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AWS – AWS IoT Core Credential Provider now supports security tokens that are valid up to 12 hours
You can now use AWS IoT Core Credential Provider to request temporary, limited-privilege security token that are valid up to 12 hours and use the token to sign and authenticate any AWS request. Until now, the AWS IoT Core Credential Provider issued security tokens that were valid up to 1 hour only. Now with tokens […]

AWS – Amazon WorkSpaces now offers web access with WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol (WSP)
Organizations continue to need options that rapidly enable users to work from any location and any computer while remaining secure and productive. To streamline deployments of Amazon WorkSpaces using WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol (WSP) without having to install a native client application, your users can now access Amazon WorkSpaces from supported web browsers on Windows, macOS, or […]

AWS – AWS AppSync now supports custom authorization with AWS Lambda for GraphQL APIs
Today we’re releasing a flexible and simple way to implement custom authorization logic with AWS Lambda for AWS AppSync GraphQL API calls. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Time Zone File Auto Upgrade
Starting today Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle supports the auto upgrade of Oracle time zone files. The Oracle time zone file auto upgrade feature provides an automated way to upgrade the DST timezone file version in the database instance. Customers observing timezones with TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data types in their databases […]

AWS – AWS Control Tower announces improvements to guardrail naming and descriptions
AWS Control Tower guardrail naming and descriptions have been revised to better reflect the guardrail policy intention. The revised names and descriptions will help users more intuitively understand how guardrails enhance control of their accounts. For example, names of detective guardrails were modified from “Disallow” to “Detect” since the detective guardrail itself does not enforce […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Two New Parameter Changes For Full-Text Search
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports parameter changes for full-text search. Full-text search in SQL Server lets users and applications run full-text queries against character-based data in SQL Server tables. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Elastic Block Store now supports idempotent volume creation
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) now supports idempotent creation of EBS Volumes, allowing you to safely retry volume creation without additional side effects. Idempotent creation of EBS Volumes is intended for customers that have higher level processes such as container orchestration systems or automation scripts that create EBS volumes as part of a workflow. Read […]

GCP – Introducing improved maintenance policy for Cloud Memorystore
Maintenance is a critical component of every database user experience as it ensures that your database is staying up to date with security patches, receiving feature updates, and improving performance. However, maintenance downtime can be impactful, especially when it occurs at inopportune times. We are happy to announce that Cloud Memorystore now enables you to […]

GCP – Compliance Engineering – From manual attestation to continuous compliance
Risk Management and Compliance is as important in the cloud as it is in conventional on-premises environments. To help organizations in regulated industries meet their compliance requirements, Google Cloud offers automated capabilities that ensure the effectiveness of productionalization processes. Continuous compliance in the banking industry Banks have a formidable responsibility in managing the world’s wealth, […]
AWS – AWS Security Hub adds 10 new controls to its Foundational Security Best Practices standard for enhanced cloud security posture monitoring
AWS Security Hub has released 10 new controls for its Foundational Security Best Practice standard to enhance customers’ cloud security posture monitoring. These controls conduct fully-automatic checks against security best practices for Amazon API Gateway (APIGateway.4), Amazon CloudFront (CloudFront.5, CloudFront.6), Amazon EC2 (EC2.17, EC2.18), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS.1), Amazon Elasticsearch Service (ES.4), AWS Identity and […]