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Azure – Azure Monitor for containers now support monitoring of Network configurations with Network Policy Manager (Preview)
For your AKS cluster network configurations using Network Policy Manager (NPM), Azure monitor for containers will start collecting NPM Prometheus metrics allowing you to visualize Network performance and Network configuration anomalies. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Manual QoS Capacity Pool
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) manual quality of service (QoS) capacity pool allows you to assign the capacity and throughput for a volume independently. Read More for the details.
Azure – Action required: Review your applications to avoid service disruption during Azure changes
Certificate authority changes are currently in progress for most applications. Update your application to avoid service disruption. Read More for the details.
GCP – New in Cloud Functions: languages, availability, portability, and more
Google Cloud Functions is a scalable pay-as-you-go Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform that runs your code with zero server management. With its simple and easy-to-use developer experience, we’re excited to extend Cloud Functions so that you can now use it to build end-to-end solutions for several key use cases. Click to enlarge Namely, functions have emerged as […]
GCP – A cloud workforce is ready for the unexpected
Just a few short months ago, when the impact of Covid-19 began to be felt globally, IT teams impressively rose to the challenge to support their businesses and their people in new ways, and in record time. But as companies look toward how they plan to sustain their workforce in the months ahead, there are […]
AWS – AWS Lake Formation now supports Active Directory and SAML providers for Amazon Athena
AWS Lake Formation now supports Active Directory and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) identity providers such as OKTA and Auth0 for Amazon Athena. You can now easily manage data access for Amazon Athena users with fine grained privileges using existing identity management tools. Read More for the details.
AWS – Simplify data management in Amazon Personalize with new APIs
Amazon Personalize enables you to personalize your website, app, ads, emails, and more, using the same machine learning technology as used by Amazon.com, without requiring any prior machine learning experience. Using Amazon Personalize, you can generate personalized recommendations for your users through a simple API interface. Amazon Personalize now makes it easier to manage your […]
AWS – AWS Config adds 15 new sample conformance pack templates and introduces simplified setup experience for conformance packs
AWS Config now offers 15 additional sample conformance pack templates that can help you verify your cloud infrastructure’s compliance with one or more frameworks for configuration best practices. With conformance packs, you can package a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions that can be deployed together as a single entity across an entire […]
AWS – Amazon MSK launches new education classes and labs
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) launches a new master class and AWS Labs to get you started using the service and hone your skills with best practices. The new Amazon MSK Master Class, created by Stephane Maarek, AWS Hero, gives you six hours of hands-on learning in the most comprehensive content available for […]
AWS – AWS Security Hub achieves FedRAMP Moderate authorization
AWS Security Hub is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), and US West (Oregon). The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a US government-wide program that delivers a standard approach to the security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring […]