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AWS – Apache Kafka client resiliency testing made easier with an Amazon MSK reboot broker API
You can now reboot individual brokers within your Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) cluster by using the Reboot Broker API. The Reboot Broker API enables you to test the resiliency of your data producers and consumers by simulating MSK service maintenance such as automated patching or the effect a version upgrade has […]
AWS – AWS Systems Manager now enables advanced flow control for Automation runbook executions
AWS Systems Manager Automation now lets you define the actions to perform when an operator cancels the execution of a runbook. Using this feature, you can automatically roll back any changes or perform necessary cleanups when the execution of a runbook is canceled. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS DeepComposer launches new learning capsule that dives deep into Transformer models
Today, we are excited to release a new learning capsule that dives deep into Transformer models. To learn the concepts behind generative AI, developers can use easy-to-consume, bite-sized learning capsules in the AWS DeepComposer console. In this new learning capsule, developers will learn about Transformer models which use attention layers to capture dependencies non-sequentially. Transformers […]
AWS – Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ version 5.15.14
You can now launch Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.14 brokers on Amazon MQ. This patch update to ActiveMQ contains several fixes and new features compared to the previously supported version, ActiveMQ 5.15.13. Read More for the details.
AWS – Porting Assistant for .NET supports automated code translation
Porting Assistant for .NET now supports automated code translation through the code translation assistant feature. With this capability, developers can automate their porting experience using a set of predefined rules and actions. This feature looks for specific incompatible patterns in the source code and apply appropriate translation code. The rule files are used to find […]
AWS – Multi-Attach support now available on Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS volume type, io2
Multi-Attach is now available on Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS volume type, io2. Launched in August 2020, io2 is the newest generation of our Provisioned IOPS volume type designed for 99.999% durability (100x io1) and 500:1 IOPS:GiB (10x io1). Multi-Attach lets you share access to an EBS data volume between up to 16 Nitro-based EC2 instances […]
AWS – Announcing the availability of AWS Outposts Private Connectivity
You can now connect your on-premises AWS Outposts infrastructure privately over DirectConnect to services running in the AWS region using AWS Outposts Private Connectivity. Read More for the details.
GCP – Multicloud analytics powers queries in life sciences, agritech and more
In the 2020 Gartner Cloud End-User Buying Behavior survey, nearly 80% of respondents who cited use of public, hybrid or multi-cloud indicated that they worked with more than one cloud provider1. Multi-cloud has become a reality for most, and in order to outperform their competition, organizations need to empower their people to access and analyze […]
GCP – Expanding our global footprint with new cloud regions
Our global network of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) regions underpins all of the important work we do for our customers. With 24 regions and 73 zones in 17 countries, Google Cloud delivers high-performance, low-latency cloud services to our customers no matter where they are around the globe. Google Cloud regions are designed and dedicated to […]
AWS – Software providers on AWS Marketplace can now use the self-service management portal to update their Container products
Today, AWS Marketplace announced a new and easier self-service experience for independent software vendors (ISVs) to add new versions and update product information on their container product listings. AWS Marketplace is consistently improving the way that sellers can keep their products up-to-date. With this release, ISVs with container products can now rapidly update and adjust […]