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GCP – What’s new in Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations with Database Migration Service
As more organizations adopt open database standards, they need easy-to-use, high-performance migration tools, especially for heterogeneous migrations between different database engines. This week, we announced that Database Migration Service (DMS) has several new capabilities for converting and migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL. DMS is a fully managed serverless cloud service that enables migration with minimal […]
GCP – Day 1 at Next ‘23: AI everywhere, data galore, and more
It’s so great to be back in person at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the first time Google Cloud Next has been a large in-person event since 2019! We kicked things off with a bang, with a keynote from Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who talked about the work we’re doing with our AI technologies to make […]
AWS – AWS Neuron adds support for Llama 2, GPT-NeoX, and SDXL generative AI models
AWS Neuron is the SDK for Amazon EC2 Inferentia and Trainium based instances purposely-built for generative AI. Today, with Neuron 2.13 release, we are launching support for Llama 2 model training and inference, GPT-NeoX model training and adding support for Stable Diffusion XL and CLIP models inference. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing availability of AWS Outposts in Iceland and Uruguay
AWS Outposts can now be shipped and installed at your datacenter and on-premises locations in Iceland and Uruguay. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Transfer Family announces multiple methods to authenticate SFTP users
AWS Transfer Family now offers customers the option to require both SSH key and password authentication when users connect to their SFTP servers. This new method of authentication allows customers to add an additional level of protection to their data when authorizing users to securely access their files. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon VPC CNI now supports Kubernetes NetworkPolicy enforcement
The Amazon VPC Container Networking Interface (CNI) Plugin now supports the Kubernetes NetworkPolicy resource. Customers can use the same open-source Amazon VPC CNI to implement both pod networking and network policies to secure the traffic in their Kubernetes clusters. This reduces the need to run additional software for network access controls and will work alongside all […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaTailor supports per-session control of non-linear overlay video ads
Using AWS Elemental MediaTailor you can now enable or disable non-linear overlay ads at a per-session level. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Backup now supports local time zone selections
Today, AWS Backup announces support for local time zone selection in your backup plan, allowing you to manage your backup schedule according to your local time zone. AWS Backup is a fully managed service that centralizes and automates data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads. Now, when creating or editing existing backup plans, you […]
GCP – Announcing the 2023 Google Cloud Customer Award Winners in Government and Education
The public sector continues to inspire us with their dedication to leveraging technology and serving their constituents. This year’s winners of the Google Cloud Customer Award in government and education include eight organizations from across the country. Each of these entities is setting new standards for creating meaningful change and leaving a positive impact within […]
AWS – AWS Private CA launches Connector for Active Directory
AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) launches the Connector for Active Directory (AD). The Connector for AD allows you to use AWS Private CA as a drop-in replacement for your self-managed enterprise certificate authorities without the need to deploy, patch, or update local agents or proxy servers. Enterprises that use AD to manage Windows environments […]