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Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Private access support
Private access is now generally available for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.
GCP – Google Cloud is a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Public Cloud Container Platforms, Q1 2022
We’re thrilled to share the news that leading global research and advisory firm Forrester Research has named Google Cloud a Leader in the recently published report The Forrester WaveTM: Public Cloud Container Platforms, Q1 2022. Forrester evaluated the container and cloud-native offerings of a select group of top public cloud container platform vendors across 29 […]
AWS – Amazon SQS Enhances Dead-letter Queue Management Experience For Standard Queues in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) announces support of dead-letter queue (DLQ) redrive to source queue in both AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, giving you better control over the life cycle of unconsumed messages. Dead-letter queues are an existing feature of Amazon SQS that allows customers to store messages that applications could not successfully consume. You can now […]
Azure – Generally available: Azure Monitor Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage
With the general availability of Azure Monitor Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage, review the pricing model for Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage logs. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview: Microsoft Azure Payment HSM Service
Azure Payment HSM Service is now in public preview to accelerate the digital transformation of payment ecosystem in Azure Read More for the details.
GCP – Strengthening our European data sovereignty offerings with Assured Workloads for EU
European organizations, both public and private, are migrating their operations and data to the cloud in increasing numbers. In doing so, they need confidence they can meet their unique needs for security, privacy, and digital sovereignty. Key requirements include the ability to store data within a European geographic region, to ensure that support is provided […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for Lustre is now FedRAMP compliant
Amazon FSx for Lustre is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate in US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon) and as FedRAMP High in AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East). Amazon FSx for Lustre is also approved as Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Level 2 […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is now FedRAMP compliant
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate in US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon) and as FedRAMP High in AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East). Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is also approved as Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements […]
GCP – BigQuery Write API explained: An overview of the Write API
Google BigQuery Write API was released to general availability in 2021 and is BigQuery’s preferred data ingestion path which offers high-performance batching and streaming in one unified API. Since its inception, numerous features and improvements have been made to improve performance and usability, making it easier for users to directly ingest data into BigQuery. Some […]
GCP – Access role-based Google Cloud training free of charge
Google Cloud is now offering 30 days no-cost access to Google Cloud Skills Boost, the definitive destination for skills development, to complete role-based training. Choose from the following eight learning paths, which include interactive labs and opportunities to earn skill badges to demonstrate your cloud knowledge: Getting Started with Google Cloud, Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer, […]