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AWS – Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ version 5.16.2
You can now launch Apache ActiveMQ 5.16.2 brokers on Amazon MQ. This version update to ActiveMQ contains several fixes, improvements, and new features compared to the previously supported version, ActiveMQ 5.15.15. Read More for the details.

GCP – Introducing container-native Cloud DNS: Global DNS for Kubernetes
Kubernetes networking almost always starts with a DNS request. DNS has broad impacts on your application and cluster performance, scalability, and resilience. That is why we are excited to announce the release of container-native Cloud DNS—the native integration of Cloud DNS with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to provide in-cluster Service DNS resolution with Cloud DNS, […]

GCP – New Cloud Asset Inventory capabilities help assess your Google Cloud environment
Businesses that operate in complex cloud environments, large fleets, or sophisticated security operations all require visibility into their cloud assets in order to keep their teams nimble and their data secure. Cloud Asset Inventory (CAI) helps these teams understand their Google Cloud and Anthos environments by providing complete visibility, real-time monitoring, and powerful asset analysis […]

GCP – Simulate your Microsoft and Windows modernization journey with these demos
If you’re looking to migrate and modernize your Microsoft and Windows workloads, Google Cloud is your premiere destination. No matter what migration strategy you’ve selected or what value you’re looking to achieve, with Google Cloud you’re able to: simplify your migration and modernization journey reduce your on-prem footprint and increase agility optimize license usage to […]

GCP – Transforming the consumer goods industry with SAP on Google Cloud
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry was facing disruption. Consumers have come to expect personalized and seamless experiences at every point in their relationship with a brand. Additionally, consumers are expecting CPG brands to meet rising standards for sustainability, social responsibility, and transparency. Business models are shifting as well. […]

AWS – Amazon RDS M6g and R6g instances now available for MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL in AWS GovCloud (US), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Europe (Stockholm) regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) now supports AWS Graviton2-based database (DB) instances in the regions of AWS GovCloud (US), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Europe (Stockholm). Depending on DB engine, version, and workload, Graviton2 instances provide up to 35% performance improvement and up to 52% price/performance improvement over comparable current generation x86-based instances for Amazon RDS for […]

GCP – Google Cloud Welcomes EU’s new Standard Contractual Clauses for cross-border data transfers
The European Commission (EC) has recently published new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs, also known as Model Contractual Clauses) to help safeguard European personal data. Following the applicable transition period, these new SCCs will replace the SCCs previously adopted by the EC. Google Cloud plans to incorporate the new SCCs into our contracts to help protect […]

GCP – Leveraging Google geospatial AI to prepare for climate resilience
While there is uncertainty about how much the climate will change in the future, we know it won’t look like the past. Extreme weather events will increase in frequency and severity; the world will continue to warm, and the cost of climate change will increase. Government plays a vital role in understanding and responding to […]

AWS – AWS China (Beijing) Region Adds the Third Availability Zone
Today, AWS China (Beijing) Region* has added a third Availability Zone (AZ) to support the high demand of our growing customer base. An Availability Zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an AWS Region. AZs give customers the ability to operate production applications and databases that […]
AWS – AWS Audit Manager is now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Canada (Central) Regions
AWS Audit Manager is now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Canada (Central) Regions. Read More for the details.