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AWS – Updates to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the AWS Well-Architected Tool
The latest update to the AWS Well-Architected Framework is now available and reflects the latest best practice guidance for designing and deploying cloud workloads. An integral part of the AWS Well-Architected Tool (AWS WA Tool), the AWS Well-Architected Framework has been a guide for building secure, efficient, reliable, cost-effective, and high-performance workloads on AWS since […]
GCP – Compute Engine explained: Choosing the right machine family and type
Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series to help you get the most out of your Compute Engine VMs. Have you ever wondered whether you’re using the best possible cloud compute resource for your workloads? In this post, we discuss the different Compute Engine machine families in detail and provide guidance on […]
GCP – Your gcloud command-line questions answered in printable cheat sheet
If you have a Google Cloud environment, you’ve probably spent some time with the gcloud command-line tool, the primary command-line tool for creating and managing Google Cloud resources. But with over 2,000 commands, it can be a little overwhelming to get started with its multitude of flags, filters, and formats. Fear not for the gcloud […]
GCP – Build your cloud skills at Next ‘20 OnAir: No-cost training opportunities
Every week throughout Google Cloud Next ‘20 OnAir, we’re focusing on a different theme to help you grow your cloud skills through a series of guided hands-on labs, talks by Google Cloud’s technical experts, and competitions. Guided hands-on labs If you’re new to Google Cloud, or brushing up on the basics, join us for Cloud […]
AWS – Amazon EMR now supports Managed Scaling – automatically resizing clusters to lower cost
Amazon EMR now supports Managed Scaling, a new feature that automatically resizes your EMR cluster for best performance at the lowest possible cost, without the need to specify scaling policies. You can reduce up to 60% cost compared with fixed-size clusters by setting the minimum and maximum compute resource limits for a cluster. Read More […]
AWS – Announcing AWS PrivateLink Support for Amazon Kendra
Amazon Kendra is a highly accurate and easy to use enterprise search service powered by machine learning. Starting today, AWS customers can use AWS PrivateLink to access Amazon Kendra from their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) without using public IPs or requiring the traffic to traverse the Internet. AWS PrivateLink provides secure connectivity between […]
AWS – AWS Firewall Manager launches managed rules to audit VPC security groups
AWS Firewall Manager has introduced new pre-configured rules to help customers audit their VPC security groups and get detailed reports of non-compliance from a central administrator account. This feature makes it easier for customers to centrally audit their security groups using pre-configured rules they can readily enable out of box across their accounts and resources, […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 now supports tagging EC2 Spot Instance requests
Amazon EC2 Spot Instances let you take advantage of unused Amazon EC2 capacity. Spot Instances are available at up to a 90% discount compared to On-Demand prices. You can use Spot Instances for various stateless, fault-tolerant, or flexible applications such as big data, containerized workloads, CI/CD, web servers, high-performance computing (HPC), and other test & […]
AWS – AWS Direct Connect launches first location in Israel
AWS Direct Connect is now live at MedOne in Haifa, Israel. This is the first AWS Direct Connect location in Israel. Customers in Israel can now locally establish a dedicated network connection from their on-premises to AWS. Using AWS Direct Connect, you can establish private connectivity between AWS and your datacenter, office, or colocation environment, […]
Azure – Create virtual machines from Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG)
You can now enable specialized images from your shared image gallery (SIG) for lab users to create virtual machines. Read More for the details.