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GCP – What’s new in PostgreSQL 17, now available in Cloud SQL
We’re excited to announce support for PostgreSQL 17 in Cloud SQL, complete with many new features and valuable enhancements across five key areas: Security Developer experience Performance Tooling Observability In this blog post, we explore these areas in depth, providing valuable insights and examples to guide you in leveraging PostgreSQL 17 on Cloud SQL. Enhanced […]
GCP – Google Cloud Apigee named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management
We’re excited to announce that Google Cloud’s Apigee has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management for the ninth consecutive time! We believe this consecutive recognition highlights our dedication to providing a comprehensive and innovative API management platform. Apigee empowers businesses to lead in the cloud era by harnessing […]
GCP – Adapting model risk management for financial institutions in the generative AI era
Generative AI (gen AI) promises to usher in an era of transformation for quality, accessibility, efficiency, and compliance in the financial services industry. As with any new technology, it also introduces new complexities and risks. Striking a balance between harnessing its potential and mitigating its risks will be crucial for the adoption of gen AI […]
AWS – AWS WAF Bot and Fraud Control RuleGroup is now available in 6 additional AWS Regions
Starting today, you can use AWS WAF Bot and Fraud Control RuleGroup in 6 additional AWS regions: Middle East (UAE), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne), and Israel (Tel Aviv). With this launch, AWS WAF Bot and Fraud Control is available in all AWS Regions, except Canada West (Calgary), AWS […]
GCP – Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)
Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-47575 / FG-IR-24-423, allows a threat actor to use an unauthorized, threat actor-controlled FortiManager […]
AWS – Amazon Connect now offers screen sharing
The Amazon Connect screen sharing capability enables agents to quickly gain an understanding of issues and help guide the customer, accelerating resolution and sales, and reducing customer frustration. Agents and end users can leverage screen sharing with Amazon Connect Web and Video calls and pass contextual information to Amazon Connect to personalize the customer experience. […]
AWS – Research and Engineering Studio on AWS Version 2024.10 now available
Today we’re excited to announce Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS Version 2024.10. This release adds new features such as virtual desktop instance auto-stop, project level home file systems, file browser availability control, and customizable DCV permissions. Instance auto-stop gives administrators the ability to automatically stop or terminate idle sessions to save costs. Admins […]
AWS – AWS IAM Identity Center simplifies calls to AWS services with single identity context
AWS IAM Identity Center now enables the use of a single identity context to propagate the identity of users requesting access to AWS services, simplifying the experience of application developers. Previously, application developers that wanted to enable their applications to use trusted identity propagation, had to call AWS services using two different IAM role sessions […]
AWS – Amazon MWAA now simplifies interaction with the Airflow REST API
Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) now supports a simplified mechanism for interacting with the Apache Airflow REST API using AWS credentials. This feature enables customers to programmatically manage and automate workflows, enhancing ease of use and integration capabilities across their Apache Airflow environments. Amazon MWAA is a managed orchestration service for Apache Airflow […]
AWS – Amazon Connect launches iOS and Android Chat SDKs to support in-app chat experiences
Amazon Connect Chat now offers SDKs for iOS and Android, allowing you to deliver native in-app chat experiences that improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. These SDKs provide pre-built components for network and session management, along with a sample UX application, streamlining integration and ensuring seamless, resilient in-app chat experiences. Amazon Connect Chat SDK […]