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Azure – New Azure Cloud Services deployment model in public preview
Use Azure Cloud Services (extended support), now in public preview, to increase regional resiliency and gain access to new capabilities that the Azure Resource Manager-based deployment model provides. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Data Factory is now available in two additional regions
Azure Data Factory is now available in two new regions: China North 2 and South India Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Azure HDInsight extends capabilities for encryption of data in transit and at rest
Azure HDInsight Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) encryption in transit is now generally available. HDInsight also supports version-less keys for customer-managed key (CMK) encryption at rest. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Copy Blob support over private endpoints in Azure Storage
Azure Storage now supports copying of data between storage accounts using private endpoints. This includes support for the Copy Blob API and utilities such as AzCopy. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Agent now supports OpenTelemetry APIs and SDKs
With Amazon CloudWatch agent, you can now use OpenTelemetry APIs and SDKs to send application telemetry data to CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray. This update enables the agent to receive OpenTelemetry metrics and traces from applications and services running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and is intended for existing CloudWatch agent users who want […]
AWS – AWS App Mesh is now available in Africa (Cape Town) AWS Region
AWS App Mesh is a service mesh that provides application-level networking to make it easy for your services to communicate with each other across multiple types of compute infrastructure. AWS App Mesh standardizes how your services communicate, giving you end-to-end visibility and options to tune for high-availability of your applications. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon GuardDuty enhances security incident investigation workflows through new integration with Amazon Detective
Amazon GuardDuty has added Amazon Detective hyperlink pivots to make it even easier to jump from a GuardDuty security finding into a pre-populated Amazon Detective investigation experience. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Cloud Map Updates Service Level Agreement
AWS has updated the Monthly Uptime Percentage in the service level agreement (SLA) for AWS Cloud Map to 99.95%. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Agent Now Supports macOS on Amazon EC2 Mac instances
Amazon CloudWatch agent now supports macOS on Amazon EC2 Mac instances and on-premises hosts. macOne is the first EC2 instance type to support the macOS operating system from Apple. CloudWatch collects monitoring and operational data that provides you with a unified view of data across AWS resources, applications, and services. With this launch, developers and […]
AWS – Amazon Kendra achieves ISO and PCI compliance
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Amazon Kendra, an intelligent search service powered by machine learning, can now be used for workloads subject to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. This is in addition to eligibility for U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), announced […]