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AWS – Amazon EKS now supports the Los Angeles AWS Local Zones
You can now run Kubernetes pods as part of your Amazon EKS Kubernetes clusters in the two AWS Local Zones in Los Angeles. With Amazon EKS and Local Zones, you can run latency-sensitive Kubernetes applications closer to end-users in Los Angeles. Once you have opted-in for using AWS Local Zones, you can create a VPC […]
AWS – AWS Batch now supports Custom Logging Configurations, Swap Space, and Shared Memory
AWS Batch now supports new parameters when specifying AWS Batch job definitions, including custom logging configurations, swap space, and shared memory. AWS Batch enables developers, scientists, and engineers to easily and efficiently run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs on AWS. AWS Batch dynamically provisions the optimal quantity and type of compute resources (e.g., […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces support for HyperLogLog Sketches
Amazon Redshift introduces support for natively storing and processing HyperLogLog (HLL) sketches. HyperLogLog is a novel algorithm that efficiently estimates the approximate number of distinct values in a data set. HLL sketch is a construct that encapsulates the information about the distinct values in the data set. You can use HLL sketches to achieve significant […]
Azure – Reserved capacity on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is now available
Obtain discounts on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale using reserved capacity. Read More for the details.
Azure – New analytics and windowing capabilities in Stream Analytics
The latest update of Azure Stream Analytics includes extended SQL language operators such as new windowing and analytics functions; and improvements of existing features. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Transfer Family supports FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS Transfer Family now offers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions to protect sensitive information. These endpoints terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) sessions using a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic software module, making it easier for you to use Transfer Family for regulated workloads. Read More for the details.
GCP – Gauge the effectiveness of your DevOps organization running in Google Cloud
Editor’s note: There are many ways to skin the DevOps cat. Google Cloud Developer Programs Engineer Dina Graves Portman recently wrote about how to evaluate your DevOps effectiveness using the open-source Four Keys project. Here, Google Customer Engineer Brian Kaufman shows you how to do the same thing, but for an application that runs entirely […]
GCP – Toward automated tagging: bringing bulk metadata into Data Catalog
Data Catalog lets you ingest and edit business metadata through an interactive interface. It includes programmatic interfaces that can be used to automate your common tasks. Many enterprises have to define and collect a set of metadata using Data Catalog, so we’ll offer some best practices here on how to declare, create, and maintain this […]
AWS – AWS CloudFormation Drift Detection now supports CloudFormation Registry resource types
AWS CloudFormation Drift Detection now supports CloudFormation Registry resource types, so you can detect unmanaged configuration changes on additional AWS resources, as well as third-party or private ones. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels now enables creating a single inference API to find diverse objects and scenes in images with high accuracy
Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels is an automated machine learning (AutoML) feature that allows customers to find objects and scenes in images, unique to their business needs, with a simple inference API. Customers can create a custom ML model simply by uploading labeled images. No ML expertise is required. Read More for the details.