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AWS – AWS CodePipeline supports automatic retry on stage failure
AWS CodePipeline V2 type pipelines introduces the ability to automatically retry a stage if there is a failure in the stage. A stage fails if any action in the stage fails. To use automatic retry, set “Retry” as the result for the on failure lifecycle event of a stage, and optionally configure the flag to […]

GCP – Sustainable silicon to intelligent clouds: collaborating for the future of computing
Editor’s note: Today, we hear from Parthasarathy Ranganathan, Google VP and Technical Fellow and Amber Huffman, Principal Engineer. Partha delivered a keynote address today at the 2024 OCP Global Summit, an annual conference for leaders, researchers, and pioneers in the open hardware industry. Amber is on the board of directors at the Open Compute Project […]

AWS – Amazon RDS now supports 1-click connectivity to EC2 instances in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Relational Database Services (Amazon RDS) and Amazon Aurora databases now support 1-click connection to an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) compute instance during database creation in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. When provisioning a database using the Amazon RDS console, you now have the option to select an EC2 instance and with a single […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB 11.4 with new password validation options
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB major version 11.4, the latest long-term maintenance release from the MariaDB community. Amazon RDS for MariaDB 11.4 now supports the Simple Password Check Plugin, and Cracklib Password Check Plugin for password validation. You can use these plugins together, or individually to enforce the security policies appropriate for your […]

AWS – Finch expands support to Linux, streamlining container development across platforms
Today, AWS announced the general availability of Linux support for Finch, an open source command line tool that allows developers to build, run, and publish Linux containers. Finch simplifies container development by bundling a minimal native client with a curated selection of open-source components, allowing developers to build and manage containers without the hassle of […]

AWS – AWS announces general availability of Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift
Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift is now generally available, enabling customers to run high-performance analytics on their DynamoDB data in Amazon Redshift with no impact on production workloads running on DynamoDB. As data is written into a DynamoDB table, it is seamlessly made available in Amazon Redshift, eliminating the need for customers to […]

AWS – AWS access portal now offers streamlined sign in for AWS Console Mobile App
AWS IAM Identity Center now provides customers with streamlined first-time access to the AWS Console Mobile Application, reducing the required user actions by more than half. In the past, AWS IAM Identity Center customers who wanted to access the AWS Console Mobile Application were required to find and manually enter their AWS access portal sign […]

AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) and Europe (Zurich) regions
We are excited to announce that Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is expanding availability to the Amazon OpenSearch Serverless to Asia Pacific (Seoul) and Europe (Zurich) regions. OpenSearch Serverless is a serverless deployment option for Amazon OpenSearch Service that makes it simple to run search and analytics workloads without the complexities of infrastructure management. OpenSearch Serverless’ compute […]

AWS – Amazon EFS now supports up to 60 GiB/s (a 2x increase) of read throughput
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) has increased the maximum filesystem read throughput to 60 GiB/s (a 2x increase). Amazon EFS provides serverless, fully elastic file storage that makes it simple to set up and run file workloads in the AWS cloud. In August 2024, we increased the maximum Elastic Throughput limits to 30 GiB/s […]
AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports custom shared network storage
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports custom shared network storage as a new storage option for your Windows AppStream 2.0 users. With the launch of this feature, users can easily access and collaborate on shared files without transferring files manually. The shared network storage is implemented as an SMB (Server Message Block) network drive. When administrators […]