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AWS – Amazon EMR Serverless adds support for Public Subnets
Amazon EMR Serverless is a serverless option in Amazon EMR that makes it simple for data engineers and data scientists to run open-source big data analytics frameworks without configuring, managing, and scaling clusters or servers. Today, we are excited to announce support for Public Subnets that allow you to use EMR Serverless for cost effective […]
AWS – Announcing new AWS Wavelength Zone in Casablanca
Today, we are announcing the general availability of AWS Wavelength in partnership with Orange in Casablanca, Morocco. With this first Wavelength Zone in North Africa, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), enterprises, and developers can now use AWS infrastructure and services to support applications with data residency, low latency, and resiliency requirements. AWS Wavelength, in partnership with […]
AWS – CloudWatch Database Insights now supports historical OS process snapshots
CloudWatch Database Insights now supports the analysis of historical snapshots of operating system (OS) processes running on your databases, allowing you to correlate a spike in database load with OS process metrics. Database administrators (DBAs) leverage OS metrics to understand how different processes or threads use system resources on their database instances. With this new […]
AWS – SES Mail Manager is now available in 11 new AWS Regions, 17 total
Amazon SES announces that the SES Mail Manager product is now available in 11 new commercial AWS Regions. This expands coverage from the original six commercial AWS Regions where Mail Manager first launched, meaning that Mail Manager is now offered in all non-opt-in commercial Regions where SES offers sending and receiving services. SES Mail Manager […]
GCP – Announcing the general availability of Spanner Graph
In today’s complex digital world, building truly intelligent applications requires more than just raw data — you need to understand the intricate relationships within that data. Graph analysis helps reveal these hidden connections, and when combined with techniques like full-text search and vector search, enables you to deliver a new class of AI-enabled application experiences. […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: How cloud security can adapt to today’s ransomware threats
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2025. Iain Mulholland, senior director, Security Engineering, shares insights on the state of ransomware in the cloud from our new Threat Horizons Report. The research and intelligence in the report should prove helpful to all cloud providers and security professionals. Similarly, the recommended risk mitigations will […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace adds self-service seller onboarding support for demo and private offer requests
AWS Marketplace sellers can now utilize a new self-service process to enable demo and private offer requests for their products through the AWS Marketplace Management Portal and AWS Marketplace Catalog API. Enabling this feature allows customers to request demos and private offers directly from sellers’ product listing pages, accelerating product evaluations and reducing procurement cycle […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift launches enhanced query monitoring to improve query monitoring and diagnostics
Amazon Redshift now offers enhanced query monitoring capabilities, enabling you to efficiently identify and isolate performance bottlenecks. This feature provides comprehensive insights to track, evaluate, and diagnose query performance within data warehouses, eliminating the need to manually analyze system tables and logs. Accessible through the AWS console, enhanced query monitoring allows you to view performance […]
GCP – Introducing custom rules in Workload Manager: Evaluate workloads against customized best practices
Are you a cloud architect or IT admin tasked with ensuring deployments are following best practices and generating configuration validation reports? The struggle of adopting best practices is real. And not just the first time: ensuring that a config doesn’t drift from org-wide best practices over time is notoriously difficult. Workload Manager provides a rule-based […]
GCP – Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language models (LLMs) open new possibilities for defenders, from sifting through complex telemetry to secure […]