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GCP – Deploy Anthos on GKE with Terraform Part 2: Guardrails via Policy Controller
This is the second part of a series of articles on using Anthos Config Management (ACM) with Terraform. In the previous article and example, we explained how to use Terraform to create a cluster and manage its configuration from Git via Config Sync. This article will build on that to add guardrails for the cluster […]
GCP – Tales from the (en)crypt: What’s new for Cloud Storage security
Encryption is critical for securing sensitive data while it is stored and transits the cloud. Today, Cloud Storage encrypts data server-side with standard Google-managed encryption keys by default, and can also encrypt data with customer-managed encryption keys that are stored and managed by Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS). While customers have been able to […]
AWS – AWS Backup simplifies recovery point deletions
AWS Backup now makes it easier to delete recovery points that customers no longer need. Customers can use the new asynchronous delete operation from the console, CLI or APIs, to clean up existing recovery points in bulk and manage their backups more cost-effectively. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) Version 21.1
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Oracle now supports version 21.1 of Oracle Application Express (APEX) for 12.1, 12.2 and 19c versions of Oracle Database. Using APEX, developers can build applications entirely within their web browser. To learn more about the latest features of APEX 21.1, please refer to Oracle’s blog post. Read More for the […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports sqlnet.ora client parameters for the Oracle Native Network Encryption (NNE)option
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports four new customer modifiable sqlnet.ora client parameters for the Oracle Native Network Encryption (NNE) option. Amazon RDS for Oracle already supports server parameters which define encryption properties for incoming sessions. These client parameters apply to outgoing connections such as those used by database links. Read More […]
GCP – Put Chrome OS to work in contact centers with new integrated solutions
Contact centers are getting new tools in their digital transformation toolbelt. Starting today, Chrome OS offers a fully integrated solution for contact centers. With Chrome OS and our partners you get: Secure platform and remote management: Chrome OS is a cloud-first, easy-to-manage operating system that can secure and optimize your contact center while supporting remote […]
GCP – Recommendations AI modeling
In this series of Recommendations AI deep dive blog posts, we started with an overview of Recommendations AIand then walked through the data ingestion process. In this post, we will walk you through the model creation process and how you can get the best of Google’s AI and ML techniques to solve your business problems […]
AWS – AWS IoT Device Defender now supports Detect alarm verification states
With AWS IoT Device Defender, customers can now verify an alarm based on their investigation of detected behavior anomalies. They can verify an alarm as True positive, Benign positive, False positive, or Unknown and provide a description of their verification. Users, such as a security or operational team, can use this to manage alarms and […]
AWS – AWS Storage Gateway simplifies tape management for Tape Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway now makes it easier and faster for you to search, view, and manage your virtual tapes stored in AWS using Tape Gateway. From the Tapes page in the Storage Gateway management console, you can now quickly search for tapes using common filters such as tape barcode and status. You simply select the desired […]
AWS – Now Use Lifecycle Configurations to Customize Amazon SageMaker Studio
Amazon SageMaker Studio is the first fully integrated development environment (IDE) for machine learning (ML). SageMaker Studio provides a single, web-based visual interface where you can perform all ML development steps required to prepare data, as well as build, train, and deploy models. With a single click, data scientists and ML developers can quickly spin […]