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GCP – Database Migration Service Connectivity – A technical introspective
Hopefully you’ve already heard about a new product we’ve released: Database Migration Service (DMS). If you haven’t, you should check out the announcement blog. TL;DR, the idea is to make migrating your databases reliably into a fully managed Cloud SQL instance as easy and secure as possible. I’ll be talking a lot about MySQL (available […]
Azure – Node.js 14 for Azure Functions is now available in public preview
Developers can now build and publish Azure Functions Apps using Node.js 14. Read More for the details.
Azure – New SAP HANA Certified Memory-Optimized Virtual Machines now available
We are expanding our SAP HANA certifications, enabling you to run production SAP HANA workloads on the Edsv4 virtual machines sizes. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Aurora now supports T3 and R5 instance types in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Aurora now supports T3.large and medium instances as well as R5 class instances in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Using T3.large instances with Amazon Aurora is a cost-effective option for smaller workloads such as test, development, and QA, while still giving you the option to use larger class instances for production deployments. Read More for […]
GCP – Enhancing our privacy commitments to customers
Around the world, companies in every industry rely on our cloud services to run their businesses, and we take that responsibility seriously. That’s why we’re focused on providing industry-leading security and product capabilities, certifications, and commitments, along with transparency and visibility into when and how customer data is accessed. Today, we’re expanding on these commitments […]
GCP – Accelerating cloud migrations with the new Database Migration Service
Enterprises across all industries are answering the call to move their business infrastructure, and with that their databases, to the cloud. They are flocking to fully managed cloud databases like Cloud SQL to leverage their unparalleled reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness. Today, we’re launching the new serverless Database Migration Service (DMS) as part of our vision […]
GCP – Best practices for homogeneous database migrations
Migrating applications to Google Cloud is most effective when you’re migrating their backing database or databases to Google Cloud as well. The result is improved performance, lowered cost, and ease of management and operations. To make these migrations easier, we’ve announced the new Database Migration Service (DMS), an easy-to-use, serverless migration tool that provides minimal […]
GCP – Supporting the next generation of Startups
At Google Cloud, we’re committed to helping organizations at every stage of their journey build with cloud technology, infrastructure, and solutions. For startups, the cloud provides a critical foundation for the future, and can help early-stage businesses not only spin up key services quickly, but also prepare for the bursts of growth they will experience […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune now supports Event notifications
You can now sign up to receive event notifications on your Amazon Neptune DB clusters, DB instances, DB cluster snapshots, parameter groups, or security groups. Whenever certain events occur, event notifications can be sent in any notification form supported by the Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) for an AWS Region, such as an email, a […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces automatic refresh and query rewrite for materialized views
Amazon Redshift, a fully-managed cloud data warehouse, now supports automatic refresh and query rewrite capabilities to simplify and automate the usage of materialized views. The automatic refresh feature helps administrators to keep materialized views up-to-date, while the automatic query rewrite feature enables end-users to easily benefit from improved query performance. Read More for the details.