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AWS – AWS IAM Identity Center adds independent 90-days session duration for Amazon Q Developer
AWS IAM Identity Center administrators now have an option to extend the session duration for Amazon Q Developer separately from the session durations of other IAM Identity Center integrated applications and the AWS access portal. Users of Q Developer can work in the integrated development environment (IDE) for 90 days without being asked to re-authenticate […]
AWS – AWS Control Tower customization frameworks are available in opt-in regions
Today, AWS Control Tower customization frameworks Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) and Customizations for AWS Control Tower (CfCT) are available in additional AWS Regions. AFT and CfCT are now available in 5 additional commercial AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Jakarta, and Osaka), Israel (Tel Aviv), and Middle East (UAE). They are also available in the […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Serverless with lower base capacity available in the Europe (London) Region
Amazon Redshift now allows you to get started with Amazon Redshift Serverless with a lower data warehouse base capacity configuration of 8 Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) in the AWS Europe (London) region. Amazon Redshift Serverless measures data warehouse capacity in RPUs, and you pay only for the duration of workloads you run in RPU-hours on […]
AWS – AWS Private CA now supports ARM architecture in Kubernetes
AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) announces support for ARM architecture in Kubernetes. With this support, you can now use the AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes with devices built on ARM architecture like MacOS and Linux. The connector lets you use private certificates to provide secure authentication and encryption over TLS for your […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region
Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). AWS Network Firewall is a managed firewall service that is easy to deploy. The service automatically scales with network traffic volume to provide high-availability protections without […]
AWS – New open-source Advanced MYSQL ODBC Driver now available for Amazon Aurora and RDS
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC Driver for MYSQL is now generally available for use with Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora MySQL-compatible edition database clusters. This database driver provides support for faster switchover and failover times, and authentication with AWS Secrets Manager or AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). The Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC […]
GCP – Modern SecOps Masterclass: Now Available on Coursera
Security practitioners constantly need to rethink and refine their approaches to defending their organization. Staying ahead requires innovation, continuous improvement, and a mindset shift away from siloed operations into building end-to-end solutions against threats. Today, Google Cloud is excited to announce the launch of the Modern SecOps (MSO) course, a six-week, platform-agnostic education program designed […]
GCP – VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine: 20% lower price and up to 40% in migration incentives
VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) is now generally available, and there has never been a better time to move your VMware workloads to Google Cloud, so you can bring down your costs and benefit from a modern cloud experience. Today, in partnership with Broadcom, we’re pleased to announce: Support for VMware […]
GCP – SEEBURGER BIS on AlloyDB: A secure, scalable business-critical integration platform
With the technology advances of cloud-first databases, Google Cloud has become the go-to platform for companies that build software to tackle complex, business-critical challenges. This is due to its unmatched scalability, ability to handle unpredictable demand, high reliability, and its continuous innovation in modern technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). SEEBURGER BIS Platform is a prime […]
GCP – Endear seamlessly integrates vast data sources with AlloyDB
Editor’s note: Endear is an omnichannel customer relationship management (CRM) platform that fuels hyper-personalization and customer insights. When its existing database struggled to meet increasing demand, the company recognized the need to migrate to a robust, scalable solution. Today, Endear uses AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, a fully managed Google Cloud database service that provides the superior […]