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AWS – Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL supports the pg_proctab extension to access PostgreSQL system stats in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition adds support for the pg_proctab extension in AWS GovCloud (US) regions. pg_proctab is a collection of stored functions that can access the operating systems process table so that system statistics can be queried through the database. pg_proctab functions make it easier to collect data on your PostgreSQL database including up-to-date information on […]
GCP – A container story – Google Kubernetes Engine
Sam (sysadmin) and Erin (developer) work at “Mindful Containers” , an imaginary company that sells sleeping pods for mindful breaks. One day, Sam calls Erin because her application has crashed during deployment, but it worked just fine on her workstation. They check logs, debug stuff, and eventually find version inconsistencies; the right dependencies were missing […]
AWS – New Amazon SageMaker Pipelines integrations with popular third-party tools
Amazon SageMaker Pipelines, the first purpose-built continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service for machine learning (ML), is now integrated with popular third-party source code repositories such as GitHub and BitBucket; and software development automation tool – Jenkins. Customers can now leverage the same tools that they use for managing the software development lifecycle for […]
GCP – Design considerations for SAP data modeling in BigQuery
Over the past few years, many organizations have experienced the benefits of migrating their SAP solutions to Google Cloud. But this migration can do more than reduce IT maintenance costs and make data more secure. By leveraging BigQuery, SAP customers can complement their SAP investments and gain fresh insights by consolidating enterprise data and easily […]
GCP – With software supply chain security, developers have a big role to play
When it comes to security headlines, 2021 has unfortunately been one for the record books. Colonial Pipeline, which supplies nearly half the United States East Coast’s gasoline, was the victim of a ransomware attack that forced it to take down its systems. Several high-profile breaches, on Kaseya, SolarWinds, Codecov, and others, gained global attention. To […]
GCP – Hey Google, show me the future of retail
Today we’re hosting our Retail & Consumer Goods Summit, a digital event dedicated to helping leading retailers and brands digitally transform their business. For me, this is a personally exciting moment, as I see tremendous opportunities for those companies that choose to focus on their customers and leverage technology to elevate experiences. Our event includes […]
Azure – Public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure China cloud
Get started today with Azure Virtual Desktop in public preview in Azure China cloud. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS App2Container now supports containerization of complex multi-tier Windows applications
AWS App2Container (A2C) now supports containerization and deployment of multi-tier Windows applications. This is in addition to A2C support for ASP.NET applications. With this release, customers can now containerize the following types of Windows applications: a) Multi-tier Windows applications — IIS applications or Windows services running in multi-tier architecture containerized separately, deployed to ECS or […]
AWS – Updated versions of AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS and AWS IoT Device Tester for AWS IoT Greengrass are now available
AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS and AWS IoT Device Tester for AWS IoT Greengrass are test automation tools for your IoT devices running FreeRTOS and AWS IoT Greengrass. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon S3 Access Points aliases allow any application that requires an S3 bucket name to easily use an access point
Amazon S3 Access Points aliases allow any application that requires an S3 bucket name to easily use an access point. With S3 Access Points, you can create hundreds of unique policies to easily control access to shared datasets. Now, you can use S3 Access Point aliases anywhere you use S3 bucket names to access data […]