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AWS – Amazon EMR Serverless achieves FedRAMP High authorization
Amazon EMR Serverless is now a FedRAMP High authorized service in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions. Federal agencies, public sector organizations and other enterprises with FedRAMP High compliance requirements can now leverage EMR Serverless to run Apache Spark and Hive workloads. Amazon EMR Serverless is a serverless option that makes it […]
AWS – AWS announces new AWS Direct Connect location in Lisbon, Portugal
Today, AWS announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect location within the Equinix LS1 data center near Lisbon, Portugal. By connecting your network to AWS at the new location, you gain private, direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones. This site is […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports new minor version in February 2025
A new minor version of Microsoft SQL Server is now available on Amazon RDS for SQL Server, providing performance enhancements and security fixes. Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports this latest minor version of SQL Server 2019 across the Express, Web, Standard, and Enterprise editions. We encourage you to upgrade your Amazon RDS for […]
AWS – AWS CodeConnections adds support for new condition key
AWS CodeConnections now provides greater control to manage the creation of hosts with a new IAM condition key for self-managed GitLab/GitHub Enterprise Server hosts. The new condition key allows you to set up IAM policies to specify the VPC you want all connections to use when accessing your repositories. With today’s release, AWS CodeConnections has […]
AWS – Announcing the New AWS Wickr Admin Console
AWS Wickr is excited to announce a redesigned admin experience that’s now fully integrated with the AWS Management Console. We’ve made updates to provide a more intuitive layout, easier navigation, and a more accessible experience. The new console uses the AWS Cloudscape design system for front-end components to give you the consistent and familiar experience […]
GCP – Protecting your APIs from OWASP’s top 10 security threats
APIs are an integral part of modern services, and the data they exchange is often highly sensitive. Without proper authentication, authorization, and protection against data leakage, your organization and your end users will face an increased risk of cyberattacks. The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) develops and publishes community-led documentation and standards for critical […]
AWS – AppSync Events adds publishing over WebSocket for real-time pub/sub
AWS AppSync Events is a fully managed service that allows developers to create secure and performant WebSocket APIs. Starting today, developers can use their AppSync Events APIs to publish events directly over WebSocket connections, complementing the existing HTTP API publishing capability. This enhancement enables applications to both publish and subscribe to events using a single […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now available in the Europe (Milan) and Europe (Spain) Regions
Customers can use regional processing profiles for Amazon Nova understanding models (Amazon Nova Lite, Amazon Nova Micro, and Amazon Nova Pro) in the Europe (Milan) and Europe (Spain) regions. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing large language models (LLMs) and other FMs from leading AI companies like AI21 […]
AWS – Amazon S3 reduces pricing for S3 object tagging by 35%
Amazon S3 reduces pricing for S3 object tagging by 35% in all AWS Regions to $0.0065 per 10,000 tags per month. Object tags are key-value pairs applied to S3 objects that can be created, updated, or deleted at any time during the lifetime of the object. S3 object tags help you logically group data for […]
AWS – Amazon Route 53 Traffic Flow introduces a new visual editor to improve DNS policy editing
Amazon Route 53 Traffic Flow now offers an enhanced user interface for improved DNS traffic policy editing. Route 53 Traffic Flow is a network traffic management feature which simplifies the process of creating and maintaining DNS records in large and complex configurations by providing users with an interactive DNS policy management flow chart in their […]