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AWS – AWS Lambda adds support for Node.js 18
AWS Lambda now supports Node.js 18 as both a managed runtime and a container base image. Developers creating serverless applications in Lambda with Node.js 18 can take advantage of new features such as an upgrade of the bundled AWS SDK for JavaScript to v3 and improved support for deploying ES Modules using Lambda layers. This […]
AWS – Amazon Athena enhances Apache Iceberg table operations and file format support
Amazon Athena has added SQL commands and file formats that simplify the storage, transformation, and maintenance of data stored in Apache Iceberg tables. These new capabilities enable data engineers and analysts to combine more of the familiar conveniences of SQL with the transactional properties of Iceberg to enable efficient and robust analytics use cases. Read […]
AWS – Announcing General Availability for Amazon WorkSpaces Integration with SAML 2.0
We are happy to announce general availability of Amazon WorkSpaces integration with SAML 2.0. As an administrator, you can now enable SAML 2.0 authentication on your WorkSpaces directory to control end user access to desktops by using your SAML 2.0 identity provider (IdP). Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing certificate-based authentication for Amazon WorkSpaces
Starting today, you can use certificate-based authentication with Amazon WorkSpaces SAML 2.0 integration to remove the logon prompt for the Active Directory domain password. Read More for the details.
AWS – Observe and monitor SAP NetWeaver applications with Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights
Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights now offers support for observability of SAP NetWeaver applications. AWS customers running SAP workloads such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP and SAP Business Warehouse on AWS can now observe the entire SAP stack, from AWS infrastructure all the way to the SAP applications. This launch builds on our previous announcement of […]
GCP – How to run a large scale ML workflow on Dataflow ML for autonomous driving
Developing autonomous driving technology is a battle with data, both from a volume and data format point of view. Sources include point cloud 3D data obtained from LIDAR, video data obtained from multiple cameras, GPS position information, millimeter-wave radar, steering and various sensor information. Even in a busy city, less than 1% of the raw […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports new minor versions 14.5, 13.8, 12.12, 11.17, and 10.22
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL minor versions 14.5, 13.8, 12.12, 11.17, and 10.22. We recommend you upgrade to the latest minor version to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of PostgreSQL, and to benefit from the bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by the PostgreSQL community. Please […]
GCP – Apigee named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Full Life Cycle API Management
We’re thrilled to announce that Gartner has recognized Google Cloud’s Apigee as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management, the seventh time in a row we’ve been recognized. We believe we are consistently recognized for the depth of our capabilities to help organizations monetize their data by creating external-facing […]
GCP – Securing tomorrow today: Why Google now protects its internal communications from quantum threats
Editor’s note: The ISE Crypto PQC working group is comprised of Google Senior Cryptography Engineers Stefan Kölbl, Rafael Misoczki, and Sophie Schmieg. When you visit a website and the URL starts with HTTPS, you’re relying on a secure public key cryptographic protocol to shield the information you share with the site from casual eavesdroppers. Public […]
GCP – Easily integrate machine learning models into applications with Vertex AI integration for Cloud Spanner
Cloud Spanner is a fully managed relational database that provides industry-leading consistency and availability at any scale. Organizations of all sizes in industries like financial services, retail, and games rely on Spanner to run their mission critical applications, but efficiently running line-of-business applications is often not enough. They want to react to business or customer […]