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AWS – Amazon SQS expands IPv6 support to the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) now allows customers to make API requests over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The new endpoints have also been validated under the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 program. Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queuing service that enables decoupling and scaling […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) version 8.0
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) announces version 8.0, which now offers added support for drivers supporting the MongoDB API versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0. Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 also improves query latency by up to 7x and compression ratio by up to 5x, enabling you to build high-performance applications at a lower cost. The following are […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports major version 18
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports major version 18, starting with PostgreSQL version 18.1. PostgreSQL 18 introduces several important community updates that improve query performance and database management. PostgreSQL 18.0 includes “skip scan” support for multicolumn B-tree indexes and improved WHERE clause handling for OR and IN conditions enhance query optimization. Parallel Generalized Inverted Index […]
AWS – Amazon EventBridge introduces enhanced visual rule builder
Amazon EventBridge introduces a new intuitive console based visual rule builder with a comprehensive event catalog for discovering and subscribing to events from custom applications, and over 200 AWS services. The new rule builder integrates the EventBridge Schema Registry with an updated event catalog and intuitive drag and drop canvas that simplifies building event-driven applications. […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now available in the AWS New Zealand (Auckland) region
Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the AWS New Zealand (Auckland) Region, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). AWS Network Firewall is a managed firewall service that is easy to deploy. The service automatically scales with network traffic volume to provide high-availability protections without […]
AWS – AWS CloudFormation Hooks adds granular invocation details for Hooks invocation summary
Building on the Hooks Invocation Summary launched in September 2025, AWS CloudFormation Hooks now supports granular invocation details. Hook authors can supplement their Hook evaluation responses with detailed findings, finding severity, and remediation advice. The Hooks console now displays these details at the individual control level within each invocation, enabling developers to quickly identify and […]
GCP – Technical guide: Four steps for startups to build multi-agent systems
AI agents are transforming the nature of work by automating complex workflows with speed, scale, and accuracy. At the same time, startups are constantly moving, growing, and evolving – which means they need clear ways to implement agentic workflows, not piles of documentation that send precious resources into a tailspin. Today, we’ll share a simple […]
GCP – An open approach to security: Announcing Google Unified Security Recommended
At Google Cloud, we believe that being at the forefront of driving secure innovation and meeting the evolving needs of customers includes working with partners. The reality is that the security landscape should be interoperable, and your security tools should be able to integrate with each other. Google Unified Security, our AI-powered, converged security solution, […]
GCP – Talk with and trust your data using Looker’s Conversational Analytics, now GA
In a world of increasing data volume and demand, businesses are looking to make faster decisions and separate insight from noise. Today, we’re bringing Conversational Analytics to general availability in Looker, delivering natural language queries to everyone in your organization, removing BI bottlenecks. With Conversational Analytics, we’re transforming the way you get answers, cutting through […]
AWS – Amazon Connect now provides metrics on completion of agent performance evaluations by managers
Amazon Connect now provides metrics that measure completion of agent performance evaluations, improving manager productivity and evaluation consistency. Businesses can monitor if the required number of evaluations for their agents have been completed, ensuring compliance with internal policies (e.g., complete 5 evaluations per agent per month), regulatory requirements, and labor union agreements. Additionally, businesses can […]