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AWS – ELB lifecycle events now available with Amazon ECS services registered with multiple target groups
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) now publishes Elastic Load Balancer(ELB) lifecycle events for services attached to multiple load balancer target groups. ECS will emit service events when tasks are successfully registered or de-registered in target groups or in case of errors in the registration process. This enables you to track the progress of attaching your service […]

AWS – Amazon SQS now provides results for the “List Queues” and “List Dead Letter Source Queues” requests in multiple pages
Amazon SQS makes it easier to manage lists of queues by allowing callers to iterate through the results of ListQueues and ListDeadLetterSourceQueues APIs using a multi-page format. You can check the status of your request and receive the results in multiple pages by setting the MaxResults parameter to a value between 1 and 1000. You can […]

AWS – PostgreSQL 13 Beta 1 Now Available in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment
PostgreSQL 13 Beta 1 is now available in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, allowing customers to test the beta version of PostgreSQL 13 on Amazon RDS. Read More for the details.

AWS – Introducing AWS Solutions Constructs
We’ve recently added AWS Solutions Constructs to the AWS Solutions Library. AWS Solutions Constructs are pre-built, multi-service architecture patterns that allow customers to quickly assemble well-architected applications using familiar programming tools. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Cloud Map now supports resource tagging API and tags-on-create
You can now tag your AWS Cloud Map namespaces and services through the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), AWS CloudFormation or the AWS Software Development Kit (AWS SDK). AWS Cloud Map is a cloud resource discovery service. Using AWS Cloud Map, you can define custom names for your application resources, such as Amazon ECS […]

AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds $regex indexing and support for null characters in strings
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. As a document database, Amazon DocumentDB makes it easy to store, query, and index JSON data. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS DeepComposer announces the launch of Chartbusters, a monthly challenge for developers to showcase their machine learning skills
Today, we are excited to announce the launch of AWS DeepComposer Chartbusters, a monthly challenge where developers use AWS DeepComposer to create original compositions and compete to top the charts and win prizes. AWS DeepComposer gives developers a creative way to get started with machine learning and generative AI techniques. The first AWS DeepComposer Chartbuster […]

Azure – Azure SDKs—June 2020 release
The June 2020 release for the Azure SDKs include updates to these libraries: Cosmos DB (Java), Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and Text Analytics. Additionally, the following are now available in preview: Azure.Identity, Azure Search, Form Recognizer, and Service Bus. Read More for the details.

AWS – Introducing Multi-Region Application Architecture
The Multi-Region Application Architecture solution helps demonstrate a fault-tolerant application with easy failover to a backup region. This solution leverages Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Cross-Region replication and Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables to asynchronously replicate application data between the primary and secondary AWS Region. A sample photo sharing web application is also deployed in […]
GCP – Helping employees make the switch to Chromebooks
Businesses are continually looking for new ways to grow, stay competitive, and provide positive experiences for their employees—and often, they need to introduce new technologies to their workforce to meet these needs. We know that changing the way your organization works is never easy, particularly when you’re introducing technology that’s a fundamental part of employees’ […]