Welcome to above the clouds
AWS – New Amazon RDS Multi-AZ option with up to 2x faster transaction commit latency is now available in US East (Ohio) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
The Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ deployment option with one primary and two readable standby database (DB) instances across three Availability Zones (AZs) is now available in US East (Ohio) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Regions. This deployment option give you up to 2x faster transaction commit latency, automated failovers typically under 35 seconds, and readable […]
AWS – Experts on AWS IQ can now complete proposals with one click
AWS IQ Experts can now complete proposals with one click. Previously, you were required to send a final payment request to close a proposal, even if no additional payment was needed. Now you can select the “Complete’” button within an open proposal without requesting an additional payment. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights for Amazon ECS now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) and Asia Pacific (Jakarta) regions
Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights for Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) and Asia Pacific (Jakarta) regions. Using Container Insights, you can monitor, isolate, and diagnose containerized applications and microservices environments through automated dashboards. This helps you visualize the performance and health of Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate resources including […]
AWS – Amazon Chime SDK now supports Amazon Voice Focus noise reduction for phone calls
The Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add real-time audio, video, screen-sharing, and messaging capabilities to their web or mobile applications. Amazon Voice Focus uses artificial intelligence to help reduce background noises such as fans, lawnmowers, and barking dogs. Starting today, developers can use Amazon Voice Focus with Amazon Chime SDK Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) […]
GCP – Using Vertex AI for rapid model prototyping and deployment
Bringing AI models to a production environment is one of the biggest challenges of AI practitioners. Much of the discussions in the AI/ML space revolve around model development. As shown in this diagram from the canonical Google paper “Hidden Technical Debt in Machine Learning Systems”, the bulk of activities, time and expense in building and […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports mysql_fdw extension for Amazon Aurora, MySQL and MariaDB Databases
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL adds support for mysql_fdw which allows your PostgreSQL database to connect and retrieve data stored in separate Amazon Aurora MySQL-compatible, MySQL, and MariaDB databases. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports PostgreSQL minor versions 14.2, 13.6, 12.10, 11.15, and 10.20
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL minor versions 14.2, 13.6, 12.10, 11.15, and 10.20. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of PostgreSQL, and to benefit from the numerous bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by the […]
Azure – Public preview: Trusted launch support for Virtual Machines using Ephemeral OS disks
Trusted launch virtual machine (VM) support for VMs using Ephemeral OS disks improves the security of generation 2 VMs in Azure. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing two new HERE map styles for Amazon Location Service
Today, Amazon Location Service added two new HERE map styles for developers, HERE Explore and HERE Explore Truck. With HERE Explore, developers have a new global map that features roads, buildings, landmarks, and water features, including a fully designed map of Japan. With HERE Explore Truck, developers can now display a global map containing truck restrictions […]
AWS – Announcing AWS AppConfig Feature Flags General Availability
AWS is announcing general availability for AWS AppConfig Feature Flags. Feature flagging allows you to quickly roll out new features safely and with more confidence. AWS AppConfig is a feature of AWS Systems Manager. Read More for the details.