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AWS – Amazon Q in QuickSight now generates data stories that are personalized to users
Amazon Q in QuickSight announces personalization in data stories. A capability of Amazon Q in QuickSight, data stories helps users generate visually compelling documents and presentations that provide insights, highlight key findings, and recommend actionable next steps. With the addition of personalization to data stories, the generated narratives are tailored to the user and leverage […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces mTLS support for Amazon MSK
Amazon Redshift streaming ingestion already supports Amazon IAM authentication and with this announcement, we are now extending authentication methods with the addition of mutual transport layer security (mTLS) authentication between Amazon Redshift provisioned cluster or serverless workgroup and Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) cluster or serverless. mTLS is an industry standard for authentication […]
AWS – Amazon SES adds HTTPS open tracking for custom domains
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) now supports HTTPS for tracking open and click events when using custom domains. Using HTTPS helps meet security compliance requirements and reduces the chances of email delivery issues with mailbox providers that reject non-secure links. The new feature provides the flexibility to configure HTTPS as mandatory for both open and […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora supports PostgreSQL 16.4, 15.8, 14.13, 13.16, and 12.20
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 16.4, 15.8, 14.13, 13.16, and 12.20. These releases contain product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora-specific security and feature improvements. These releases also contain new Babelfish’s features and improvements. As a reminder, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL 12 end of standard support is […]
AWS – Amazon Inspector enhances engine for Lambda standard scanning
Today, Amazon Inspector announced an upgrade to the engine powering its Lambda standard scanning. This upgrade will provide you with a more comprehensive view of the vulnerabilities in the third-party dependencies used in your Lambda functions and associated Lambda layers in your environment. With the launch of this enhanced scanning engine, you will benefit from […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluation now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Model Evaluation on Amazon Bedrock allows you to evaluate, compare, and select the best foundation models for your use case. Amazon Bedrock offers a choice of automatic evaluation and human evaluation. You can use automatic evaluation with predefined algorithms for metrics such as accuracy, robustness, and toxicity. Model evaluation provides built-in curated datasets or you […]
AWS – AWS CloudShell extends most recent capabilities to all commercial Regions
AWS CloudShell now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) support, improved environment start times, and support for Docker environments in all commercial Regions where CloudShell is live. Previously, these features were only available in a limited set of CloudShell’s live commercial Regions. These features increase the productivity of CloudShell customers and enable a consistent experience […]
AWS – Announcing sample-based partitioning for AWS HealthOmics variant stores
We are excited to announce that AWS HealthOmics variant stores are now optimized to improve sample based queries saving time and query costs for customers. AWS HealthOmics helps customers accelerate scientific breakthroughs by providing a fully managed service designed to handle bioinformatics and drug discovery workflows and storage at any scale. With this release, any […]
GCP – Migrate your SQL Server databases using Database Migration Service, now GA
Enterprises are modernizing their IT infrastructure with managed cloud services to boost reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness. Cloud SQL for SQL Server, a fully managed database offering native SQL Server features as well as AI-powered Google Cloud innovations, is a popular choice for such modernization projects. So today, we are excited to announce that SQL Server […]
GCP – Mastering Dataflow: 5 In-Depth Guides to Real-World Applications
Building effective real-time data solutions can be challenging, requiring specialized tools and a deep understanding of streaming data. Dataflow offers the power and flexibility to handle a wide range of use cases. And sometimes a little guidance on how to use it can go a long way. So we’ve crafted five sample Dataflow solution architectures […]