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GCP – Using Pacemaker for SAP high availability on Google Cloud – Part 1
Problem Statement Maintaining business continuity of your mission critical systems usually demands high availability (HA) solutions that will failover without human intervention. If you are running SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver (SAP NW) on Google Cloud, the OS-native high availability (HA) cluster capability provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for SAP and SUSE Linux […]
GCP – Google Workspace earns DOD IL4 authorization
Today, we’re proud to announce that Google Workspace has achieved the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Impact Level 4 (IL4) authorization. This is an important milestone in our ongoing commitment to serving the needs of federal, state, local, and education entities, through our recently launched Google subsidiary, Google Public Sector. In an environment with a […]
GCP – Streamline data management and governance with the unification of Data Catalog and Dataplex
Today, we are excited to announce that Google Cloud Data Catalog will be unified with Dataplex into a single user interface. With this unification, customers have a single experience to search and discover their data, enrich it with relevant business context, organize it by logical data domains, and centrally govern and monitor their distributed data […]
GCP – The next generation of Dataflow: Dataflow Prime, Dataflow Go, and Dataflow ML
By the end of 2024, 75% of enterprises will shift from piloting to operationalizing artificial intelligence according to IDC, yet the growing complexity of data types, heterogeneous data stacks and programming languages make this a challenge for all data engineers. With the current economic climate, doing more with cheaper costs and higher efficiency have also […]
Azure – Generally available: Calico for Windows on AKS
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) support for Calico on Windows Server is now generally available. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS CodeBuild supports Arm-based workloads in South America (São Paulo) and Europe (Stockholm).
AWS CodeBuild’s support for Arm using Graviton2 is now available in: South America (São Paulo) and Europe (Stockholm). Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Lambda announces support for Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
AWS Lambda announces support for attribute-based access control (ABAC) for API actions that use Lambda function as the required resource. ABAC is an authorization strategy that defines access permissions based on tags which can be attached to IAM resources, such as IAM users and roles, and to AWS resources, like Lambda functions, to simplify permission management. […]
GCP – Data security in Google Cloud
Data security is a huge part of an organization’s security posture. Encryption is a core control for data security, and Google Cloud offers multiple encryption options for data at-rest, in-transit, and even in-use. Let’s shed some light on each of these. Click to enlarge Encryption Encryption at rest by default To help protect your data, […]
AWS – AWS Migration Hub Refactor Spaces adds support for AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access the AWS Migration Hub Refactor Spaces APIs from your virtual private cloud (Amazon VPC). AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and your on-premises networks. Starting today, you can manage your Refactor Spaces resources using AWS PrivateLink and meet your organization’s security and compliance […]
AWS – Amazon Corretto July, 2022 quarterly updates
On July 19th, 2022 Amazon announced quarterly security and critical updates for Amazon Corretto Long-Term Supported (LTS) versions of OpenJDK. Corretto 18.0.2, 17.0.4, 11.0.16, 8u342 are now available for download. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. Read More for the details.