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GCP – Google Cloud’s 5 ways to create differentiated value in post-merger integrations
Across all industries, the last few years have accelerated the need to transform to digital, attain new talent and capabilities at a rapid pace, and enlist new operating models, such as cloud technology. The impetus for these changes has been not only to drive down costs but also to increase competitiveness and boost productivity. Mergers […]

GCP – Innovating together to accelerate Germany’s digital transformation
At Google Cloud, we are committed to supporting the next wave of growth for Europe’s businesses and organizations. Germany is one of the largest and most connected global economies, and it is undergoing digital transformation enabled by the use of cloud services. To further support that transformation, we announced plans to invest approximately EUR 1 […]

AWS – Introducing the AWS Migration and Modernization Competency
Today, we announced the AWS Migration and Modernization Competency. These AWS Partners have deep domain expertise in offering software products that enable customers to migrate and modernize applications while customers move to the cloud. AWS Migration and Modernization Competency Partners can help customers optimize cost and reduce TCO, modernize legacy applications and data, and reduce operational […]

AWS – Amazon EBS Snapshots introduces a new tier, Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive, to reduce the cost of long-term retention of EBS Snapshots by up to 75%
Starting today, you can use Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive, a new tier for EBS Snapshots, to save up to 75% on storage costs for EBS Snapshots that you intend to retain for more than 90 days and rarely access. EBS Snapshots are incremental, storing only the changes since the last snapshot and making them cost […]

AWS – Recover from accidental deletions of your snapshots using Recycle Bin
Starting today, you can use Recycle Bin for EBS Snapshots to recover from accidental snapshot deletions to meet your business continuity needs. Previously, if you accidentally deleted a snapshot, you would have to roll back to a snapshot from an earlier point in time, increasing your recovery point objective. With Recycle Bin, you can specify […]

Azure – General availability: Secure Data Egress via Managed Identity in Azure IoT Central
Azure IoT Central now supports System Assigned Managed Identity allowing you to configure secure data exports. Read More for the details.

AWS – New AWS Competency Program differentiates AWS Partners with Energy Industry Expertise
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to supporting the global energy industry in safely meeting the energy demands the world needs today, while accelerating their transition to a more balanced and sustainable energy future. During re:invent’s Global Partner Summit Keynote on November 29th in Las Vegas, AWS announced the new AWS Energy Competency […]

AWS – Introducing the AWS Graviton Ready Program
We are excited to announce the new AWS Graviton Ready Program for AWS Partners with software products that support AWS Graviton-based Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances. As customers adopt AWS Graviton-based instances to realize the best price performance in Amazon EC2, they need the right software solutions to help integrate, deploy, monitor, and secure their […]

Azure – General availability: VPN Gateway NAT
Azure VPN Gateway NAT (Network Address Translation) can be used to connect on-premises networks or branch offices to an Azure virtual network with overlapping IP addresses. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Wildcard listener on Application Gateways
Application Gateway now supports wildcard characters for multi-site listeners. Read More for the details.