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AWS – Announcing Idle Disconnect Timeout for Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces now supports Idle Disconnect Timeout for Windows WorkSpaces Personal with the Amazon DCV protocol. WorkSpaces administrators can now configure how long a user can be inactive while connected to a personal WorkSpace, before they are disconnected. This setting is already available for WorkSpaces Pools, but this launch includes end user notifications for idle […]
GCP – Securing AI: Advancing the national security mission
Artificial intelligence is not just a technological advancement; it’s a national security priority. In this new era, AI is both a powerful technology that can bolster any organization’s cybersecurity capabilities and also a critical part of the technology infrastructure that we need to defend and protect. Google recently commissioned IDC to conduct a study that […]
GCP – Australia Connect initiative delivers new digital pathways for the Indo-Pacific
Today, we’re announcing the Australia Connect initiative to further the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. This investment will deliver new subsea cable systems and build on the Pacific Connect initiative. The Bosun subsea cable will connect Darwin, Australia to Christmas Island, which has onward connectivity to Singapore. […]
AWS – AWS delivers enhanced root cause insights to help explain cost anomalies
Today, AWS announces new enhanced root cause analysis capabilities for AWS Cost Anomaly Detection, empowering you to better pinpoint and remediate underlying factors driving unplanned cost increases. By creating anomaly monitors, you can analyze spend across services, member accounts, Cost Allocation Tags, and Cost Categories. Once a cost anomaly is detected, Cost Anomaly Detection now […]
AWS – Self-Service Know Your Customer (KYC) for AWS Marketplace Sellers
AWS Marketplace now offers a self-service Know Your Customer (KYC) feature for all sellers wishing to transact via the AWS Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Marketplace Operator. The KYC verification process is required for sellers to receive disbursements via the AWS EMEA Marketplace Operator. This new self-service feature helps sellers complete this KYC process […]
AWS – Amazon DataZone now enhances data access governance with enforced metadata rules
Amazon DataZone now supports enforced metadata rules for data access workflows, providing organizations with enhanced capabilities to strengthen governance and compliance with their organization needs. This new feature allows domain owners to define and enforce mandatory metadata requirements, ensuring data consumers provide essential information when requesting access to data assets in Amazon DataZone. By streamlining […]
AWS – Enhanced Pricing Calculator now supports discounts and purchase commitments (in preview)
Today, AWS announces the public preview of the enhanced AWS Pricing Calculator that provides accurate cost estimates for new workloads or modifications to your existing AWS usage by incorporating eligible discounts. It also helps you estimate the cost impact of your commitment purchases and their impact to your organization’s consolidated bill. With today’s launch, AWS […]
AWS – AWS Billing and Cost Management Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0 is now generally available
Today, AWS announces the general availability (GA) of Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0, which has been in public preview since June 2024. FOCUS 1.0 is an open-source cloud cost and usage specification that provides standardization to simplify cloud financial management across multiple sources. Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0 enables customers to export their AWS cost […]
AWS – AWS Control Tower adds prescriptive backup plans to landing zone capabilities
Today, AWS Control Tower added AWS Backup to the list of AWS services you can optionally configure with prescriptive guidance. This configuration option allows you to select from a range of recommended backup plans, seamlessly integrating data backup and recovery workflows into your Control Tower landing zone and organizational units. A landing zone is a […]
AWS – Amazon Q Developer now transforms embedded SQL from Oracle to PostgreSQL
When you use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and DMS Schema Conversion to migrate a database, you might need to convert the embedded SQL in your application to be compatible with your target database. Rather than converting it manually, you can use Amazon Q Developer in the IDE to automate the conversion. Amazon Q Developer […]