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Azure – Powershell 7 support in Azure Automation is coming soon
Execute Automation runbooks for production scenarios using PowerShell 7.1 Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure AD support for Azure Automation is coming soon
Use Azure AD based authentication for Automation public endpoints Read More for the details.
Azure – Az module support in Azure Automation is coming soon
Use the latest Az modules in the Automation runbooks Read More for the details.
Azure – Availability Zone support for Azure Automation is coming soon
Achieve higher reliability and resiliency through Availability Zones in Azure Automation. Read More for the details.
GCP – Introducing Unattended Project Recommender: discover, reclaim, or deprecate abandoned projects under your organization
In fast-moving organizations, it’s not uncommon for cloud resources, including entire projects, to occasionally be forgotten about. Not only such unattended resources can be difficult to identify, but they also tend to create a lot of headaches for product teams down the road, including unnecessary waste and security risks. To help you prune your idle […]
GCP – New This Month in Data Analytics: Taking Home the Gold in Data
As the Olympics kicked off in Tokyo at the end of July, we found ourselves reflecting on the beauty of diverse countries and cultures coming together to celebrate greatness and sportsmanship. For this month’s blog, we’d like to highlight some key data and analytics performances that should help inspire you to reach new heights in […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling enhances Instance Refresh with configuration checks, Launch Template validation, and Amazon EventBridge notifications
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Instance Refresh now supports performing updates to the Auto Scaling group (ASG) configuration as well as the ability to skip replacing already updated instances during an Instance Refresh. These new capabilities make it easier to deploy changes to an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or install additional software in a controlled manner. […]
GCP – MySQL major version upgrade using Database Migration Service
As hopefully you all know by now, migrating your SQL database got easier this past November when Google’s Database Migration Service went GA for MySQL. If you didn’t know, migrating your SQL database to Cloud SQL is now easier! Something you might have noticed, or I’ll happily point out if you haven’t noticed, is that […]
AWS – Amazon FSx is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region
Amazon FSx, a fully managed service that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich and highly-performant file systems, is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region. With Amazon FSx, customers can leverage the rich feature sets and fast performance of widely-used open source and commercially-licensed file systems, while avoiding time-consuming administrative tasks […]
AWS – Private Connectivity for AWS NAT Gateway is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Private Connectivity for AWS NAT Gateway is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The expansion into the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions enables U.S. government agencies and contractors to move more sensitive workloads into the cloud by helping them to address certain regulatory and compliance requirements. With this launch, AWS Private NAT Gateway is […]