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GCP – Fast, approximate analytics at scale: Apache DataSketches available in BigQuery
In today’s data-driven world, understanding large datasets often requires numerous, complex non-additive1 aggregation operations. But as the size of the data becomes massive2, these types of operations become computationally expensive and time-consuming using traditional methods. That’s where Apache DataSketches come in. We’re excited to announce the availability of Apache DataSketches functions within BigQuery, providing powerful […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora Global Database introduces support for up to 10 secondary Region clusters
Amazon Aurora Global Database now supports adding up to 10 secondary Regions to your global cluster, further enhancing scalability and availability for globally distributed applications. With Global Database, a single Aurora cluster can span multiple AWS Regions, providing disaster recovery from Region-wide outages and enabling fast local reads for globally distributed applications. This launch increases […]
AWS – Announcing EKS Dashboard, a multi-cluster view of Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS Regions and your AWS Organizations
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) announces the general availability of EKS Dashboard, a new feature that provides centralized visibility into Kubernetes infrastructure across multiple AWS Regions and accounts. EKS Dashboard provides comprehensive insights into your Kubernetes clusters, enabling operational planning and governance. You can access the Dashboard in EKS console through AWS Organizations’ management and […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Mac instances now support configurable System Integrity Protection (SIP) settings
Starting today, customers can now configure System Integrity Protection (SIP) settings on their EC2 Mac instances, providing greater flexibility and control over their development environments. SIP is a critical macOS security feature that helps prevent unauthorized code execution and system-level modifications. This enhancement enables developers to temporarily disable SIP for development and testing purposes, install […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family announces ML-KEM quantum-resistant key exchange for SFTP
AWS Transfer Family now supports ML- KEM (FIPS-203), a post-quantum algorithm standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for SFTP file transfers. Quantum-resistant public-key exchange helps protect transfers of data files that require long-term confidentiality against “harvest now, decrypt later“ threats. In such scenarios, an adversary may be recording present day traffic […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace Sellers can now receive disbursements for partially paid invoices
AWS Marketplace now supports partial disbursements for AWS Marketplace invoices transacted through the AWS Inc., Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia (AU), and Japan (JP) Marketplace Operators (MPOs), allowing sellers to receive funds as buyers make partial payments on AWS Marketplace invoices. AWS Marketplace now automatically processes partial disbursements based on the invoice amount […]
AWS – Amazon RDS now supports easy retrieval of engine lifecycle support dates
Amazon RDS announces a new capability that helps you view engine lifecycle support dates for your databases. This new feature provides a centralized and convenient place to access engine support dates, offering greater control over your database lifecycle management You can view start and end dates for RDS Standard Support and RDS Extended Support for […]
AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now supports Foundry Nuke version 16
Starting today, AWS Deadline Cloud will support the latest version of Foundry Nuke, a powerful compositing tool widely used for visual effects and post-production workflows. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated graphics and visual effects, for films, television and broadcasting, web content, and design. With […]
AWS – AWS Cost Anomaly Detection enables advanced alerting through AWS User Notifications
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now integrates with AWS User Notifications (via Amazon EventBridge), enabling customers to create enhanced alerting capabilities in the AWS User Notifications console. This integration lets customers configure sophisticated alert rules based on service, account, or other cost dimensions to identify and respond to unexpected spending changes faster. Using AWS User Notifications, […]
AWS – AWS DMS introduces Data Resync for improved migration accuracy
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) now supports Data Resync, a new feature that automatically corrects data inconsistencies identified during validation between source and target databases. Data Resync integrates with your existing DMS migration tasks and supports both Full Load and Change Data Capture (CDC) phases. It uses your current task settings—including connection configurations, table […]