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GCP – Measuring your sustainability initiative for success
There’s plenty of truth in the saying, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Careful and accurate measurement is what distinguishes effective environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs from initiatives that waste resources, at best, and expose your organization to accusations of greenwashing, at worst. Knowing where you stand is the first step in understanding […]

AWS – AWS SimSpace Weaver now supports multiple spatial domains per simulation
We’re excited to announce that developers can now launch simulations with multiple spatial domains to separate different types of simulation logic and better allocate compute resources. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon ECS console now has enhanced support for task definition workflows
Today, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) improved the console experience for task definitions workflows. Customers can now use a single page layout to create new and revised task definitions, and also to configure functionality such as container log routing, firelens, container health checks, and more. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Health now supports delegated administrator
AWS Health announces support for delegated administrator, a feature of AWS Organizations that allows you to delegate an account other than the management account to view aggregated AWS Health events on the AWS Health Dashboard or programmatically via AWS Health API. AWS Health is the authoritative source of information about service events and planned changes […]

AWS – AWS SimSpace Weaver now supports custom container images and new clock
We’re excited to announce the release of two new AWS SimSpace Weaver features. Read More for the details.

AWS – ACE Pipeline Manager now includes an opportunity bulk import in-line editing experience
Today, we launched an in-line editing experience for partner originated opportunities imported to the APN Customer Engagements (ACE) pipeline manager via the bulk channel. Bulk import helps AWS Partners maximize efficiency when utilizing the ACE Pipeline Manager by allowing users to submit up to 250 opportunities at a time. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Enterprise On-Ramp now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS Enterprise On-Ramp is now generally available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East and US-West) Regions. AWS customers and AWS Partners who operate in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions can now access an expanded support portfolio including Enterprise On-Ramp, enabling faster cloud adoption, accelerated application migration, and greater cost efficiencies. Read More for the details.

Azure – Updated default TLS policy for Azure Application Gateway
The default TLS policy for new deployments of Azure Application Gateway is now set to AppGwSslPolicy20220101. Read More for the details.

GCP – Announcing Google Cloud AI and Research Days to help accelerate scientific discovery
This spring we launched a new series of Google Cloud AI & Research Days at Google’s regional US offices. Each event is designed to help local researchers and industry experts innovate, network and learn from each other in person, with presentations from thought leaders, demonstrations of Google solutions, and open-ended time for chatting and networking. […]
GCP – DevOps Award winner Ford on how it grew DevOps throughout the organization
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. In this blog post, we’re highlighting Ford for the DevOps achievements that earned them the ‘Growing DevOps throughout your organization’ award in the2022 DevOps Awards. To learn more about the winners and how they used DORA metrics and practices to […]