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AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL supports new minor versions 8.0.41 and 8.4.4
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now supports MySQL minor versions 8.0.41 and 8.4.4. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of MySQL, and to benefit from the bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by the MySQL community. Learn more […]
AWS – Announcing AWS DMS Serverless comprehensive premigration assessments
AWS Database Migration Service Serverless (AWS DMSS) now supports premigration assessments for replications . A premigration assessment evaluates the source and target databases of a database migration task to help identify problems that might prevent a migration from running as expected. By identifying and fixing these issues before a migration starts, you can avoid delays […]
GCP – Discover Google Cloud careers and credentials in our new Career Dreamer
“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.” When Maya Angelou said that, she made — intentionally or not — a wise observation about careers in technology. If you’ve never worked in the cloud, it can be hard to know where to start. Even if you’re a seasoned Cloud Architect, […]
GCP – Rethinking 5G: The cloud imperative
The telecommunications industry is at a critical juncture. The demands of 5G, the explosion of connected devices, and the ever-increasing complexity of network architectures require a fundamental shift in how networks are managed and operated. The future is autonomous — autonomous networks driving efficiency and innovation The future isn’t just about scale and performance; it’s […]
GCP – How to reduce costs with Managed Service for Apache Kafka: CUDs, compression and more
Running and managing Apache Kafka clusters can be costly as your business and streaming workloads grow. Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Managed Service for Apache Kafka committed use discounts (CUDs), which let you save up to 40% on compute costs. Read more to learn how to save money with CUDs and other cost […]
GCP – Introducing A4X VMs powered by NVIDIA GB200 — now in preview
The next frontier of AI is reasoning models that think critically and learn during inference to solve complex problems. To train and serve this new class of models, you need infrastructure with the performance and efficiency to not only handle massive datasets and context windows, but also to deliver rapid, reliable responses. To continue to […]
GCP – Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger
Written by: Dan Black Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed increasing efforts from several Russia state-aligned threat actors to compromise Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia’s intelligence services. While this emerging operational interest has likely been sparked by wartime demands to gain access to sensitive government and military communications in […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 R6a instances now available in Canada (Central)
Starting today, the memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R6a instances are now available in Canada (Central) region. R6a instances are powered by third-generation AMD EPYC processors, and deliver up to 35% better price performance than comparable R5a instances. These instances offer 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances. With this additional region, R6a instances are available […]
AWS – AWS WAF enhances Data Protection and logging experience
AWS WAF expands its Data Protection capabilities with new controls for sensitive data in logs. In addition, we have updated the Logging configuration console experience, making it easier for customer to select the optimal logging option. Data Protection works together with existing Logging Redaction and Filtering features. You can select which protection method to use […]
AWS – Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Adds Read Replica support
Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now supports Read Replicas, enabling customers to scale their read operations across multiple instances and Availability Zones. Customers can activate a Read Replica via the AWS Marketplace from the Timestream AWS Management Console while creating a Timestream for InfluxDB instance. Adding Read Replicas allow customers to support higher read throughput by […]