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AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the AWS Europe (London) region
You can now deploy Amazon AppStream 2.0 in the AWS Europe (London) Region. Deploying AppStream 2.0 in your local region provides users with a more responsive experience and helps support your local data residency obligations. With this launch, you can deploy General Purpose, Compute Optimized, Memory Optimized, Graphics Design, Graphics Pro and Graphics G4 instances […]

AWS – AWS Glue DataBrew adds support for 14 new advanced data types for data preparation
As you prepare your data, AWS Glue DataBrew adds support to automatically identify and mark advanced data types for columns, making it easy to normalize columns containing data of types: Social Security Number (SSN), Email Address, Phone Number, Gender, Credit Card, URL, IP Address, Date and Time, Currency, Zip Code, Country, Region, State, and City. […]

AWS – Self-service features and trusted device support are now available on the Amazon WorkSpaces Android Client App
Self-service features and trusted device support are now available on the WorkSpaces Android Client app on Google Play that runs on Android and Android-compatible Chrome OS devices. The new features are intended for customers who use Android or Android-compatible Chrome OS devices as primary WorkSpaces client endpoint devices. Read More for the details.

AWS – The Bottlerocket AMI for Amazon ECS is now Generally Available
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the General Availability of the Amazon ECS-optimized Bottlerocket Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Bottlerocket is an open source Linux-based Operating System (OS) that is purpose-built to run containers. Bottlerocket includes only the software needed to run containers and comes with a single step update mechanism. This enables you to improve […]

AWS – AWS Storage Gateway is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region
AWS Storage Gateway is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS IQ now supports attachments
You can now share files directly with specific experts in AWS IQ chat interface. Experts can also share files in the chat, attach files to a proposal, or to a payment request after completing work. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon GameLift announces BatchDistance rule update to FlexMatch
We are excited to announce an update to Amazon GameLift, an AWS managed service. Trusted by game companies from all over the world like Wargaming, Metalhead Software, and Illfonic, GameLift FlexMatch launched in 2017 as a feature that uses a powerful matchmaking algorithm and flexible developer-defined rules to create high-quality matches at AWS scale. Read […]

GCP – Build a platform with KRM: Part 4 – Administering a multi-cluster environment
This is part 4 in a multi-part series about the Kubernetes Resource Model. See parts 1, 2, and 3 to learn more. Kubernetes clusters can scale. Open-source Kubernetes supports up to 5,000 Nodes, and GKE supports up to 15,000 Nodes. But scaling out a single cluster can only get you so far: if your cluster’s […]

AWS – AWS DataSync can now copy system access control lists (SACLs) to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
When using AWS DataSync to copy data between Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems and Server Message Block (SMB) shares, you can now copy object metadata describing NTFS system access control lists typically used by administrators to define the operations on files and folders that generate audit logs. With this launch, DataSync can […]
Azure – Azure Maps Android SDK is now generally available
Get started with Android map control using vector map libraries, now generally available with Azure Maps Android SDK. Read More for the details.