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AWS – AWS Snow Family now supports external NTP server configuration
AWS Snow Family now supports external Network Time Protocol (NTP) server configuration on Snowball Edge and Snowcone devices. By providing external NTP support, customers are able to synchronize device time with the NTP servers they provide. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ version 3.8.23
You can now launch RabbitMQ 3.8.23 brokers on Amazon MQ. This patch update to RabbitMQ contains several fixes and enhancements compared to the previously supported version, RabbitMQ 3.8.22. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Amplify announces the ability to add custom AWS resources to Amplify-created backends using CDK and CloudFormation
Today, AWS Amplify announces a new “amplify add custom” command to add any of the 175+ AWS services to an Amplify-created backend using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) or AWS CloudFormation. The AWS Amplify CLI is a command line toolchain that helps frontend developers create app backends in the cloud. The new ability to […]
AWS – Observe SAP HANA databases with Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights
Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights now supports observability for SAP HANA databases so you can troubleshoot and resolve problems impacting your SAP HANA-based workloads more easily. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now SOC compliant
AWS Network Firewall is now SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 compliant. You can now use AWS Network Firewall for use cases that are subject to System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting. AWS SOC reports are independent third-party examination reports that demonstrate how AWS achieves key compliance controls and objectives. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Location Service adds new capabilities to help customers better filter geographical search results
Today, Amazon Location Service added five new parameters to help developers filter and process search results for points of interest, addresses (known as geocoding), and geographical positions (known as reverse geocoding). With these new parameters, they can tailor and optimize location results to meet the needs of their specific applications. For example, developers can choose to […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family adds identity provider options and enhanced monitoring capabilities
Starting today, you can use AWS Lambda with your AWS Transfer Family server to integrate an identity provider of your choice. This results in easier ways to authenticate and authorize your users. Additionally, you can now monitor your file transfers using a centralized CloudWatch metrics dashboard in the AWS Transfer Family Management Console. Read More for […]
GCP – TechEd 2021: What’s new for SAP customers on Google Cloud
SAP’s TechEd 2021 is the premier developer and IT-focused virtual event for any business that runs — or is planning to run — SAP applications, and it gets under way this week. What better time to take stock and share how, together, we’re creating value for SAP customers? For Google Cloud, 2021 has easily been […]
GCP – What is Cloud CDN and how does it work?
No matter what your app or website does, chances are that your users are distributed across various locations and are not necessarily close to your servers. This means the requests travel long distances across the public internet , leading to inconsistent and sometimes frustrating user experiences. That’s where Cloud CDN comes in! Click to enlarge […]
AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 Introduces Linux Application Streaming
Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for Amazon Linux 2. With this launch, you can now stream Linux applications and desktops to your users, and greatly lower the total streaming cost by migrating Matlab, Eclipse, Firefox, PuTTY, and other similar applications from Windows to Linux on Amazon AppStream 2.0. Read More for the details.