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AWS – AWS Lambda announces support for a new IAM condition key, lambda:SourceFunctionArn
AWS Lambda announces support for lambda:SourceFunctionArn. A new IAM condition key that can be used for IAM policy conditions that specify the ARN of the function from which a request is made. Starting today, when a function is invoked, Lambda will automatically add the new lambda:SourceFunctionArn condition key to the request context of all AWS […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ option with up to 2x faster transaction commit latency is now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region
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 Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. This deployment option give you up to 2x faster transaction commit latency, automated fail overs typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby […]
GCP – Providing our EU Education customers’ with data transfer protections to support privacy assessments
Recently, Datatilsynet (the Danish Data Protection Authority) issued a ruling emphasizing the importance of conducting proper due diligence before implementing cloud services. We agree due diligence is an important step for customers since privacy assessments and outcomes can vary significantly based on the way customers have configured their system. Although this ruling is limited to […]
AWS – AWS Backup Audit Manager adds support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
AWS Backup Audit Manager now allows you to audit and report on the compliance of your data protection policies for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. Using AWS Backup Audit Manager, you can now continuously evaluate the data protection activity of your Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP resources and generate audit reports that can help you demonstrate compliance […]
AWS – Combined OU and Accounts page now available in AWS Control Tower
We are excited to announce the new Organization page in AWS Control Tower with a hierarchical view of all Organizational units (OUs) and accounts. Customers now have the ability to view, group, and manage their entire organizational structure through a single page. Read More for the details.
GCP – SAP backup, the blended way
An SAP architect designing a backup solution is faced with questions towards the business (what needs to be done) and delivery (how it can be accomplished). This blog gives an overview of the challenges, available options, their advantages and disadvantages. As a conclusion, a blended backup concept will be proposed that uses cloud technology to […]
GCP – Google supports CSRB call for open source security improvements in wake of log4j report
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the results of the first report from the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) on the log4j software library vulnerabilities discovered in late 2021. Google welcomed the opportunity to participate in the development of the CSRB report and share our own experiences responding to this and other […]
AWS – Amazon Interactive Video Service now includes web broadcast SDK
Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) web broadcast SDK gives you the ability to capture live video from web browsers and send as an input to an Amazon IVS channel. You can include it on new and existing websites, with support for both desktop and mobile web browsers. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Fraud Detector launches Account Takeover Insights (ATI)
Today, we are excited to announce that Amazon Fraud Detector (AFD) now supports Account Takeover Insights (ATI) model, a low-latency fraud detection machine learning (ML) model specifically designed to detect accounts that have been compromised through stolen credentials, phishing, social engineering, or other forms of account takeover. The ATI model is designed to detect up […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C6i, M6i and R6i Instances are now available in additional regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C6i, M6i and R6i instances are available in the Europe (Stockholm, Milan), and Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). Additionally, the Amazon EC2 C6i and M6i instances are now available in Middle East (Bahrain) and R6i instance is now available in Europe (Frankfurt). These instances are powered by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable […]