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AWS – Apache Flink is now generally available for Amazon EMR on EKS
Today, we are excited to announce that Apache Flink is now generally available for Amazon EMR on EKS. With Apache Flink for Amazon EMR on EKS, customers can transform and analyze streaming data in real time with Apache Flink, an open-source framework for stateful computations over data streams. Amazon EMR on EKS is a deployment […]
AWS – Amazon Elastic Block Store announces io2 Block Express volumes available on all EC2 Nitro instances
Today, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) announced that io2 Block Express volumes are available on all EC2 instances built on the Nitro system. All new io2 volumes used with EC2 Nitro instances will automatically benefit from the latest generation of EBS storage server architecture designed to deliver consistent sub-millisecond latency and 99.999% durability. With a […]
AWS – AWS Lake Formation data filters now support permissions on nested data
AWS Lake Formation now allows customers to apply permissions on subfields of their nested tables using data filters. Permissions can be granted on more granular fields such as on particular columns inside of structs. Permissions on nested fields provide customers more fine grained permissions to better match their business needs with greater flexibility to how […]
AWS – Amazon Verified Permissions now provides an enhanced visual mode for schema editing
Amazon Verified Permissions now provides customers with a new visual schema editor, in addition to the existing JSON editor, in the Verified Permissions console. Customers can now visualize the relationships between the entities used to model principals, resources and actions. Read More for the details.
GCP – Increase Compute Engine VM performance with custom queues
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GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: Why ISACs are valuable security partners
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2023. Google Cloud has announced multiple collaborations with sector-specific information sharing and analysis centers over the past 18 months, and in my column today I’ll be discussing why these ISACs are valuable partners for Google Cloud and our industry. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the […]
GCP – A Cloud Run service was slow, here’s how we fixed it
During a stress test, an app became slow with high response times, to the point where it was almost unresponsive. Let’s find out why! I helped Nexuzhealth debug a performance issue in their Go app on Cloud Run. Nexuzhealth is a Belgian healthcare IT company that makes medical record management better and more efficient for […]
GCP – Be a Regional Persistent Disk monitoring superhero: How to know when you’re at RPO=0
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you were always in the know about how your mission-critical workload was doing on Google Cloud? Perhaps you are a compliance officer that is in charge of regulatory compliance of your applications or a cloud administrator that cares deeply about application observability, to ensure that they run smoothly in the […]
GCP – Creating a SaaS Platform on Google Kubernetes Engine
Software as a Service (SaaS) is the delivery method of choice for software vendors looking to serve a turnkey and reliable product experience to their end customers. There are many considerations a company must take into account when building a SaaS offering, one of which of course is the framework you will use to run […]
GCP – Top five ways generative AI can drive value in capital markets
From broker-dealers and hedge funds to wealth managers and trust companies, capital markets ecosystem participants are increasingly looking to scale and grow by transforming their extensive knowledge into value-added experiences. Traditional banks acquired brokerage firms years ago to meet the need to connect with investors, and now, they find themselves competing with robo-advisors and digital-first […]