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AWS – AWS Directory Service launches Hybrid Edition for Managed Microsoft AD
Starting today, AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory customers can extend their existing Active Directory domain into AWS with the new Hybrid Edition for AWS Managed Microsoft AD. This new capability provides customers with a managed service for their AD infrastructure extended in AWS, enabling a unified Active Directory deployment between on-premises, AWS Cloud […]
AWS – Amazon S3 Access Points now support tags for Attribute-Based Access Control
Amazon S3 Access Points now support tags for Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC). S3 Access Points simplify managing data access to your shared datasets in S3 general purpose and directory buckets. With ABAC support, you can add tags to your access points and extend your tag-based permissions to new and existing users, roles, and access points. […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor versions 8.0.43 and 8.4.6
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now supports MySQL minor versions 8.0.43 and 8.4.6, the latest minors released by the MySQL community. We recommend upgrading to the newer minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of MySQL and to benefit from bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 now supports force terminate for EC2 instances
Starting today, Amazon EC2 customers can now force terminate instances that are stuck in the shutting-down state. EC2 Instances can get stuck in the shutting down state because of rare issues caused by frozen operating system or underlying hardware problems. When customers use force terminate, the instance will first attempt a graceful shutdown process. If […]
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Video Streams expands coverage to three new AWS Regions
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams (Amazon KVS) is now available in Europe (Spain), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Middle East (Bahrain) regions. Amazon KVS is a fully managed AWS service that enables you to securely stream, process, and store video and time-encoded data from connected devices. With the region expansion update, organizations operating in these regions can benefit […]
GCP – Introducing Google Cloud Setup: Your guided pathway to a secure cloud foundation
Are you ready to unlock the power of Google Cloud and want guidance on how to set up your environment effectively? Whether you’re a cloud novice or part of an experienced team looking to migrate critical workloads, getting your foundational infrastructure right is the key to success. That’s where Google Cloud Setup comes in — […]
GCP – Introducing audit-only mode for Access Transparency
As part of our commitment to cloud workload security and transparency, today, we’re introducing a new, lightweight audit-only mode for Access Approval to enable access approvals in an “on demand only” model. This new capability is available at no extra charge in the Security section of the Google Cloud Console. Previously, Access Approval delivered robust […]
GCP – Remember this: Agent state and memory with ADK
Imagine that you’re a developer, and your friend is learning to code for the first time. They’re struggling with some concepts, like Python dictionaries. But you have an idea! What if you could design an AI agent that could help your friend learn complex topics in a conversational way? What if that agent could even […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch launches natural language query generation for OpenSearch PPL and SQL
Amazon CloudWatch launches natural language query generation powered by generative AI for OpenSearch PPL and SQL query languages in CloudWatch Logs Insights, accelerating logs analysis. CloudWatch Logs Insights enables you to interactively search and analyze your logs with Logs Insights query language, OpenSearch Service Piped Processing Language (PPL), and OpenSearch Service Structured Query Language (SQL). […]
AWS – Database Insights provides on-demand analysis for RDS for Oracle
Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights expands the availability of its on-demand analysis experience to the RDS for Oracle database engine. This feature leverages machine learning models to help identify performance bottlenecks during the selected time period, and gives advice on what to do next. This launch allows you to analyze database performance monitoring data for a […]