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AWS – Amazon EC2 VM Import / Export adds support for Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 8 and CentOS 8
EC2 VM Import / Export (VMIE) now allows you to import virtual machine images with Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 8/8.1/8.2 and CentOS 8/8.1/8.2 for creating Amazon Machine Images (AMI). You can use the AMI to create Amazon EC2 instances. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon MQ adds support for new micro broker (mq.t3.micro)
Amazon MQ now supports mq.t3.micro, the next generation of micro instance, priced at 8% to 13% less than the previous generation mq.t2.micro. Read More for the details.
AWS – Lumberyard Beta 1.25 Now Available
Lumberyard 1.25 is available now, bringing you an updated UI, an updated Starter Game project to help you get set up with best practices, and the brand new White Box Tool! Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Windows authentication in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon RDS for SQL Server expands support for Windows authentication using the AWS Managed Microsoft AD service in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing automatic backups for Amazon Elastic File System
Starting today, all new file systems created using the Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) console are automatically backed up with AWS Backup using the recommended settings (daily backups with a retention of 35 days). Automatic backups for Amazon EFS further simplifies backup management of your file systems by easily enabling you to meet your […]
AWS – AWS Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region Adds Fourth Availability Zone
Today, AWS added a fourth Availability Zone (AZ) to the Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region to support the high demand of our growing Korean customer base. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS IoT Analytics is now available in the Sydney AWS Region
AWS IoT Analytics is now available in the Sydney AWS Region, extending the footprint to 7 AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
GCP – Week 1 recap of Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir
Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir kicked off this week, and we couldn’t be more excited. From inspiring words from Google and Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, to a deep dive into the future of cloud with Thomas Kurian, to dozens of industry-specific breakout sessions, this week set the tone for what’s to come during our nine-week […]
GCP – Getting to know Looker – common use cases
As we welcome Looker’s team and their business intelligence (BI) and analytics technology to Google Cloud, we’re exploring all the platform can do. Looker helps to leverage the full potential of data you’re collecting or have access to. You can model the data, analyze it, create visualizations, embed real-time dashboards, build data applications, and share […]
GCP – Use IAM custom roles to manage access to your BigQuery data warehouse
When migrating a data warehouse to BigQuery, one of the most critical tasks is mapping existing user permissions to equivalent Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (Cloud IAM) permissions and roles. This is especially true for migrating from large enterprise data warehouses like Teradata to BigQuery. The existing Teradata databases commonly contain multiple user-defined roles […]