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AWS – AWS Transfer Family announces ML-KEM quantum-resistant key exchange for SFTP
AWS Transfer Family now supports ML- KEM (FIPS-203), a post-quantum algorithm standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for SFTP file transfers. Quantum-resistant public-key exchange helps protect transfers of data files that require long-term confidentiality against “harvest now, decrypt later“ threats. In such scenarios, an adversary may be recording present day traffic […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace Sellers can now receive disbursements for partially paid invoices
AWS Marketplace now supports partial disbursements for AWS Marketplace invoices transacted through the AWS Inc., Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia (AU), and Japan (JP) Marketplace Operators (MPOs), allowing sellers to receive funds as buyers make partial payments on AWS Marketplace invoices. AWS Marketplace now automatically processes partial disbursements based on the invoice amount […]
AWS – Amazon RDS now supports easy retrieval of engine lifecycle support dates
Amazon RDS announces a new capability that helps you view engine lifecycle support dates for your databases. This new feature provides a centralized and convenient place to access engine support dates, offering greater control over your database lifecycle management You can view start and end dates for RDS Standard Support and RDS Extended Support for […]
AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now supports Foundry Nuke version 16
Starting today, AWS Deadline Cloud will support the latest version of Foundry Nuke, a powerful compositing tool widely used for visual effects and post-production workflows. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated graphics and visual effects, for films, television and broadcasting, web content, and design. With […]
AWS – AWS Cost Anomaly Detection enables advanced alerting through AWS User Notifications
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now integrates with AWS User Notifications (via Amazon EventBridge), enabling customers to create enhanced alerting capabilities in the AWS User Notifications console. This integration lets customers configure sophisticated alert rules based on service, account, or other cost dimensions to identify and respond to unexpected spending changes faster. Using AWS User Notifications, […]
AWS – AWS DMS introduces Data Resync for improved migration accuracy
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) now supports Data Resync, a new feature that automatically corrects data inconsistencies identified during validation between source and target databases. Data Resync integrates with your existing DMS migration tasks and supports both Full Load and Change Data Capture (CDC) phases. It uses your current task settings—including connection configurations, table […]
GCP – A deep dive into AlloyDB’s vector search enhancements
If you’re building a generative AI application or an AI agent, there’s a high likelihood you’ll need to perform simultaneous searches on structured and unstructured data. For example, the prompt “Show me all pictures of sunsets I took in the past month” includes a structured part (the date is within the past month) and an […]
GCP – Introducing AI.GENERATE_TABLE: creating structured data from gen AI models in BigQuery
The explosion of digital content from social media, smartphones, and other sources has created a massive amount of unstructured data like images, videos, and documents. To help you analyze this data, BigQuery is connected with Vertex AI, Google Cloud’s powerful AI platform, so you can use advanced AI models, like Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash, to understand […]
GCP – The AI-driven telecom: A new era of network transformation
The telecommunications industry is undergoing a profound transformation, with AI and generative AI emerging as key catalysts. Communication service providers (CSPs) are increasingly recognizing that these technologies are not merely incremental improvements but fundamental drivers for achieving strategic business and operational objectives. This includes enabling digital transformation, fostering service innovation, optimizing monetization strategies, and enhancing […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google Cloud’s security team helps build securely
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for May 2025. Today, Iain Mulholland, senior director, Security Engineering, pulls back the curtain on how Google Cloud approaches security engineering and how we take secure by design from mindset to production. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google […]