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AWS – Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is Now Available in Asia Pacific (Osaka)
You can now connect your Apache Kafka applications to Amazon MSK in the Asia Pacific (Osaka) AWS Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is now available in Africa (Cape Town)
You can now connect your Apache Kafka applications to Amazon MSK in the Africa (Cape Town) AWS Region. Read More for the details.

GCP – Google Cloud Deploy, now GA, makes it easier to do continuous delivery to GKE
Effective software delivery — usually achieved via continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) — is a top priority for many product development teams. It’s easy to understand why: the 2021 State of DevOps report found that elite performers of software delivery deployed code much more frequently than low performers, with three times fewer change-related […]

GCP – Is a cloud migration on your to do list? Our top stories from 2021 can help
2022 is officially upon us, and while 2021 had its fair share of challenges, we continue to be impressed by the technology investments made by our customers and partners and their ongoing migration of legacy systems to the cloud. Before diving into 2022, we thought it would be fun to do a quick roundup of […]

GCP – Applications are now open for the second Google Cloud Accelerator Canada Cohort
We’re inviting Canadian cloud-native technology startups to apply for the second Google Cloud Accelerator Canada cohort. The intensive 10-week virtual bootcamp helps startups prepare for the next phase of growth and development in their journey. Throughout the pandemic, we saw just how important the role of cloud technology is in almost every sector. From healthcare […]

Azure – Public preview: Support for private links available on the new agent
Start using the new agent and data collection rules in environments with special network requirements and maintain network isolation by leveraging private links. Read More for the details.

GCP – Test Cases in Dialogflow CX
As a developer, you want to ensure that as you develop new features for your Dialogflow CX agent, you want to ensure that it passes a fixed number of Test Cases that you have marked as Golden Test Cases. Dialogflow CX not only provides you with a feature to manage a list of Test Cases […]

AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now offers a free trial
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a scalable, highly durable, and fully managed database service for operating mission-critical MongoDB workloads. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon ECS now supports Amazon ECS Exec and Amazon Linux 2 for on-premises container workloads
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) now supports Amazon ECS Exec and Amazon Linux 2 for workloads running on-premises with Amazon ECS Anywhere. ECS Exec makes it easier for customers to troubleshoot errors, collect diagnostic information, interact with processes in containers during development, and get “break-glass” access to containers to debug critical issues encountered in production. […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaConvert now supports 4K frame sizes and 10-bit color in the AV1 output format
AWS Elemental MediaConvert now supports creation of the AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) format in 4K frame sizes and with 10-bit color depth. These enhancements expand the AV1 encoding capabilities of AWS Elemental MediaConvert to enable creation of High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K content for display on modern, color rich 4K playback devices. With AV1, you can […]