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AWS – AWS Certificate Manager provides expanded usage of imported ECDSA and RSA Certificates
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) now allows you to import Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) X.509 certificates of additional key types and key sizes, including Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) and RSA 3072 and 4096 keys and bind them with integrated services like Amazon CloudFront and Application Load Balancer. Previously, you could use AWS […]

AWS – Amazon CloudFront now supports ECDSA certificates for HTTPS connections to viewers
Starting today, you can use Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) P256 certificates to negotiate HTTPS connections between your viewers and Amazon CloudFront. As noted by NIST, ECDSA certificates can provide comparable security strength with smaller key sizes than RSA. As a result, conducting TLS handshakes with ECDSA certificates requires less networking and computing resources […]

AWS – Amazon Kendra releases Principal Store for secure search
Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service powered by machine learning, enabling organizations to provide relevant information to customers and employees, when they need it. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Lightsail now offers object storage for storing static content
Amazon Lightsail now provides you with the ability to store your static content such as images, videos or HTML files in an object storage that can be used for your websites and applications. Lightsail object storage can be associated to your Lightsail CDN distribution with a few simple clicks, making it quick and easy to accelerate […]

AWS – EC2 Image Builder now supports parameters in components for creating custom images
Image Builder components, which are a set of documents that enable image customization in EC2 Image Builder, now support parameters as an input in the image build process. You can now reuse your existing component investments in EC2 Image Builder to create different custom images by easily passing component parameters, such as installation directory or […]

Azure – General availability: Deliver a secure hybrid workplace with Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365
Learn about our new announcements and product updates for Azure Virtual Desktop at Microsoft Inspire 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure AD authentication for Application Insights
Azure Monitor application insights now supports Azure Active Directory authentication. helping you ensure that only authenticated telemetry is ingested. Read More for the details.

Azure – Insights and workbooks for Azure Cosmos DB now in general availability
Now generally available, Azure Monitor insights and Azure Monitor workbooks make it easier to visualize and customize metrics for dynamic monitoring of your Azure Cosmos DB resource. Read More for the details.

Azure – Call recording in public preview for Azure Communication Services
Call recording for Azure Communication Services helps to simplify and improve the recording process during calls. Read More for the details.
Azure – Confidential computing using Always Encrypted with secure enclaves for Azure SQL Database in general availability
Always Encrypted with secure enclaves helps prevent malicious admins and malware from exfiltrating sensitive data, while enabling in-place encryption and rich confidential computations, including pattern matching, range comparisons, and sorting. Read More for the details.