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AWS – Amazon Aurora enables dynamic resizing for database storage space
The storage space allocated to your Amazon Aurora database cluster will now dynamically decrease when you delete data from the cluster. The storage space already automatically increases up to a maximum size of 128 tebibytes (TiB), and will now automatically decrease when data is deleted. You only pay for the storage you use. Starting September […]
AWS – AWS IAM Access Analyzer now supports archive rules for existing findings
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer now supports archive rules that allow you to retroactively mark existing findings as intended. Archive rules automatically archive new findings for public and cross-account access that meet the criteria you define. Now, you can apply the rules retroactively to mark existing findings as intended. For example, you […]
AWS – AWS Glue Streaming ETL jobs support reading records in the Apache Avro format
Streaming extract, transform, and load (ETL) jobs in AWS Glue can now read data encoded in the Apache Avro format. Previously, streaming ETL jobs could read data in the JSON, CSV, Parquet, and XML formats. With the addition of Avro, streaming ETL jobs now support all the same formats as batch AWS Glue jobs. Read […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics launches Recorder to generate user flow scripts for canaries
Amazon launches CloudWatch Synthetics Recorder, a Chrome browser extension, to help you create canaries more easily. The Recorder records your click and type actions on a website and automatically generates a script that you can use to create a canary that follows the same user click and type actions. Read More for the details.
AWS – New course for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
We are excited to announce the launch of a new three-day classroom course, Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), which teaches practical, in-depth skills for managing containers. Read More for the details.
GCP – Making your new normal safer with reCAPTCHA Enterprise
Traffic from both humans and bots are at record highs. Since March 2020, reCAPTCHA has seen a 40% increase in usage – businesses and services that previously saw most of their users in person have shifted to online-first or online-only. This increased demand for online services and transactions can expose businesses to various forms of […]
AWS – New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer – Jira Service Desk Data Center Implementation
Jira Service Desk Data Center Implementation is an AWS Solutions Consulting Offer delivered via a consulting engagement from Cprime, an AWS DevOps Competency Partner. Jira Service Desk Data Center Implementation provides Jira Service Desk Data Center IT service management software with high availability and performance at scale. Customers that request this consulting offer will participate […]
AWS – AWS End of Support Migration Program for Windows Server now available as a self-serve solution for customers
AWS End of Support Migration Program (EMP) for Windows Server provides the tooling to migrate your legacy applications from Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2 to newer, supported versions on AWS, without any refactoring. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Purchase Order Management is now generally available
AWS Purchase Order Management gives you the ability to define and manage your purchase orders (“POs”) for AWS services in a way that meets your business needs. You can manage your PO information from your AWS Billing Console, configure multiple POs, and define the rules of how POs map to your AWS invoices. You can […]
GCP – Prevent planned downtime during the holiday shopping season with Cloud SQL
Routine database maintenance is a way of life. Updates keep your business running smoothly and securely. And with a managed service, like Cloud SQL, your databases automatically receive the latest patches and updates, with significantly less downtime. But we get it: Nobody likes downtime, no matter how brief. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that […]