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AWS – AWS Config advanced queries support 65 new resource types
AWS Config supports 65 new resource types in advanced queries. The advanced queries feature provides a single query endpoint and a powerful query language to get current resource state metadata without performing service-specific describe API calls. You can use configuration aggregators to run the same queries from a central account across multiple accounts and AWS […]
AWS – AWS Lake Formation now supports delegation of LF-Tag management
AWS Lake Formation now supports the ability to delegate the creation, management and granting of permissions of Lake Formation Tags (LF-Tags) to non-Lake Formation administrators. With this launch, Lake Formation administrators can give permissions to data stewards and other users to manage LF-Tags. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS PrivateLink announces integration with Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights
You can now enable CloudWatch Contributor Insights on your AWS PrivateLink-powered VPC Endpoint Services in 6 new regions- Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Jakarta, Melbourne), Europe (Spain, Zurich) and Middle East (UAE). AWS PrivateLink is a fully-managed private connectivity service that enables customers to access AWS services, third-party services or internal enterprise services hosted on AWS in […]
AWS – Amazon Route 53 Resolver now available on AWS Outposts rack
Starting today, you can enable Amazon Route 53 Resolver on AWS Outpost rack, allowing you to resolve Domain Name Server (DNS) queries locally and enhance the availability and performance of applications running on Outposts rack. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Supply Chain extends availability in two additional AWS Regions
AWS Supply Chain is now generally available in Australia (Sydney) and Europe (Ireland) based on increased customer demand in these regions. With this release AWS Supply Chain is now available in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Frankfurt), Australia (Sydney) and Europe (Ireland). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect launches CloudFormation support for routing profiles and queues
Amazon Connect now supports AWS CloudFormation for routing profile and queue resources, in addition to other resources used to configure a contact center like Connect instances, flows, S3 buckets and lambdas. You can use AWS CloudFormation templates to programmatically deploy Amazon Connect routing profiles and queues in a secure, efficient, and repeatable way, reducing the […]
GCP – DevOps Awards winner Improbable on “unleashing the full power of the cloud”
Improbable Worlds Limited — commonly known as Improbable — is a metaverse technology company that’s been at the forefront of building virtual worlds since 2012. With a world-class team, Improbable creates immersive gaming and event experiences using its Morpheus Technology, allowing over 15,000 users to interact as if they were in the same place at the same […]
GCP – How APIs bolstered the success of the Saudi healthcare system through the pandemic
In the burgeoning months of 2020, with the world on the brink of a cascading global shutdown, healthcare organizations large and small were facing their greatest technical challenge in modern history . When governments ordered citizens to shelter in place indefinitely, the demand for telehealth services reached levels previously considered unfathomable. With such an unforeseen […]
GCP – Put your data to use across organizations with a Data Sharing and Analytics Platform.
Securely sharing data and analytics is fundamental to an organization’s data cloud strategy. It’s how you unlock and create value from your data assets, for you and your stakeholders. However, large and data-rich organizations that collaborate across teams, systems, and other organizations, often struggle to make this work. How do you get started? We’ve been […]
GCP – Using Workforce Identity Federation with API-based web applications
Workforce Identity Federation allows use of an external identity provider (IdP) to authenticate and authorize users (including employees, partners, and contractors) to Google Cloud resources without provisioning identities in Cloud Identity. Before its introduction, only identities existing within Cloud Identity could be used with Cloud Identity Access Management (IAM). Here’s how to configure an example […]