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GCP – Flexible committed-use discounts are now even more flexible
Google Cloud offers many great ways to run your workloads: low-level VMs in Google Compute Engine, container orchestration with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) — including via fully-managed Autopilot mode — and Cloud Run. Until now, to optimize your spend, you needed to purchase several Committed-use Discounts (CUDs) to cover each of these different products. For […]
AWS – AWS Application Migration Service achieves FedRAMP High authorization
Starting today, you can use AWS Application Migration Service with workloads that require FedRAMP High categorization level in the AWS GovCloud (US-East and US-West) Regions. In addition to achieving FedRAMP High authorization in the AWS GovCloud (US-East and US-West) Regions, AWS Application Migration Service is in scope for numerous compliance programs and standards, including HIPAA […]
AWS – AWS Security Hub launches 24 new security controls
AWS Security Hub has released 24 new security controls, increasing the number of controls offered to 418. Security Hub now supports controls for additional AWS services such as Amazon Inspector, Amazon Data Firehose and AWS Service Catalog. Security Hub also released new controls against previously supported services like Amazon GuardDuty and Amazon DynamoDB. For the […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now supports additional deployment options in two AWS Regions
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Single-AZ 2 file systems in two additional AWS Regions: Canada (Central) and Asia Pacific (Mumbai). Customers can now also create new Multi-AZ file systems in these two regions with higher throughput capacity than they could previously, up to a new maximum of 10,240 MBps. Amazon FSx for […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports Long-Term Support version 11.4 in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports version 11.4 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, allowing you to evaluate the latest Long-Term Support Release on Amazon RDS for MariaDB. You can deploy MariaDB 11.4 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment that has the benefits of a fully managed database, making it simpler to set […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaConnect supports individual output stopping capability
You can now disable individual outputs on an AWS Elemental MediaConnect flow, temporarily stopping them from transmitting data. This makes it easier to manage content sharing by allowing you to suspend and restart distribution of live video to a single destination without having to delete and then reconfigure output settings or flows. To learn more about […]
AWS – AWS Cloud Control API now supports IPv6
AWS Cloud Control API now allows customers to use Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses for their new and existing service endpoints. Customers moving to IPv6 can simplify their network stack by running their AWS Cloud Control API endpoints on a network that supports both IPv4 and IPv6. The continued growth of the Internet, particularly […]
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Serverless levels up speed and efficiency with smart caching
We are excited to announce the new smart caching feature for indexing in Amazon OpenSearch Serverless. This innovative caching mechanism automatically fetches and intelligently manages data, leading to faster data retrieval, efficient storage usage, and cost savings. OpenSearch Serverless has a built-in caching tier for indexing and search compute, measured in OpenSearch Compute Units (OCU). […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: How to think about security budgets
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2024. Today I’m addressing the important and complex issue of budgets for security teams, a topic I’ve tackled on my personal blog that I’m presenting here for the first time. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google […]
GCP – How BioCorteX uses BigQuery to help answer the question “Will this drug work?”
Editor’s note: The post is part of a series showcasing partner solutions that are Built with BigQuery. BioCorteX is a leading techbio company that’s focused on answering the almost impossible question: will this drug work? To find the answer, BioCorteX created the first biology emulator, which unlocks drug-bacteria relationships to discover and develop more compatible […]