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AWS – Amazon Connect enhances API for accessing historical agent and contact metrics
Amazon Connect now allows users to access trailing 90 days (previously 35 days) of historical agent and contact metrics (e.g., service level, average handle time) in GetMetricDataV2 API. Additionally, users can now make requests (spanning up to 35 days) with data broken out by customizable time intervals such as 15 minutes, hourly, or weekly. Using […]
Azure – App Service: Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual Network
Customers can now use custom backups, to back up their web app’s files and configuration data to a firewall-protected storage account. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Lambda adds support for Python 3.11 in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS Lambda now supports Python 3.11 as a managed runtime and a container base image in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. AWS will automatically apply updates to the managed runtime and base image as they become available. Powertools for AWS Lambda, a developer toolkit to implement serverless best practices and increase developer velocity, also supports […]
AWS – AWS Wickr is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region
AWS Wickr is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. This expansion allows you to establish a Wickr network in an AWS Asia Pacific Region to help meet data residency requirements, and other obligations. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally Available: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in Azure IoT Hub
Azure IoT Hub now supports the ability to setup an Azure Cosmos DB account as a custom endpoint. This will help route device data from IoT Hub to Azure Cosmos DB directly. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EC2 High Memory instances now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 High Memory instances with 12TiB of memory (u-12tb1.112xlarge) are now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. Customers can start using these new High Memory instances with On Demand and Savings Plan purchase options. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS launches more encryption options for AWS AppConfig feature flags
AWS AppConfig is launching new encryption options for additional security considerations with feature flags and other types of configuration data. Using AWS Key Management Service’s customer managed keys (CMKs), customers can use keys that they themselves manage to encrypt/decrypt configuration data hosted by AWS AppConfig. AWS AppConfig helps engineers move faster and safer by decoupling […]
Azure – Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)
Customer keys are protected from attacks for maximum security of their Azure NetApp File volumes; the feature is now available in US Gov regions (Preview) Read More for the details.
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 […]