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Azure – Public preview: Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing service: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps
Now in preview: Microsoft Playwright Testing, a new service for running Playwright tests easily at scale. Playwright, a fast-growing, open-source framework, enables reliable end-to-end testing and automation for modern web apps. Microsoft Playwright Testing service uses the cloud, enabling you to simultaneously run Playwright tests with much higher parallelization across different operating system-browser combinations. Learn […]

GCP – 2023 State of DevOps Report: Culture is everything
In the face of rapid digital transformation, a positive organizational culture and user-centric design are the backbone of successful software delivery. And while Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the center of so many contemporary technical conversations, the impact of AI development tools on teams is still in its infancy. These are just some of the findings […]

AWS – Amazon EKS Extended support for Kubernetes Versions now available in preview
Amazon EKS Extended Support for Kubernetes Versions is now available in preview. Starting with Kubernetes v1.23, you can now use a Kubernetes version for up to 26 months from the time the version is generally available from Amazon EKS. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing compute optimized Amazon EC2 C7a instances
AWS announces the general availability of compute optimized Amazon EC2 C7a instances. C7a instances, powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors (code-named Genoa) with a maximum frequency of 3.7 GHz, deliver up to 50% higher performance compared to C6a instances. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing memory optimized Amazon EC2 R7a bare metal instances
AWS announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 R7a bare metal instances. R7a instances, powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors (code-named Genoa) with a maximum frequency of 3.7GHz, deliver up to 50% higher performance compared to R6a instances. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Firewall Manager supports referencing of Security Groups
Starting today, AWS Firewall Manager supports referencing of security groups as part of its security group common policies. With this feature, customers can update the inbound or outbound rules for the Firewall Manager primary security groups to reference security groups in the peered VPC. This allows traffic to flow to and from instances that are […]

AWS – AWS CodePipeline can use external source providers in Europe (Milan) and AWS GovCloud (US-East)
You can now use source repositories from GitHub.com, GitHub Enterprise Server, Bitbucket Cloud, and GitLab.com with AWS CodePipeline in Europe (Milan) and the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions, to build, test, and deploy code changes. Connect your source provider account using AWS CodeStar Connections, and use the connection in your pipeline to automatically start a pipeline […]

AWS – Amazon DataZone is now generally available
Today, AWS announces the general availability of Amazon DataZone. This data management service is designed to catalog, discover, analyze, share, and govern data at scale across organizational boundaries with governance and access controls. It provides data visibility and helps data producers and consumers across business units more securely share data. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Global Accelerator adds a new edge location in Nigeria
AWS Global Accelerator now supports traffic through a new edge location in Lagos (Nigeria). With the addition of the new edge location, Global Accelerator is now available through 109 Points of Presence globally and supports application endpoints in 28 AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports alerting and anomalies on dashboards
OpenSearch Service 2.9 now supports the ability for customers to manage and overlay alerts and anomalies onto dashboard visualization line charts. Customers can create new, or associate existing, alerting monitors and anomaly detectors from dashboard line charts. For example, if a customer opts to create a new monitor or detector, the new monitor will inherit […]