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AWS – KMS Multi-Region Keys
AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) is introducing multi-Region keys, a new capability that lets you replicate keys from one AWS Region into another. With multi-Region keys, you can more easily move encrypted data between Regions without having to decrypt and re-encrypt with different keys in each Region. Multi-Region keys are supported for client-side encryption […]

AWS – AWS Amplify announces support for IAM permissions boundaries on Amplify-generated IAM roles
AWS Amplify CLI now supports IAM permission boundaries to limit Amplify-generated IAM roles. The AWS Amplify CLI is a command line toolchain that helps frontend developers create app backends in the cloud that include IAM roles controlling access to AWS resources. With IAM permissions boundaries, Amplify-generated IAM roles can perform only the actions that are […]

AWS – Amazon Personalize now unlocks information in unstructured text for recommendations
We are excited to announce that Amazon Personalize now enables customers to unlock the information trapped in their product descriptions, reviews, movie synopses or other unstructured text to generate highly relevant recommendations for users. Product descriptions contain important information and insights about products. The investments made to create these narratives enable the creation of more relevant […]

AWS – AWS Copilot launches v1.8 with improved support for load balanced web services and VPCs
Today, AWS Copilot announced the release of version 1.8. With this release, AWS Copilot now allows you to configure a friendly DNS name for your load balanced web services deployed with Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Customers can now provide a friendly DNS name, such as api.example.com, directly in the manifest file and Copilot will […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports Extension Allowlists
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL adds support for extension allowlists to provide database administrators more control over usage of extensions. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage Static Website is now generally available
Directly host static content from Azure Data Lake Storage and view that content from a browser by using the public URL of that website. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Lex announces support for multi-valued slots
Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. With Amazon Lex, you can quickly and easily build sophisticated, natural language, conversational bots (“chatbots”), virtual agents, and IVR systems. Today, Amazon Lex introduces multi-valued slots. A slot is used to capture user responses as the bot gathers information […]

GCP – Up or out—or both: A simple framework for plotting your cloud migration
In times of significant disruption, organizations are faced with three choices: Retrench within legacy solutions, pause and do nothing while waiting for more data or different circumstances, or press ahead, potentially even accelerating to realize the desired outcome. In such an environment, it is critical to ensure you’re delivering the greatest possible impact to the […]

AWS – AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Wavelength in London
Today, we are announcing the general availability of AWS Wavelength on the Vodafone 4G/5G network in London. Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), enterprises, and developers can now use the AWS Wavelength Zone in London to build ultra-low latency applications for mobile devices and users in the United Kingdom. Read More for the details.
Azure – New Azure private MEC solution announced
Azure private multi-access edge compute (MEC) enables operators and systems integrators to simplify the consumption of secure and private 5G networks, and to easily deliver ultra-low-latency networking, applications, and services at the enterprise edge. Read More for the details.