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GCP – How to refresh local info based on user and business needs with Local Context
In June we announced Local Context beta which enables you to quickly and easily embed the familiar Google Maps experience into your desktop or mobile web app to provide a smoother user experience, help users make quicker decisions, minimize site abandonment, and improve conversions. To improve the Local Context experience for you and your end […]
GCP – Deutsche Bӧrse Group continues its journey to the cloud
The word “transformation” brings many things to mind, like innovation, agility, and change. Consistency and stability are probably not as high on the list of synonyms, but for regulated industries undergoing digital transformation initiatives, those characteristics are just as critical—in fact, they’re critically important for digital transformation to succeed. Deutsche Bӧrse Group, an international financial […]
AWS – New 4-course series on Coursera teaches vital product-management skills
Available on Coursera, the new Real-World Product Management series is a collection of four digital courses developed by Advancing Women in Product (AWIP) and sponsored by AWS. Designed for current or aspiring PMs, this series dives into product-management skills desired by top employers. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview – Get Retail Rates for all Azure Products/Services
An unauthenticated experience to get retail prices for all Azure Products/Services (including Reserved Instances). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EBS direct APIs for Snapshots now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) direct APIs for Snapshots are available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Using Amazon EBS direct APIs, customers can create snapshots of their block storage data, regardless of where it resides, including data on-premises. This enables customers to achieve business continuity in AWS at a lower cost and […]
AWS – HIPAA Eligible AWS Services deployed in AWS Wavelength can now be used to process Protected Health Information
HIPAA Eligible AWS Services deployed in AWS Wavelength can now be used to process Protected Health Information. If you have an executed Business Associate Addendum (BAA) with AWS, you can use HIPAA Eligible AWS Services deployed in AWS Wavelength to process encrypted Protected Health Information (PHI). For more information, please visit our page on HIPAA […]
AWS – AWS Organizations now supports tagging, tag-on-create and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
AWS Organizations added new capabilities to its existing support for tagging AWS accounts in your organization. Now you can attach tags, or user-defined attributes, to Organizational Units (OUs), the organization’s root and policies thus enabling you to easily identify, classify, or categorize resources in your organization. You can also tag these resources as you create […]
AWS – Amazon Lex launches support for British English
We are excited to announce that Amazon Lex now supports British English. Starting today, you can build a conversational interface in British English and deploy it across a variety of use cases such as interactive voice response systems, self-service chatbots, and application bots. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics now supports Java-based Apache Beam streaming workloads
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for Apache Flink now supports streaming applications built using Apache Beam Java SDK version 2.16. Apache Beam is an open-source, unified model for defining streaming and batch data processing applications that can be executed across multiple execution engines. This release allows you to build Apache Beam streaming applications in Java and […]
Azure – Azure Site Recovery update rollup 50 – September 2020
The latest Azure Site Recovery update provides provides fixes, updated Linux support for the Mobility service, and download links for Site Recovery components. Read More for the details.