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AWS – OR1 instances now available for existing Amazon OpenSearch Service domains
With OpenSearch 2.15, you can now leverage OR1 instances for your existing Amazon OpenSearch Service domains. OR1 delivers up to 30% price-performance improvement over existing instances (based on internal benchmarks), and uses Amazon S3 to provide 11 9s of durability. You can start using OR1 by simply updating your existing domain configuration, and choosing OR1 […]
AWS – AWS IoT Device Management adds enhancements to Software Package Catalog and Jobs
Today, AWS announces general availability of new capabilities and usability improvements for the AWS IoT Device Management Software Package Catalog (SPC) and AWS IoT Device Management Jobs. With these new capabilities, you can now: Associate and store industry-standard Software Bill of Material (SBOM) files with package versions to gain granular insights into your software’s composition, […]
AWS – AWS Database Migration Service now includes enhanced monitoring
Today, we launched an enhanced monitoring dashboard for your AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) tasks. You can now experience greatly improved monitoring capabilities for the database and analytics workloads DMS is processing as it moves data between different services and locations. These new dashboard improvements make it easier to monitor the health of data […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 G6 instances now available in Spain region
Starting today, the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) G6 instances powered by NVIDIA L4 GPUs are now available in Europe (Spain) region. G6 instances can be used for a wide range of graphics-intensive and machine learning use cases. Customers can use G6 instances for deploying ML models for natural language processing, language translation, video […]
AWS – Amazon SES now offers automated complaint rate recommendations
Today, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) has launched a new feature through the Virtual Deliverability Manager (VDM) Advisor, which aims to increase awareness among customers when their complaint rates approach or exceed levels allowed by best practices. This feature allows customers to monitor the potential impact on their sending reputation they have due to high […]
GCP – Google is a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management
We’re excited to share that Gartner has recognized Google as a Leader for the second year in a row in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management, based on its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Gartner predicts that by 2028, “80% of custom software running at the physical edge will be deployed […]
GCP – Announcing expanded CIEM support to reduce multicloud risk in Security Command Center
Identities can be a major source of cloud risk when they’re not properly managed. Compromised credentials are frequently used to gain unauthorized access to cloud environments, which often magnifies that risk since many user and service accounts are granted access to cloud services and assets beyond their required scope. This means that if just one […]
GCP – Routing in Google Cloud: Where can I send my IP packet from a VM?
Routing in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network in Google Cloud is distributed, scalable, and virtual; there aren’t any routing devices attached to the network. Google Cloud routes direct network traffic from a virtual machine to destinations that are internal or external to the VPC network. This approach, which is different from other cloud providers’, […]
GCP – Which app should you modernize first? New Application Rationalization Dashboard can help
At Google Cloud, we believe in taking a pragmatic approach to cloud migration. For example, CAST Software uses a four-wave migration strategy, prioritizing quick wins and minimizing risk. Today, we are introducing a new tool that can help you make informed decisions about your application modernization journey: the Application Rationalization Dashboard. The Application Rationalization Dashboard […]
GCP – UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks
Written by: Stav Shulman, Matan Mimran, Sarah Bock, Mark Lechtik Executive Summary UNC1860 is a persistent and opportunistic Iranian state-sponsored threat actor that is likely affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). A key feature of UNC1860 is its collection of specialized tooling and passive backdoors that Mandiant believes supports several objectives, including […]