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AWS – Seamlessly join an Amazon EC2 for Linux instance to AWS Directory Service
You can now join your Amazon EC2 for Linux instances to a domain configured with AWS Directory Service seamlessly. The new capability automates the previously manual approach for integrating Linux-based EC2 instances to your AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (AWS Managed Microsoft AD), or to an existing on-premises Active Directory (AD) using AD Connector. […]
AWS – AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports Internet Key Exchange (IKE) initiation
You can now initiate Internet Key Exchange (IKE) negotiations for your VPN connections from AWS. This feature is available for new and existing Site-to-Site VPN connections and can be accessed through the AWS Management console, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). AWS Site-to-Site VPN connections offer IPSec tunnels which […]
AWS – WebM DASH outputs now available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert
AWS Elemental MediaConvert now allows you to create WebM DASH outputs using VP8 or VP9 video. You can use segmented content in a WebM container to support dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH). The ability to create WebM DASH outputs using the VP8 and VP9 codecs provides more options for preparing content for VOD delivery. […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now Supports Trace Flag 692
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports trace flag 692 as a startup parameter using DB parameter groups. Enabling this trace flag disables fast inserts while bulk loading data into heap or clustered indexes. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS X-Ray now supports controlling access to X-Ray resources using tags
AWS X-Ray now supports using tags to manage access for creating, updating, and deleting X-Ray Groups and Sampling Rules. Read More for the details.
AWS – Introducing the Amazon AppFlow APIs and SDK
Amazon AppFlow is a fully managed integration service that enables customers to securely transfer data between AWS services and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, now can be accessed programmatically. The Amazon AppFlow APIs and SDK enable developers to set up flows between source and destinations supported by Amazon AppFlow, create connector profiles and execute flows programmatically. Using […]
Azure – Azure Monitor Logs – Log Analytics REST APIs general availability
Log Analytics control plane REST APIs are generally available under a new consolidated version 2020-08-01. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 access control list recursive update in public preview
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 directories and files. Read More for the details.
Azure – Configure upstream source for universal Packages with Azure Artifacts
This feature will add the ability to configure your Azure Artifacts feeds to automatically download Universal Packages from upstream sources on demand. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle supports User Authentication with Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory in AWS GovCloud (US)
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Read More for the details.