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AWS – Amazon DynamoDB global tables now support AWS CloudFormation
Amazon DynamoDB global tables now support AWS CloudFormation, which means you can create global tables and manage their settings with CloudFormation templates. Global tables build upon the global footprint of DynamoDB to deliver a fully managed, multi-Region, multi-source database. You can use global tables to replicate table updates automatically across the AWS Regions you select, […]
AWS – Amazon WorkDocs adds filtering to the activity feed for both iOS and Android
Starting today, you can now add or remove filters by activity type on a file to narrow your results for both iOS and Android. The Activity Feed is designed to easily track all activities related to your files and folders, allowing you to stay connected to what’s going on. Now with the ability to filter […]
GCP – How insurers can use severe storm data for dynamic pricing
It may be surprising to know that U.S. natural catastrophe economic losses totaled $119 billion in 2020, and 75% (or $89.4B) of those economic losses were caused by severe storms and cyclones. In the insurance industry, data is everything. Insurers use data to influence underwriting, rating, pricing, forms, marketing, and even claims handling. When fueled […]
GCP – API design 101: Links to our most popular posts
APIs play a critical role in helping software connect and communicate, as well as making the lives of developers a little easier. Over the years we’ve published a number of posts to help developers design APIs to get the most from them. Below is a list of our most popular API design posts you can […]
AWS – AWS Step Functions now supports Amazon custom events to EventBridge
AWS Step Functions now supports a service integration with Amazon EventBridge, enabling you to send custom events from your Step Functions workflows to an EventBridge event bus without writing custom code. You can now emit custom events from your workflows that allow loosely-coupled applications to react to steps in your business logic, orchestrated by Step […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Data API now supports FIPS 140-2 validated endpoints
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Data API now offers Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validated endpoints. FIPS 140-2 is a U.S. and Canadian government standard that specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules that protect sensitive information. If you require use of FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules, you can now do so with […]
AWS – AWS Premium Support launches Support Automation Workflow (SAW) runbooks for self-service diagnosis and remediation
Today, AWS Premium Support launches Support Automation Workflows (SAW) to enable self-service diagnosis and remediation for AWS customers. Further, we are launching additional advanced runbooks that will be available to Enterprise and Business Support customers for faster issue resolution. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Transcribe Medical now provides automatic Protected Health Information (PHI) identification for batch processing
Amazon Transcribe Medical is a HIPAA-eligible automatic speech recognition (ASR) service that makes it easy for developers to add speech-to-text capabilities to healthcare and life science applications. We are pleased to launch support for the automatic identification of protected health information (PHI) in your medical transcriptions feature for batch processing. With automatic PHI identification, customers […]
AWS – Announcing PostgreSQL 12.5 support for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) on AWS Outposts now supports PostgreSQL 12.5 for production deployment. Amazon RDS on Outposts allows you to deploy fully managed database instances in your on-premises environments. AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any datacenter, co-location space, or […]
Azure – General availability: VNET peering support for Azure Bastion
You can now deploy Azure Bastion in a peered Virtual Network (VNet), enabling RDP/SSH connectivity to virtual machines deployed in a peered Virtual network (VNet) Read More for the details.