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AWS – Amazon Data Firehose is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region
Starting today, you can use Amazon Data Firehose in the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region. Amazon Data Firehose is the easiest way to load streaming data into data stores and analytics tools. You can capture, transform, and deliver streaming data into Amazon S3, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, and third party analytics […]
AWS – Amazon Connect Contact Lens now provides an audit trail for changes to an agent performance evaluation
Amazon Connect Contact Lens now provides an audit trail to review the changes made to an agent performance evaluation when it is re-submitted. This launch displays the audit trail, which was previously available within a customer’s S3 bucket, directly in the Amazon Connect UI. When an evaluator submits changes to an existing evaluation form, managers […]
AWS – Amazon Route 53 Resolver Endpoints now available in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region
You can now use Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints for hybrid cloud configurations in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. With this launch, you also have the option to enable Route 53 Resolver endpoints in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region with DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System […]
AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB Compatibility) Global Clusters introduces Switchover
Amazon DocumentDB now supports Global Cluster Switchover which enables you to seamlessly change your global cluster’s primary AWS Region, the region that serves writes, while preserving the replication between all regions in the global cluster. An Amazon DocumentDB Global Cluster is a single cluster that can span up to 6 AWS Regions, enabling disaster recovery […]
AWS – AWS Amplify introduces multiple bucket support for Storage
AWS Amplify is launching multiple bucket support for Storage (JavaScript Only). You can now configure more than one storage bucket in your Amplify backend configuration. Amplify storage integrates with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and provides an intuitive approach to managing cloud-based file storage. With this new feature you can upload and download files […]
GCP – Announcing the Jamba 1.5 Model Family from AI21 Labs on Vertex AI
Today, we’re announcing the launch of the Jamba 1.5 Model Family — AI21 Labs’ new family of open models — in public preview on Vertex AI Model Garden. The model family includes two models designed for scaled enterprise applications: Jamba 1.5 Mini: AI21’s most efficient and lightweight model, engineered for speed and efficiency in tasks […]
GCP – At Box.Inc, Dataplex brings data governance and observability to its data platform
In today’s data-driven world, organizations face the challenge of managing vast amounts of data while ensuring its security, accessibility, and compliance. For Box.Inc, a global leader in Cloud Content Management, implementing an advanced data catalog solution became crucial to streamline our Data Platform operations. By adopting Google Cloud Dataplex, a capability also within BigQuery, as […]
GCP – A guide to dual-region storage in Google Cloud Storage, now available in Frankfurt, London, Zurich and Belgium
In today’s digital landscape, data reliability, availability, and performance are paramount. Businesses and organizations rely on cloud storage solutions that not only ensure that data is safe, but that also provide uninterrupted access and low latency. Cloud Storage is a robust solution to these challenges, offering three distinct types of bucket location types, each with […]
GCP – PEAKLIGHT: Decoding the Stealthy Memory-Only Malware
Written by: Aaron Lee, Praveeth DSouza TL;DR Mandiant identified a new memory-only dropper using a complex, multi-stage infection process. This memory-only dropper decrypts and executes a PowerShell-based downloader. This PowerShell-based downloader is being tracked as PEAKLIGHT. Overview Mandiant Managed Defense identified a memory-only dropper and downloader delivering malware-as-a-service infostealers. During our investigation, Mandiant observed the […]
GCP – The ChromeOS Difference for Corporate Resilience
ChromeOS was designed with security at the forefront. Features like verified boot, sandboxing, and on-device encryption help ChromeOS users feel confident they are protected from bad actors, even without third party security software. It’s why ChromeOS was recognized as the most secure operating system out of the box, when compared with MacOS and Windows,1 and […]