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GCP – Pub/Sub Lite low cost messaging, now with higher availability
When you build highly resilient data analytics pipelines, difficult trade-offs are common. Increasing reliability can come at a cost, but then pursuing low cost can mean more hands-on, operational management. The Cloud Pub/Sub team wants to give you the flexibility to optimize for cost, reliability, and level of management given your workload. So, we’re introducing […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle Now Supports Oracle Database 12.1
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle now supports Oracle Database version 12.1. Amazon RDS Custom is a managed database service for applications that require customization of the underlying operating system and database environment. With support for Oracle Database version 12.1, you can now run Oracle E-Business Suite applications on Amazon RDS Custom. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Redshift default IAM role is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Redshift now simplifies the use of other services such as Amazon S3, Amazon SageMaker, AWS Lambda, Amazon Aurora, and AWS Glue by allowing customers to create an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role from the Amazon Redshift console and assigning it as the default IAM role while creating an Amazon Redshift cluster. The […]
GCP – How to build a digital commerce platform on Google Cloud
Are you a retailer looking to create a next-gen digital commerce platform? If so, you have landed at the right place! This post describes three different ways to modernize your ecommerce platform on Google Cloud. No one way is right or wrong. You can start off on any path that works well for your team […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 customers can now use Recycle Bin to recover from accidental deletions of Amazon Machine Images
You can now use Recycle Bin for Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) to recover from accidental deletions to meet your business continuity needs. Previously, you could not recover AMIs if you accidentally deregistered them. With Recycle Bin, you can specify a retention time period and recover a deregistered AMI if needed, before the expiration of the […]
AWS – Amazon AppFlow launches Custom Connector SDK
You can now build custom connectors for Amazon AppFlow using the Custom Connector Software Development Kit (SDK). With the SDK, you can connect to private APIs, on-premise proprietary systems, and other cloud services by adding to AppFlow’s library of connectors. It is open source and available for both Java and Python. Read More for the […]
AWS – Amazon Keyspace now is in scope for FedRAMP Moderate compliance to help you run highly regulated Apache Cassandra workloads more easily
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra)—a scalable, highly available, and fully managed Cassandra-compatible database service— now is in scope for FedRAMP Moderate compliance to help you run highly regulated Cassandra workloads more easily. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon ElastiCache now supports AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access Amazon ElastiCache from your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises networks, without exposing traffic to the public internet and securing your network traffic. The Amazon ElastiCache API supports AWS PrivateLink in all regions where Amazon […]
AWS – Amazon MemoryDB for Redis now supports AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access Amazon MemoryDB for Redis from your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises networks, without exposing traffic to the public internet and securing your network traffic. The Amazon MemoryDB for Redis API supports AWS PrivateLink in all regions where […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB 10.6
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB version 10.6. This release introduces multiple MariaDB features to enhance the performance, scalability, reliability and manageability of your workloads, including: MyRocks storage engine: You can use the MyRocks storage engine with RDS for MariaDB to optimize storage consumption of your write-intensive, high-performance web applications. IAM integration: You can […]