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AWS – AWS Encryption SDK for .NET now generally available
Developers can now use the AWS Encryption SDK for .NET to help protect their data. This open-source release makes it easier for developers to encrypt and decrypt their data when building applications using the .NET developer platform. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports Predictive Scaling in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports Predictive Scaling in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. Predictive scaling can proactively scale out your Auto Scaling group to be ready for upcoming demand. This allows you to avoid the need to over-provision capacity, resulting in lower EC2 cost, while ensuring your application’s responsiveness. (Previously, Predictive Scaling was only […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift launches new Snapshot Isolation level support for concurrent transactions
Amazon Redshift has launched support for Snapshot Isolation for concurrent transactions. Amazon Redshift prevents dirty reads, non-repeatable reads, and phantom reads according to the SQL standards. The two options that Amazon Redshift offers to serialize transactions are SERIALIZABLE and SNAPSHOT ISOLATION. The SERIALIZABLE option will implement strict serializability, where a transaction could fail if the result […]
GCP – Introducing Autonomic Security Operations for the U.S. public sector
As sophisticated cyberattack campaigns increasingly target the U.S. public and private sectors during the COVID era, the White House and federal agencies have taken steps to protect critical infrastructure and remote-work infrastructure. These include Executive Order 14028 and the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-21-31, which recommend adopting Zero Trust policies, and span software […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch announces improved console experience
Amazon CloudWatch is introducing enhancements to the console experience, which improve dashboard data visualizations and console navigation. The enhancements include new dashboard widgets as well as more options to access frequently used dashboards, log groups and alarms. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Industrial IoT Connectivity Partners integrate with Azure IoT Central
Industrial IoT starts with Azure IoT Central. Now you can leverage the expertise of Industrial IoT Connectivity Partners who are ready to connect your industrial assets in hours instead of weeks – no matter if it’s modern or legacy equipment. Read More for the details.
GCP – How Google Cloud helps government agencies stay ahead of security threats
Cybersecurity remains a top national concern, and Google Cloud is committed to providing government agencies with the security capabilities they need to achieve their missions. At the annual Google Cloud Security Summit today, we’re excited to share updates on how we’re helping governments around the world address their pressing security challenges and meet the demands […]
GCP – Twitter takes data activation to new heights with Google Cloud
Twitter is an open, social platform that’s home to a world of diverse people, perspectives, ideas, and information. We aim to foster free and global conversations that allow people to consume, create, distribute, and discover information about the topics they care about the most. Founded in 2006, Twitter keeps a watchful eye on emerging technologies […]
GCP – Introducing the latest Slurm on Google Cloud scripts
Google Cloud is a great home for your high performance computing (HPC) workloads. As with all things Google Cloud, we work hard to make complex tasks seem easy. For HPC, a big part of user friendliness is support for popular tools such as schedulers. If you run high performance computing (HPC) workloads, you’re likely familiar […]
GCP – Cutting-edge disaster recovery for critical enterprise applications
Enterprise data backup and recovery has always been one of the most compelling and widely adopted public cloud use cases. That’s still true today, as businesses leverage the cloud to protect increasingly critical applications with stricter RTO/RPO requirements. Veeam and Google Cloud have long been leaders at providing reliable, verifiable, cloud-based recovery solutions across any […]