Welcome to above the clouds

AWS – NICE DCV releases version 2021.0 with Webcam redirection and printer redirection
NICE DCV is a high performance remote display protocol that helps users to securely access remote desktop or application sessions, including 3D graphics applications hosted on servers with high-performance GPUs. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Console Mobile Application adds support for Asia Pacific (Osaka) region
AWS Console Mobile Application users can now use Asia Pacific (Osaka) region on the Console mobile app. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 release is now generally available
Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 enables Azure Device Update for IoT Hub and IoT Edge devices in a nested configuration. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL M6g and R6g instances now available in N. California, Canada, São Paulo, and London regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL now supports AWS Graviton2-based (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/graviton/) database instances in the additional regions of US West (N. California), Canada (Central), South America (São Paulo), and Europe (London). Graviton2 instances provide up to 35% performance improvement and up to 52% price/performance improvement over comparable current generation x86-based instances for RDS open […]

Azure – Log Analytics Windows Agent for Winter 2021 now generally available
Update to the newest Windows Agent. Now available with support fixes and a new troubleshooting tool. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
Weather Services empower developers to integrate highly dynamic, real-time weather data and visualizations into solutions that span a multitude of use cases and industries. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Blob storage supports objects up to 200 TB in size
When moving from on premises, you no longer need to split your large files into separate parts to store and process in the cloud. Supporting a single object size up to 200TB removes one complexity when using Azure Storage. Read More for the details.

GCP – Introducing Cloud CISO perspectives
Since I joined Google Cloud as Chief Information Security Officer three short months ago, I’ve seen firsthand the unique point of view we have to improve security for our customers and society at large through the cloud. I started in this new role as the security industry was rattled by a major breach impacting the […]

GCP – Reigniting the “Recommended for Google Workspace” program
The launch of Google Workspace last October marked a major milestone in our journey to give all our customers—from global enterprises to small businesses—the best way to connect, create, and collaborate, regardless of where and how they work. And recently we announced new ways we’re delivering on our mission to build for the future of […]
GCP – Introducing SAP Integration with Cloud Data Fusion
Businesses today have a growing demand for data analysis and insight-based action. More often than not, the valuable data driving these actions is in mission critical operational systems. Among all the applications that are in the market today, SAP is the leading provider of ERP software and Google Cloud is introducing integration with SAP to […]