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AWS – Enhanced Monitoring for applications hosted on Amazon ECS via Application Signals
Today, AWS announces enhanced monitoring for applications hosted in Amazon ECS with Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals, an application performance monitoring (APM) feature in CloudWatch, that makes it easy to automatically instrument and track application performance against their most important business or service level objectives (SLOs). With no manual effort or custom code required, Application Signals’ […]
AWS – Amazon EKS endpoints now support connectivity over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Amazon EKS introduces dual stack support for the EKS management API endpoint and the Kubernetes API server endpoint in IPv6 EKS clusters, enabling you to connect using Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4), or dual stack clients. Dual stack support is also available when the EKS management API endpoint is privately […]
GCP – Measuring developer experience with the HEART Framework: A guide for platform engineers
At the end of the day, developers build, test, deploy and maintain software. But like with lots of things, it’s about the journey, not the destination. Among platform engineers, we sometimes refer to that journey as the developer experience (DX), which encompasses how developers feel and interact with the tools and services they use throughout […]
GCP – Highlights from the 10th DORA report
The DORA research program has been investigating the capabilities, practices, and measures of high-performing technology-driven teams and organizations for more than a decade. It has published reports based on data collected from annual surveys of professionals working in technical roles, including software developers, managers, and senior executives. Today, we’re pleased to announce the publication of […]
GCP – Announcing Anthropic’s upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet on Vertex AI
At Google Cloud, we’ve taken an open approach in building our Vertex AI platform — to provide the most powerful AI tools available along with unparalleled choice and flexibility. That’s why Vertex AI delivers access to over 160 models — including first-party, open-source, and third-party models — so you can build solutions specifically tailored to […]
AWS – AWS announces a seamless link experience for the AWS Console Mobile App
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is announcing a seamless link experience for the AWS Console Mobile Application. Links to AWS services and resources can now be opened in the AWS Console Mobile App when customers have the app installed on their mobile device. Now, AWS customers who are on-the-go can open links to AWS services and […]
AWS – Streamlined SAP application management with AWS Launch Wizard and AWS Systems Manager integration
AWS Launch Wizard for SAP now offers deeper integration with AWS Systems Manager for SAP, simplifying management and operations of your SAP applications on AWS. Now, you can register your SAP application to AWS Systems Manager and schedule managed backups with AWS Backup for SAP HANA, during the deployment process using Launch Wizard. With this […]
AWS – RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Windows Authentication
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Windows Authentication, allowing you to use your existing Active Directory to manage access to your RDS Custom databases. This feature provides flexibility, as you can join your RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instance to either an AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD) or a AD managed […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import now generally available
Today, AWS announces the general availability of Custom Model Import, which allows customers to import and use their customized models alongside existing foundation models via a single, unified API. You can now import custom weights for a variety of supported model architectures (such as Meta Llama 3.2 and Mixtral 8x7B) without the overhead of model […]
AWS – AWS Control Tower is now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region
Starting today, customers can use AWS Control Tower in the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. With this launch, AWS Control Tower is available in 30 AWS Regions and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. AWS Control Tower offers the easiest way to set up and govern a secure, multi-account AWS environment. It simplifies AWS experiences by […]