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GCP – Apigee 2021: A year of innovations
Apigee is committed to continually innovating new capabilities and solutions for our customers, and 2021 saw new product launches, partnerships, and best practices for managing your expanding range of business-critical use cases. Here are some of our favorite stories from 2021. Spotting the trends in APIs Our State of API Economy 2021 Report surveyed over […]
GCP – A cloud built for developers — 2021 year in review
2021 was a seminal year for software developers. Every company accelerated their digital and online efforts, while simultaneously moving to remote development. Innovation by driving developer productivity was top of mind for nearly every IT executive we spoke to. Many asked us about Alphabet’s long track record of innovation. From Google search to Waymo’s driverless […]
AWS – AWS Secrets Manager now automatically enables SSL connections when rotating database secrets
AWS Secrets Manager now transparently supports SSL connections when rotating database secrets for Amazon RDS MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. You can now enforce SSL to be always enabled for these databases, without first modifying AWS Lambda resources provided by AWS Secrets Manager. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect Chat user interface now supports browser notifications for your customers
The Amazon Connect Chat user interface now supports browser notifications through your customers’ web browser, improving customer satisfaction by letting the customer know when the agent has responded to their message. When your customer receives a new chat message while in another application or browser window, they will receive a notification through their web browser […]
AWS – Amazon S3 on Outposts launches in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon S3 on Outposts is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The expansion into the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions allows U.S. government agencies and contractors to move sensitive workloads onto their AWS Outposts by addressing their specific regulatory and compliance requirements for object storage. Read More for the details.
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: December 2021
This is our last Cloud CISO Perspectives of 2021. It’s been an eventful year for the cybersecurity industry, both good and bad, and I welcome the opportunities and challenges we will continue to address together in 2022. In this final post, I’ll share the latest updates from the Google Cybersecurity Action Team, new reports from […]
GCP – Google Cloud Data Analytics 2021: The year in review
As I look back on 2021 I’m proud to see a fast growing number of companies use our data platform to unlock new insights, build new business models and help improve their employees’ and their customers’ experience. Data itself is just inactive information, useless without activation. The true power of data comes when it’s being […]
GCP – A year in review: Advancements in infrastructure at Google Cloud
This past year brought both new challenges and successes for our customers around the world. We thought life was going to return to normal… and then it didn’t. Despite the uncertainty, it was exciting to see customers make huge transformations in when, where, and how they run their businesses, with cloud infrastructure as a major […]
AWS – AWS Lambda now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) endpoints for inbound connections
AWS Lambda now supports IPv6 endpoints for inbound connections, allowing customers to invoke Lambda functions over IPv6. This helps customers to meet IPv6 compliance requirements, and removes the need for expensive networking equipment to handle address translation between IPv4 and IPv6. Read More for the details.
AWS – Support for Fujitsu QoS protocol now available in AWS Elemental MediaConnect
Starting today, AWS Elemental MediaConnect supports the Fujitsu Quality of Service (QoS) protocol. Fujitsu QoS is one of several transport protocols supported in MediaConnect, a list that includes Zixi, Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST), Secure Reliable Transport (SRT), and Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP). Because MediaConnect translates between protocols, you can build a variety of reliable […]