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Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list (ACL) update is generally available
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 filesystem. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure HDInsight now supports Private Link in preview
Azure HDInsight private link integration allows you to create VNET injected clusters with no public IP and access them using your own private endpoints. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter now integrates with Amazon CloudWatch for easier diagnosis and remediation of alarms
Starting today, you can configure Amazon CloudWatch alarms to automatically create operational issues in AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter. This enables operations engineers and IT professions to view, investigate, and resolve operational issues related to AWS resources from a central place, helping reduce time to issue resolution. Amazon CloudWatch enables you to collect monitoring data for […]

AWS – AWS IoT SDK for Embedded C version 202011.00 now includes refactored coreHTTP, AWS IoT Device Defender, and AWS IoT Jobs libraries
AWS IoT Device SDK for Embedded C (C-SDK) version 202011.00 now includes refactored coreHTTP, AWS IoT Device Defender, and AWS IoT Jobs libraries alongside of the existing coreMQTT, coreJSON, and AWS IoT Device Shadow libraries. All libraries have been optimized for memory usage and modularity, and have undergone code quality checks (e.g. MISRA-C compliance, Coverity static […]

GCP – Apigee: Your gateway to more manageable APIs for SAP
Businesses migrating their SAP environments to Google Cloud do so for a number of reasons. Most cite the agility, scalability and security advantages of migrating SAP workloads to Google Cloud; many also focus on improved uptime and performance. At some point, most businesses also want to explore the idea that there’s a fortune locked up […]

GCP – Cloud SQL now supports PostgreSQL 13
Today, we are announcing that Cloud SQL, our fully managed database service for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server, now supports PostgreSQL 13. With PostgreSQL 13 available shortly after its community GA, you get access to the latest features of PostgreSQL while letting Cloud SQL handle the heavy operational lifting, so your team can focus on […]

GCP – Hack your own custom domains for Container Registry
If you serve public container images from Container Registry or Artifact Registry, you are exposing your project ID and other details to your users downloading this image. However, by writing a small middleware and running it serverless, you can customize how your registry works. In this article, I would like to show you how you […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, EC2 Fleet, and Spot Fleet announce Capacity Rebalancing for EC2 Spot Instances
Starting today, you can proactively manage the EC2 Spot Instance lifecycle by using the new Capacity Rebalancing feature for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, EC2 Fleet, and Spot Fleet. Capacity Rebalancing helps you maintain workload availability by proactively augmenting your fleet with a new Spot Instance before a running instance receives a two-minute interruption notice. Previously, […]

AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Streams enables data stream retention up to one year
You can now store streaming data for up to one year in Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. Long term retention of streaming data enables you to use the same platform for both real-time and older data retained in Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. For example, you can train machine learning algorithms for financial trading, marketing personalization, and […]
AWS – Introducing EC2 Instance rebalance recommendation for EC2 Spot Instances
Starting today, you can proactively rebalance your workloads running on EC2 Spot Instances without having to wait until the Spot Instance receives a two minute Instance interruption notice. You now have access to a new feature called “EC2 Instance rebalance recommendation”, a signal that notifies you when a Spot Instance is at elevated risk of […]