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AWS – AWS Step Functions adds new data flow simulator for modelling input and output processing
AWS Step Functions now features a data flow simulator in the Step Functions console, making it easier to evaluate the input and output processing for your state machines, allowing you to build workflows faster. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure Purview is now available in the Central India region
Azure Purview is now available in public preview in the Central India region. You can now provision Azure Purview accounts in these regions as a public preview offering. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Automation is now available in South India
Automate tasks across Azure & Non-Azure environment using PowerShell and Python based scripts. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Customer Profiles now includes support for AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to access Amazon Connect Customer Profiles directly as a private endpoint within your secure, virtual network using a new interface VPC endpoint in your Virtual Private Cloud. This extends the functionality of existing gateway endpoints by enabling you to access Amazon Connect Customer Profiles using private IP addresses. API […]

AWS – Amazon Customer Profiles now includes support for AWS CloudFormation
You can now use AWS CloudFormation templates to create Amazon Connect Customer Profiles resources. This feature helps you to use CloudFormation to deploy Amazon Connect Customer Profiles resources — along with the rest of your AWS infrastructure — in a secure, efficient, and repeatable way. You can use CloudFormation templates to specify Amazon Connect Customer […]

AWS – AWS RoboMaker now supports the ability to configure tools for simulation jobs
AWS RoboMaker now supports the ability to configure simulation tools to diagnose or interact with RoboMaker simulation jobs. This simulation tool configuration feature provides developers flexibility to use custom simulation tools in place of, or in addition to the default simulation tools (Gazebo, rqt, rviz and terminal access tools) provided by default in RoboMaker. Read More […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Extended Events
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now support SQL Server extended events, a performance monitoring system that can be used to monitor and troubleshoot performance problems in SQL Server. Read More for the details.

AWS – Updated classroom course: AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
AWS Training and Certification is excited to announce the launch our updated one-day classroom course, AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. Learn from an accredited AWS expert instructor with deep technical knowledge to explore the AWS Cloud via a mix of presentations, peer discussion, and interactive activities. Whether you’re in a technical or non-technical role, this course […]

AWS – Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now offers FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints to help you run highly regulated workloads more easily
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), a scalable, highly available, and fully managed Cassandra-compatible database service, now offers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant endpoints to help you run highly regulated workloads more easily. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Athena now presents query execution plans to aid tuning
Amazon Athena users can now view the execution plan for their queries. When querying large, complex datasets, users are often unaware of how their query will be executed or how optimizations will impact performance. Now generally available for Amazon Athena, the EXPLAIN statement helps users understand and improve the efficiency of their queries. Read More […]