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AWS – Introducing ability to connect to EMR clusters in different subnets in EMR Studio
Amazon EMR Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that makes it easy for data scientists and data engineers to develop, visualize, and debug big data and analytics applications written in R, Python, Scala, and PySpark. Today, we are excited to announce that EMR Studio Workspaces now support connecting to EMR clusters in different subnets that are […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker launches fully-managed RStudio Workbench
Today we are excited to announce the launch of RStudio on Amazon SageMaker, the industry’s first fully managed RStudio integrated development environment (IDE). You can easily bring your current RStudio license and migrate self-managed RStudio environment to Amazon SageMaker in a few simple steps. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Backup Vault Lock is now available in the AWS China (Beijing) Region and AWS China (Ningxia) Region
AWS Backup Vault Lock is now available in the Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. AWS Backup enables customers to centralize and automate data protection across AWS services through a fully managed and cost-effective solution. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Automation support for Managed Identities is now generally available
Use Managed Identities to authenticate runbooks to any Azure service that supports Azure AD authentication. Read More for the details.
Azure – PowerShell 7.1 runbook support in Azure Automation available in public preview
Use PowerShell 7.1 for infrastructure automation & orchestration scenarios across Azure & non-Azure environment through Azure Automation runbooks. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Aurora Global Database Expands Availability to AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Aurora Global Database is a feature of Amazon Aurora. It is designed for applications with a global footprint. It allows a single Aurora database to span multiple AWS Regions, with fast replication to enable low-latency global reads and disaster recovery from Region-wide outages. With today’s launch, Amazon Aurora Global Database is available in the AWS […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 now supports access to Red Hat Knowledgebase
Starting today, customers running subscription included Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon EC2 can seamlessly access Red Hat Knowledgebase at no additional cost. The Knowledgebase is a library of articles, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and best-practice guides to help customers solve technical issues. Read More for the details.
GCP – Introducing GKE image streaming for fast application startup and autoscaling
We’re excited to announce the general availability of a new feature in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): image streaming. This revolutionary GKE feature has the potential to drastically improve your application scale-up time, allowing you to respond to increased user demand more rapidly, and save money by provisioning less spare capacity. We achieve this by reducing […]
AWS – AWS Lake Formation now supports AWS PrivateLink
AWS Lake Formation now support managed VPC endpoints (powered by AWS PrivateLink) to access a data lake in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). With AWS Lake Formation-managed endpoints, you can now authorize access to the data lake for client applications and services inside of your VPC and on-premises using private IP connectivity. You can also configure VPC endpoint policies to […]
GCP – Accelerating digital transformation in healthcare through simulation
Healthcare is a complex and technologically rich industry, full of innovations: in therapeutics, in devices, in processes of care and now in software. The key questions healthcare leaders face is whether these innovations are safe, whether they work and whether they add value. The established approaches to answering these questions (clinical trials or long term […]