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AWS – Amazon EBS CSI driver now supports AWS Outposts
The Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) CSI driver now supports creating volumes on worker nodes running in AWS Outposts subnets. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Batch introduces tag-based access control
You can now control access to AWS Batch resources based on tag values. Read More for the details.
Azure – Analysis Services Tabular improves MDX query performance in the cloud
With a recent update of the Analysis Services Tabular engine in Azure Analysis Services (AAS) and in Power BI, Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) clients, such as Microsoft Excel, can now enjoy improved query performance. This MDX performance improvement alleviates some of the optimization burden for measures used in a PivotTable. Read More for the details.
AWS – Applications using Amazon SNS to send SMS can now be hosted in Europe (London) and Canada (Central) regions
Customers that use Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to send text messages (SMS) to mobile users can now host their application in Canada (Central) and Europe (London) regions. Using Amazon SNS, customers can send a message directly to one phone number, or multiple phone numbers at once by subscribing those phone numbers to a […]
AWS – Support for Nielsen non-linear audio watermarking is now available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert
AWS Elemental MediaConvert now supports Nielsen SID/TIC watermarking for mezzanine and OTT content delivery. This feature enables the application of Nielsen watermarks to encoded audio streams that can be detected by metering equipment to track the number of viewers, type of viewing equipment, and consumption methods. Once content is encoded with SID/TIC unique identifiers, the job […]
AWS – Manage access to AWS centrally for Ping Identity users with AWS Single Sign-On
Customers can now connect PingFederate to AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) once, manage access to AWS centrally in AWS SSO, and enable end users to sign in using PingFederate to access all their assigned AWS accounts. The integration helps customers simplify AWS access management across multiple accounts while maintaining familiar Ping Identity experiences for administrators who […]
AWS – InSync FrameFormer frame rate conversion now available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert
AWS Elemental MediaConvert now offers support for InSync FrameFormer frame rate conversion. With this feature, you can use InSync FrameFormer technology to perform broadcast-quality, motion-compensated frame rate conversions between international broadcast frame rates or between broadcast and film frame rates. This allows you to create high-quality video output files even when complex frame rate conversions […]
Azure – Azure Repos adds a default branch at the org-level
With this release, we’re adding the ability to set a default branch for the entire organization. Read More for the details.
AWS – Protect Your AWS Compute Optimizer Recommendation Data with customer master keys (CMKs) Stored in AWS Key Management Service
Starting today, customers can choose to further protect their recommendation data generated by AWS Compute Optimizer by exporting to S3 buckets encrypted with AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Customer Master Keys (CMKs). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect launches user access controls for contact search using Agent Hierarchy to easily protect sensitive data and maintain compliance
You can now manage access to Contact Trace Records (CTRs), Call Recordings, and Chat Transcripts in the Contact Search page of your Amazon Connect instance using agent hierarchies. Agent hierarchy is an Amazon Connect feature that allows administrators to group users together. Now they can use these groups to control access to results in the […]