools.

Perspecta awarded $34M contract for US Army TAMIS system on AWS GovCloud

Government services provider Perspecta has received an award to continue work on the U.S. Army's Total Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS).

AWS launches fully-managed no-code visual app builder Honeycode

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Honeycode, a fully-managed service that allows customers to build mobile and web applications – with no programming required - according to AWS.

AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever — ZDNet

Amazon said its AWS Shield service mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded, writes Catalin Cimpanu. Here is the link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-said-it-mitigated-a-2-3-tbps-ddos-attack-the-largest-ever/