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AWS – Amazon RDS supports MariaDB Audit Plugin for MySQL version 8.0
The MariaDB audit plug-in is now available for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL instances using MySQL major version 8.0. The MariaDB audit plug-in is also available for instances using MySQL major versions 5.6 and 5.7, and provides event logging for database activity to help customers meet compliance and audit requirements, and troubleshoot application […]
AWS – Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now helps you monitor and improve application read/write performance and throughput by using new Amazon CloudWatch metrics
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), a scalable, highly available, and fully managed Apache Cassandra–compatible database service, now helps you monitor and improve application read/write performance and throughput by using new Amazon CloudWatch metrics. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Key Vault Managed HSM is generally available
Azure Key Vault Managed HSM (hardware security module) is now generally available. Managed HSM offers a fully managed, highly available, single-tenant, high-throughput, standards-compliant cloud service to safeguard cryptographic keys for your cloud applications, using FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated HSMs. Read More for the details.
GCP – Leveraging BigQuery Public Boundaries datasets for geospatial analytics
Geospatial data is a critical component for a comprehensive analytics strategy. Whether you are trying to visualize data using geospatial parameters or do deeper analysis or modeling on customer distribution or proximity, most organizations have some type of geospatial data they would like to use – whether it be customer zipcodes, store locations, or shipping […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaLive now converts image-based subtitles to text-based captions for mobile device playback
AWS Elemental MediaLive now supports converting Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) bitmap and SCTE-27 image-based subtitles to WebVTT captions. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 supports fast database cloning
Amazon Aurora now allows you to create clones between Aurora Serverless v1 and provisioned Aurora DB clusters to enable quick sharing of data. Read More for the details.
GCP – BigQuery row-level security enables more granular access to data
Data security is an ongoing concern for anyone managing a data warehouse. Organizations need to control access to data, down to the granular level, for secure access to data both internally and externally. With the complexity of data platforms increasing day by day, it’s become even more critical to identify and monitor access to sensitive […]
Azure – Public preview of Default Rule Set 2.0 for Azure Web Application Firewall
Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with the Default Rule Set 2.0, now in public preview for Azure Web Application Firewall. Read More for the details.
GCP – Learn Cloud Functions in a snap!
Cloud Functions is a fully managed event-driven serverless function-as-a-service (FaaS). It is a small piece of code that runs in response to an event. Because it is fully managed, developers can just write the code and deploy it without worrying about managing the servers or scaling up/down with traffic spikes. It is also fully integrated […]
Azure – General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds new geospatial capabilities
The new support for H3 based geospatial clustering in KQL enables users to visualize and explore spatial data stored in Azure Data Explorer. Read More for the details.