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GCP – How Cloud Storage delivers 11 nines of durability—and how you can help
One of the most fundamental aspects of any storage solution is durability—how well is your data protected from loss or corruption? And that can feel especially important for a cloud environment. Cloud Storage has been designed for at least 99.999999999% annual durability, or 11 nines. That means that even with one billion objects, you would […]
GCP – How leading enterprises use API analytics to make effective decisions
Our “State of the API Economy 2021” report indicates that despite the many financial pressures and disruptions wrought by COVID-19, 75% of companies continued focusing on their digital transformation initiatives, and almost two-thirds of those companies actually increased their investments and efforts. Because APIs are how software talks to software and how developers leverage data […]
Azure – Azure API Management Updates – January, 2021
A regular Azure API Management service update was started on January 21, 2021, and included several new features and bug fixes, along other improvements. It may take several weeks for your API Management service to receive the update. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Timestream can now be used for workloads subject to HIPAA, ISO, and PCI DSS
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Amazon Timestream can now be used for workloads that are subject to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon SES now lets you assign a configuration set to an email identity
Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) now enables you to assign a configuration set to an email identity, such as a specific email domain or individual email address. This allows rules from the configuration set to be applied to all emails sent from that email identity. Configuration sets are a grouping of rules that enable […]
AWS – Amazon FSx is now available in the AWS Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Milan), and Middle East (Bahrain) Regions
Amazon FSx, a fully managed service that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich and highly-performant file systems, is now available in the Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Milan), and Middle East (Bahrain) Regions. With this launch, Amazon FSx is now available in all standard AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS CodePipeline now available in Europe South (Milan) region
Starting today, AWS CodePipeline is now available in the Europe South (Milan) Region. Read More for the details.
AWS – Discover, review, and remediate unintended access to Secrets Manager secrets using IAM Access Analyzer
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer now analyzes AWS Secrets Manager resource-based policies to help you discover secrets that can be accessed publicly or from other accounts or organizations. IAM Access Analyzer makes it easier to identify and remediate unintended public, cross-account, or cross-organization sharing of your Secrets Manager secrets. This helps you […]
AWS – Amazon Elasticsearch Service extends encryption at rest and node-to-node encryption to existing domains
Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports encryption of data at rest and node-to-node encryption on existing domains, enabling organizations hosting sensitive workloads to meet stringent security and compliance requirements. Read More for the details.
GCP – Spoiled for choice: Deploying to 3 serverless platforms
I made a webapp called Hot Maze and tried to deploy it to App Engine, to Cloud Functions, and to Cloud Run. This is what I learned in the process. What is Hot Maze Hot Maze is a web page that lets you share a photo or a document from your computer to your phone, […]