Welcome to above the clouds

Azure – Deprecation of webview sign-in support announcement from Google
Google is deprecating webview support starting January 4, 2021. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EC2 announces Spot Blueprints, an infrastructure code template generator to get started with EC2 Spot Instances
Spot Blueprints is an infrastructure code template generator that makes it easy to start using Spot Instances. It saves time in learning to use Spot and to start leveraging the steep savings and scale that Spot offers for interruptible workloads. You can use Spot Blueprints for the most popular services used with Spot Instances, including […]

AWS – AWS Security Hub now supports bidirectional integration with ServiceNow ITSM
AWS Security Hub now supports a bidirectional integration with ServiceNow ITSM, making it easier for Security Hub users to automatically create and update tickets in ServiceNow ITSM from Security Hub findings and ensure that updates to those tickets are synced with the findings. This integration is available via the AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow […]

AWS – Introducing Amazon Aurora R6g instance types, powered by AWS Graviton2 processors, in preview
AWS Graviton2-based database instances are now available in preview for Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility and Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility. Graviton2 instances are already generally available for Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and Amazon RDS for MariaDB. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Integrates with AWS Lambda
Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility can now make calls to AWS Lambda functions. AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers, and without worrying about scalability. Read More for the details.

Azure – Private Link support for Azure Automation is now generally available
Ensure a secure channel to connect to your Automation Accounts resources with the help of Private Links in Automation. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS IDE Toolkit now available for AWS Cloud9
On December 11, 2020 we launched the AWS Toolkit for AWS Cloud9, enabling users of our browser-based IDE to easily manage core AWS services through the graphical user interface. A key component of the AWS Toolkit is the Resource Explorer – a view that allows you to navigate and interact with your AWS resources such […]

AWS – Simplify EC2 provisioning and viewing cloud resources in the ServiceNow CMDB with AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow
Starting today, customers can view and select EC2 specific parameters (single and list) during provisioning from AWS accounts associated with the AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow, formerly known as the AWS Service Catalog Connector. Customers can also view consolidated cloud resources via AWS Config Aggregator within the ServiceNow CMDB, making it easier for ServiceNow […]

AWS – Amazon Aurora Supports PostgreSQL 11.9, 10.14, and 9.6.19
Following the announcement of updates to the PostgreSQL database by the open source community, we have updated Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility to support PostgreSQL versions 11.9, 10.14, and 9.6.19. These releases contain bug fixes and improvements by the PostgreSQL community. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
This release fixes an Ethernet connection issue for devices with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet enabled. Read More for the details.