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AWS – AWS IAM now supports WebAuthn and Safari browser for multi-factor authentication with security keys
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) now supports the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) standard for strong and phishing-resistant authentication across all supported browsers. WebAuthn is part of the FIDO2 set of specifications that succeed FIDO U2F API, enabling secure multi-factor authentication with security keys based on public key cryptography. Read More for the details.
GCP – Introducing granular instance sizing for Cloud Spanner, now run production workloads for as low as $40/month
Cloud Spanner is a relational database service that offers industry leading 99.999% availability, and near unlimited scale to handle even the most demanding of workloads. For these reasons, customers in various industries trust Spanner for their workloads with significant throughput requirements. We have heard from our customers that they would like to standardize on Spanner […]
AWS – AWS AppSync simplifies GraphQL API development with expanded GraphQL Utility Helper Library
AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that makes it easy to create and manage GraphQL and Real-time APIs, allowing developers to securely access, manipulate, and combine data from one or more data sources via a single API endpoint. With GraphQL, special functions called Resolvers are used to implement business logic linking or “resolving” types, […]
AWS – AWS Resource Access Manager achieves ISO and SOC compliance
AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM) can now be used for workloads subject to Service Organization Control (SOC) compliance and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and ISO 27701 standards. Now, customers in finance, healthcare, and other regulated sectors can get insights into the security processes and controls […]
AWS – Amazon Connect now allows you to get started with high-volume outbound communications (public preview) with just a few clicks
Amazon Connect now lets you get started with high-volume outbound communications with just a few clicks, enabling you to begin testing this feature. On the Amazon Connect navigation panel, choose the Telephony page, check the box to Enable high-volume outbound communication, and then choose Save. In a few minutes you will be ready to use […]
GCP – No more normal? No problem when you build supply chains with data and AI
What if, after all the upheavals and innovations of the past two years, we’re not headed for some new normal but instead an era of no more normal? “There are big, big challenges that need to be solved every single day by supply chain professionals,” Hans Thalbauer, Google Cloud’s managing director for supply chain and […]
AWS – Single account enrollment and update is now available in AWS Control Tower
AWS Control Tower now gives you the capability to enroll and update member accounts individually, from within your AWS Control Tower landing zone, with a single click. You can update your landing zone, remediate account drift, or enroll an account into a registered organizational unit (OU), in a few streamlined steps. Read More for the […]
AWS – AWS announces support for Dart Signature V4 for interacting with AWS services
The new Dart Signature V4 client allows developers to securely integrate with all 200+ AWS services using signed HTTP requests. This functionality enables Dart developers to make native calls to AWS backends in their Flutter or Dart applications, to make changes to the data or configurations of AWS services. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect high-volume outbound communications capabilities are now available in public preview in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) AWS Region
Amazon Connect now supports high-volume outbound communications in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) AWS region, making it easy to contact from hundreds to millions of customers daily for communications like delivery notifications, marketing promotions, appointment reminders, or debt collection. Amazon Connect’s high-volume outbound communications for calls, text and emails gives organizations a simple, embedded, cost-effective way […]
GCP – Snap Inc. adopts Google Cloud TPU for deep learning recommendation models
While many people still think of academic research when it comes to deep learning, Snap Inc. has been applying deep learning models to improve its recommendation engines on a daily basis. Using Google’s Cloud Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Snap has accelerated its pace of innovation and model improvement to enhance the user experience. Snap’s blog […]