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AWS – ElastiCache Serverless is now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region
Today, AWS announces the availability of Amazon ElastiCache Serverless in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region. ElastiCache Serverless simplifies cache management and scales to support the most demanding applications. With ElastiCache Serverless, you can create a highly available and scalable cache in less than a minute, eliminating the need to plan for, provision, and manage […]
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service doubles storage for OR1 and expands to four more regions
OR1, the OpenSearch Optimized Instance family, now doubles the max allowed storage per instance. OR1 also expands availability to four additional regions- Canada Central, EU (London), and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Seoul). 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. […]
AWS – Amazon RDS now supports M6gd database instances in six additional AWS regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now supports AWS Graviton2-based M6gd database instances in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Melbourne, Seoul), Canada (Central), Europe (Milan), and Middle East (Bahrain) regions. Read More for the details.
GCP – What startups can look forward to at Google Cloud Next ’24
Experience the magic at Google Cloud Next ’24, where access to new opportunities awaits, helping you create, innovate, and supercharge your startup’s growth. In the Startup Lounge, you’ll be able to grow your network, receive practical training on launching and scaling more efficiently, and acquire essential strategies to propel your startup forward. Over three days, […]
GCP – Boosting data cyber-resilience for your Cloud Storage data with object retention lock
Data retention is crucial for customers especially in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and government. Customers can use write once, read many (WORM) storage to meet their data retention needs, keeping their data immutable, and comply with industry regulations set forth by governing bodies such as FINRA, SEC, and CFTC. WORM storage can […]
GCP – Cutting Edge, Part 4: Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Post-Exploitation Lateral Movement Case Studies
Written by: Matt Lin, Austin Larsen, John Wolfram, Ashley Pearson, Josh Murchie, Lukasz Lamparski, Joseph Pisano, Ryan Hall, Ron Craft, Shawn Chew, Billy Wong, Tyler McLellan Since the initial disclosure of CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 on Jan. 10, 2024, Mandiant has conducted multiple incident response engagements across a range of industry verticals and geographic regions. […]
GCP – How a healthcare company saved $1 million with a USB drive and ChromeOS Flex
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Jason Mesenburg, Support and Endpoint Manager for Foundations Health Solutions (FHS), an Ohio-based long-term care company managing 60 nursing homes specializing in rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. FHS deployed ChromeOS devices to reduce IT workloads and to provide clinical teams with fast and easy-to-use devices. ChromeOS Flex saved the […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family offers predefined security policies for SFTP connectors
AWS Transfer Family’s predefined security policies for SFTP connectors gives you the flexibility to control cryptographic algorithms used for establishing connections with remote SFTP servers, enabling compatibility with a wider range of remote server configurations. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon DocumentDB is now available in the Middle East (UAE) region
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is now available in the Middle East (UAE) region adding to the list of available regions where you can use Amazon DocumentDB. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon DataZone launches integration with AWS Glue Data Quality
Amazon DataZone is used by customers to catalog, discover, analyze, share, and govern data at scale across organizational boundaries with governance and access controls. Today, Amazon DataZone launches integration with AWS Glue Data Quality and offers APIs to integrate data quality metrics from third party data quality solutions. This integration helps Amazon DataZone customers gain […]