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Azure – General availability: Azure Files now supports SMB 3.1.1
Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 is the most secure and highly performant version of SMB. With SMB 3.1.1 support for Azure Files, you now can require AES-256-GCM for Windows 10, version 21H1 and newer clients. Read More for the details.
GCP – Modernizing your serverless applications
Continuing innovation in serverless Google Cloud recently released a suite of resources designed to help customers modernize their serverless compute platform experience and upgrade to the latest features as well as newer products which may be a better fit for their workloads. The initial content is focused on users of the very first Cloud product, […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora Supports PostgreSQL 9.6.22, 10.17, 11.12, and 12.7 in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Following the announcement of updates to the PostgreSQL database by the open source community, we have updated Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition to support PostgreSQL versions 9.6.22, 10.17, 11.12, and 12.7 in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. These releases contain bug fixes and improvements by the PostgreSQL community. As a reminder, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL 9.6 will reach […]
AWS – ACM Private CA now supports the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) Private Certificate Authority (CA) announces the availability of Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for distributing certificate revocation information. When establishing an encrypted TLS connection, endpoints can use OCSP to query, in near real time, if a certificate has been revoked. Thus alerting the endpoint that the certificate should not be trusted. […]
AWS – Amazon EMR Studio is now HIPAA eligible and HITRUST certified
Amazon EMR Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that makes it easy for data scientists and data engineers to develop, visualize, and debug data engineering and data science applications written in R, Python, Scala, and PySpark. Read More for the details.
GCP – SAP HANA: A solution to memory error impacts
Every cloud system begins with high-quality hardware infrastructure. Sometimes, however, hardware breaks — and when it happens, our most important goal is to minimize the impact on our customers and their cloud workloads. Memory errors are the most common type of hardware failure, and they’re also one of the most challenging in terms of their […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL now supports oracle_fdw extension in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports the oracle_fdw extension in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, which allows your PostgreSQL database to connect to and retrieve data stored in Oracle databases. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Azure Route Server
Azure Route Server enables network appliances to exchange route information with Azure virtual networks dynamically. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview of Private Link Network Security Group Support
Network Security Group support on Private Endpoint (PE) will allow you to improve granular security requirements for traffic destined to a private endpoint. This will assist in meeting specific compliance and security requirements for managing your PE powered workloads. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview of Private Link UDR Support
User Defined Routes support on Private Endpoint will make configuring custom routes to traffic destined to a Private Endpoint easier for your large workloads. Learn more about how to use this feature in select regions. Read More for the details.