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AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports pg_bigm extension for faster full text search
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL adds support for the pg_bigm extension for faster full text search of languages that require multi-byte character sets such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EventBridge introduces support for cross-Region event bus targets
Amazon EventBridge now supports cross-Region event bus as a target, allowing customers to aggregate events in a central Region. Customers can now have all their event information in one place. This makes it easier for developers to find those events and write code that reacts to them, manage permissions for access to sensitive events, and […]

AWS – New free ML training for business and technical leaders
We are excited to announce the launch of Machine Learning Essentials for Business and Technical Decision Makers, a series of three free digital courses. These on-demand courses are designed to help business and technical decision makers without Machine Learning (ML) experience understand ML basics and develop the skills to plan an ML strategy for their […]

GCP – Understanding the value of managed database services
Organizations are increasingly short on time, talent, and resources to manage and tune databases to suit their needs. For this reason, many businesses are turning to fully managed database services to help them build and scale their infrastructure to keep up with the data-driven demands of today’s always-on world. Cloud SQL offers industry-standard relational databases […]

AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and EU (London)
Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is now available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and EU (London) regions. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon MQ for Active MQ is now available in AWS China (Beijing) region, operated by Sinnet and AWS China (Ningxia) region, operated by NWCD
Amazon MQ for ActiveMQ is now available in a total of 22 regions, with the addition of the Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) region, operated by NWCD. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Macie adds CloudWatch logging for job status and health monitoring of sensitive data discovery jobs
Amazon Macie now publishes job status and health logs to CloudWatch, providing you with continuous visibility into operations of your sensitive data discovery jobs to quickly identify, investigate, and address errors. Read More for the details.

AWS – New datasets available in the Registry of Open Data on AWS from United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, iNaturalist.org, and others
Twenty eight new or updated datasets from the US Geological Survey, the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, iNaturalist.org, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), and others are available in the Registry of Open Data on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the following categories. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Security Hub Automated Response & Remediation Solution adds support for AWS Foundational Security Best Practices standard
AWS Security Hub Automated Response & Remediation solution supports 11 new AWS Foundational Security Best Practices controls. Read More for the details.
GCP – Announcing Google Cloud 2021 Summits [frequently updated]
There are a lot of great things happening at Google Cloud, and we’re delighted to share new product announcements, customer perspectives, interactive demos, and more through Google Cloud Summit series, a collection of digital events taking place over the coming months. Join us to learn more about how Google Cloud is transforming businesses in various […]