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AWS – Amazon RDS Extended Support APIs are now available
Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) announce the availability of Extended Support APIs for automated database management. You can use these APIs to create new databases or restore existing snapshots, and specify whether or not they will be in Extended Support. You can also use these APIs to view the Extended Support status […]
AWS – AWS Lambda console now supports sharing test events between developers in additional regions
Developers can now share test events with other developers in their AWS account in Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Europe (Milan), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), Middle East (Bahrain), Middle East (UAE). Test events provide developers the ability to define a sample event in the Lambda console, and then invoke a Lambda […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Proxy is now available in 6 additional AWS regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Proxy is now available in Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Zurich), and Canada (Central) AWS Regions. RDS Proxy is a fully managed and a highly available database proxy for RDS and Amazon Aurora databases. RDS Proxy helps improve application scalability, resiliency, and security. […]
AWS – Amazon Security Lake now supports logs from AWS WAF
Today, AWS announces the expansion in the log coverage support for Amazon Security Lake, now including AWS Web Application Firewall Logs (AWS WAF). This enhancement allows you to automatically centralize and normalize your AWS WAF web ACL logs in Security Lake. You can easily analyze your log data to determine if a suspicious IP address […]
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service zero-ETL integration with Amazon S3 now available
Today, AWS announces the general availability of Amazon OpenSearch Service zero-ETL integration with Amazon S3, a new efficient way for customers to query operational logs in Amazon S3 data lakes eliminating the need to switch between tools to analyze data. Customers can quickly get started by installing out-of-the-box dashboards for AWS log types such as […]
AWS – Announcing LlamaIndex support for Amazon Neptune to build GraphRAG applications
Starting today, you can build Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation (GraphRAG) applications by combining knowledge graphs stored in Amazon Neptune and LlamaIndex, a popular open-source framework for building applications with Large Language Models (LLM) such as those available in Amazon Bedrock. Customers looking to build Generative AI applications often use Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to improve LLM output […]
AWS – Amazon MWAA supports FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints in US and Canada Regions
Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) now offers Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validated endpoints to help you protect sensitive information. These endpoints terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) sessions using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic software module, making it easier for you to use Amazon MWAA for regulated workloads. Amazon MWAA is a […]
GCP – Google Cloud Research Innovators launch fourth cohort to drive innovation
Now in its fourth year, the Google Cloud Research Innovators program is proud to announce 23 new participants who have been selected for their innovative ideas and commitment to solving some of today’s most difficult challenges using AI and cloud computing technology. This year’s cohort will collaborate with each other and Google experts to accelerate […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces Snapshot Isolation as the default for Provisioned clusters
Starting today, Amazon Redshift is making snapshot isolation as the default for provisioned clusters when you create a new cluster or restore a cluster from a snapshot. The database isolation level will remain unchanged on your existing provisioned clusters unless explicitly changed. You can switch to serializable at any time if it is your preferred […]
AWS – Amazon SES launches Mail Manager to help manage complex inbound and outbound email workloads
Today, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) announces the general availability of Mail Manager, a suite of email management features designed to streamline complex email operations for businesses of all sizes. With Mail Manager, companies can centralize their email infrastructure, applying unified policies and rules to manage both inbound and outbound email flows through a single […]