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Azure – Upgrade to the latest version of Azure AD Connect before 31 August 2022
All 1.x versions of Azure AD Connect will be retired next year. Read More for the details.
AWS – Updated AWS Solutions Implementation: AWS CloudEndure Migration Factory Solution
AWS CloudEndure Migration Factory Solution coordinates and automates manual processes for larger scaled migrations involving a substantial number of servers. This solutions implementation helps enterprises improve migration velocity and prevents long cutover windows by providing an orchestration and automation platform for rehosting servers to AWS at scale. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering further automates storage cost savings by removing the minimum storage duration and monitoring and automation charge for small objects
The Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class automates storage cost savings for a wider range of workloads by eliminating the minimum storage duration, and removing the low per-object monitoring and automation charges for objects smaller than 128 KB. S3 Intelligent-Tiering is the only cloud storage class that delivers automatic storage cost savings when data access patterns change, […]
GCP – Financial Services firms must rethink payments model to bank on APAC digital growth
Banks and other financial service institutions (FSIs), such as payment processors, need to overhaul their fragmented legacy payment infrastructures, which can no longer support growing online demand in Asia-Pacific, where consumers want real-time response and personalized service. This will be increasingly pressing as market competition likely drives transaction fees closer to zero, and FSIs are […]
GCP – SAP on Google Cloud: Set up your network for a seamless deployment
SAP forms the critical backbone of thousands of enterprises, supporting critical business functions such as finance, supply chain, warehouse management, and more. Google Cloud provides a highly scalable and resilient infrastructure to run such workloads and offers tools, such as Smart Analytics and Machine Learning that can accelerate your organization’s digital transformation. In fact, a […]
GCP – More than just relational data at scale with Spanner’s new JSON data type
JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is the format that developers rely on for hierarchical or semi-structured data. As a subset of JavaScript, JSON’s popularity has been driven by explosive growth of rich, interactive experiences in the browser and scripting environments like Node.js. Cloud Spanner’s new JSON data type allows you to extend your relational data […]
AWS – Introducing Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces the general availability of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, a storage service that allows customers to launch and run complete, fully managed ONTAP file systems in the cloud for the first time. ONTAP is NetApp’s file system technology that has traditionally powered on-premises network-attached storage (NAS) and provides a widely […]
AWS – Amazon EBS direct APIs now supports creating 64 TB EBS Snapshots
Amazon EBS direct APIs now supports creating 64 TB EBS Snapshots directly from any block storage data, including on-premises data. With this new capability, customers can use EBS Snapshots for disaster recovery of their largest on-premises workloads and achieve business continuity in AWS at lower costs. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points accelerate access to replicated data sets by up to 60%
Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points accelerate performance by up to 60% when accessing data sets that are replicated across multiple AWS Regions. Based on AWS Global Accelerator, S3 Multi-Region Access Points consider factors like network congestion and the location of the requesting application to dynamically route your requests over the AWS network to the lowest latency […]
AWS – Amazon Elastic File System introduces Intelligent-Tiering to automatically optimize storage costs
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) now supports Intelligent-Tiering, a new capability that makes it easier for you to optimize costs for shared file storage, even when access patterns change. EFS Intelligent-Tiering is designed to help you achieve the right price and performance blend for your application file data by placing your file data in a […]