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AWS – New digital course: AWS Network Connectivity Options
We’re excited to announce a free digital course: AWS Network Connectivity Options. The course introduces network connectivity concepts, describes network design patterns, and demonstrates how to apply the design patterns to common use cases. This intermediate, 150-minute course includes reading modules, quizzes to check your knowledge, and an optional hands-on lab. The course is designed […]
GCP – Google Cloud announces new region to support growing customer base in Israel
Google has long looked to Israel for globally impactful technologies including popular Search features, Waze, Live Caption, Duplex and flood forecasting. At our Decode with Google 15RAEL event last week, we celebrated 15 years of Google innovation in Israel and our longstanding support of the country’s vibrant startup ecosystem. Over the years, we’ve expanded our […]
AWS – AWS Nitro Enclaves now supports Windows operating system
AWS Nitro Enclaves now supports the creation of isolated compute environments, called enclaves, from parent EC2 instances running Windows operating system. Nitro Enclaves further isolates the CPU and memory of the enclave from users, applications, and libraries on the parent EC2 instance. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter and Explorer now integrate with AWS Security Hub for diagnosis and remediation of security findings
Starting today, you can configure AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter to automatically aggregate security findings from AWS Security Hub into OpsCenter as operational issues. This enables operations engineers and IT professionals to view, investigate, and resolve security issues along with other operational issues in OpsCenter. Additionally, you can now view aggregated Security Hub findings across multiple […]
GCP – How capital markets can prepare for the future with AI
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Forbes BrandVoice. In capital markets, the stakes have been raised for participants to establish value, win loyalty, and expand their share of wallet. An organization’s data analytics capabilities, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning, can open new opportunities in these areas. But many organizations are still using […]
GCP – How to transfer your data to Google Cloud
So you’ve decided to migrate your business to the cloud—good call! Now, comes the question of transferring the data. Here’s what you need to know about transferring your data to Google Cloud, and what tools are available. Any number of factors can motivate your need to move data into Google Cloud, including data center migration, […]
AWS – Amazon FSx File Gateway delivers faster and more efficient on-premises access to fully managed file storage in the cloud
AWS Storage Gateway adds a new gateway type, Amazon FSx File Gateway, providing low-latency on-premises access to fully managed file shares in the cloud. Customers that want to take advantage of fully managed cloud file storage, but require low latency for their users and applications, can now easily extend Amazon FSx for Windows File Server […]
AWS – Announcing Moving Graphs for CloudWatch Dashboards
Amazon CloudWatch announces the availability of moving graphs, which allows you to animate your CloudWatch Dashboard and more easily see the progression of health and operational performance trends over time. Read More for the details.
GCP – SRE at Google: Our complete list of CRE life lessons
In 2016 we announced a new discipline at Google, Customer Reliability Engineering, an offshoot of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). Our goal with CRE was (and still is) to create a shared operational fate between Google and our Google Cloud customers, to give you more control over the critical applications you’re entrusting to us. Since then, […]
GCP – Choose the best way to use and authenticate service accounts on Google Cloud
A fundamental security premise is to verify the identity of a user before determining if they are permitted to access a resource or service. This process is known as authentication. But authentication is necessary for more than just human users. When one application needs to talk to another, we need to authenticate its identity as […]