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AWS – OpenSearch Serverless now supports Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) for Data Plane APIs and Resource control policy
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless has added support for attribute-based authorization (ABAC) for Data Plane APIs, making it easier to manage access control for data read and write operations. This feature is part of an AWS campaign to drive consistent adoption of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) features across all AWS services. Customers can use identity […]

AWS – AWS extends Traffic Mirroring support on new instance types
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) Traffic Mirroring is now supported on additional instance types. Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring allows you to replicate the network traffic from EC2 instances within your VPC to security and monitoring appliances for use cases such as content inspection, threat monitoring, and troubleshooting. With this release, VPC Traffic Mirroring can […]

AWS – Amazon S3 improves AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK support for S3 Tables
In addition to table buckets, you can now create tables and namespaces using AWS CloudFormation and AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK). This simplifies the way developers create, update, and manage S3 Tables resources using infrastructure as code. With improved CloudFormation and CDK support, teams can now consistently deploy any S3 Tables resource across multiple […]

GCP – Defense Logistics Agency selects Google Public Sector to modernize global supply chain operations – the agency’s first AI-ready commercial cloud partnership
The backbone of U.S. national defense is a resilient, intelligent, and secure supply chain. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages this critical mission, overseeing the end-to-end global supply chain for all five military services, military commands, and a host of federal and international partners. Today, Google Public Sector is proud to announce a new $48 […]

GCP – Gemeinsam gegen Geldwäsche: Wie EuroDaT den sicheren Austausch sensibler Finanzdaten ermöglicht
Ein Beitrag von Dr. Alexander Alldridge, Geschäftsführer von EuroDaT Geldwäschebekämpfung ist Teamarbeit. Banken, Regierungen und Technologiepartner müssen eng zusammenarbeiten, um kriminelle Netzwerke effektiv aufzudecken. Diese Herausforderung ist im streng regulierten Finanzsektor besonders komplex: Wie funktioniert Datenabgleich, wenn die Daten, um die es geht, hochsensibel sind? In diesem Blogbeitrag erklärt Dr. Alexander Alldridge, Geschäftsführer von EuroDaT, […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 Mac Dedicated hosts now support Host Recovery and Reboot-based host maintenance
Starting today, customers can enable two new capabilities for their EC2 Mac Dedicated Hosts: Host Recovery and Reboot-based Host Maintenance. Host Recovery automatically detects potential hardware issues on Mac Dedicated Hosts and seamlessly migrates Mac instances to a new replacement host, minimizing disruption to workloads. Reboot-based Host Maintenance automatically stops and restarts instances on replacement […]

AWS – Amazon CloudWatch RUM is now generally available in the two GovCloud regions
Amazon CloudWatch RUM, which enables customers to monitor their web applications by collecting client side performance and error data in real time, is additionally available in the following AWS Regions starting today: AWS GovCloud (US-East), and AWS GovCloud (US-West). CloudWatch RUM provides curated dashboards for web application performance experienced by real end users including anomalies […]

GCP – Run Gemini anywhere, including on-premises, with Google Distributed Cloud
Earlier this year, we announced our commitment to bring Gemini to on-premises environments with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC). Today, we are excited to announce that Gemini on GDC is now available to customers. For years, enterprises and governments with the strictest data security and sovereignty requirements have faced a difficult choice: adopt modern AI or […]

AWS – Amazon EKS introduces on-demand insights refresh
Today, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) introduced support for on-demand refresh of cluster insights, enabling customers to more efficiently test and validate if applied recommendations have successfully taken effect. Every Amazon EKS cluster undergoes automatic, periodic checks against a curated list of insights, which provide detection of issues, such as warnings about changes required before […]
AWS – AWS Client VPN extends OS support to Windows Arm64 v5.3.0
AWS Client VPN now supports Windows Arm64 client with version 5.3.0. You can now run the AWS supplied VPN client on the latest Windows Arm64 OS versions. AWS Client VPN desktop clients are available free of charge, and can be downloaded here. AWS Client VPN is a managed service that securely connects your remote workforce […]