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AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics now supports custom browser launch settings
CloudWatch Synthetics now supports customizing the default launch settings on the Chrome browser with a new minor runtime version, syn-nodejs-2.1. This allows for more flexibility in the canary launched browser settings such as viewport, setting chromium flags, and handling errors. With syn-nodejs-2.1, you can also configure canary scripts to not take screenshots on a canary […]
AWS – AWS IQ launches new functionality to support firms
AWS IQ has released two new features to support firms: Project Manager role and group chat. The project manager role allows any US based individual in a firm to view requests, speak with customers, submit proposals, and request payments, without requiring an AWS Certification. Project Managers can then add an AWS Certified expert to the […]
GCP – The need for speed: Using C2 machines for your HPC workloads
Cloud opens many new possibilities for High Performance Computing (HPC). But while the cloud offers the latest technologies and a wide variety of machine types (VMs), not every VM is suited to the demands of HPC workloads. Google Cloud’s Compute-optimized (C2) machines are specifically designed to meet the needs of the most compute-intensive workloads, such […]
GCP – Google Cloud AI digitizes StoryCorps archive: largest collection of human voices on planet
For many of us the holiday season will look different this year, separated from the people we love. If you’re in this boat too—mitigating the spread of the coronavirus—thank you and we hope the following story might offer an alternative, but helpful way to connect with friends and family. While we know virtual get-togethers can […]
AWS – AWS Firewall Manager now supports centralized management of AWS Network Firewall
AWS Firewall Manager now supports AWS Network Firewall, making it easy for security administrators to centrally configure and deploy Network Firewall rules across their organization. AWS recently launched AWS Network Firewall, a highly available, managed firewall service that gives customers enhanced control and visibility of all traffic leaving and entering their network. With Firewall Manager […]
AWS – AWS Snowcone is now available in the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region
The AWS Snowcone service is now available for order for customers in the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region. With this launch, Snowcone is now available for order in EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), US East (N. Virginia), and US West (Oregon) Regions. AWS Snowcone is the smallest member of the AWS Snow Family of edge computing, edge […]
AWS – Amazon RDS on VMware Adds Support for Cross-Custom-Availability-Zone Read Replicas
To provide enhanced performance and read scalability, Amazon RDS on VMware adds support for read replicas across Custom Availability Zones for MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. You can create cross-custom-availability-zone read replicas of a DB instance to serve read traffic in one region, thereby increasing aggregate read throughput. A read replica can also be promoted to become […]
AWS – Amazon Connect launches API to configure user hierarchies programmatically
Amazon Connect now provides an API to programmatically create and manage user hierarchies. User hierarchies are a way for you to organize users into groups such as what location they work in or which department they are a part of. With this launch, you can now programmatically mirror your organization’s hierarchy in Amazon Connect as […]
Azure – Azure Firewall Premium is in public preview
Azure Firewall Premium provides next generation firewall capabilities that are required for highly sensitive and regulated environments. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon MSK customers can now use Cruise Control to more easily scale and balance resource utilization within clusters
You can now use Cruise Control to more easily scale and balance I/O in your Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) clusters. Cruise Control is a popular tool among Apache Kafka users because it drastically simplifies partition management. Cruise Control can also be used to monitor the state and health of clusters using […]