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GCP – The Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability Program: One year in
With a year of the Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability program under our belts, it’s a perfect time to measure the impact that the program and its partners have had — after all, we’re all about measurement. Looking over the past year, it’s clear that the program has come at an opportune time: A recent […]
GCP – Introducing time-bound key authentication for service accounts
We’re continually working to improve Google Cloud’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities to help secure and govern your cloud environment. When organizations need to grant external applications permission to access Google Cloud APIs and resources there are several options. While many customers have embraced our updated guidance for authentication that includes using Workload identity […]
GCP – Introducing Cloud Armor WAF enhancements to help protect your web application and API service
Organizations migrating web applications and their APIs to the cloud need solutions to protect them from exploits and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Google Cloud Armor is a network security service that provides defenses against DDoS and OWASP Top 10 risks. We are excited to introduce several new features in Cloud Armor: granular rate […]
AWS – Access and Query are now generally available for Amazon Managed Blockchain
Today, AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) Access and AMB Query. These two services help developers seamlessly interact with public blockchains so they can build scalable applications quickly and securely. Read More for the details.
GCP – Extending Chrome Enterprise security reporting to Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Security insights are essential for a secure enterprise browsing solution. By integrating your chosen security reporting solution with Chrome Enterprise, IT and security teams can gain a comprehensive view of the potential threats users face on the web and make data-driven decisions in their security journey. The Chrome Enterprise and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDRintegration […]
AWS – SDXL 1.0 foundation model from Stability AI now available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
Starting today, the Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 (SDXL 1.0) foundation model from Stability AI is available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart, a machine learning (ML) hub that offers pretrained models, built-in algorithms, and pre-built solutions to help you quickly get started with ML. You can deploy and use SDXL 1.0 with a few clicks in SageMaker […]
AWS – Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region
Starting today, you can enable ROSA from the AWS Console and launch ROSA clusters in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express version 23.1
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Oracle now supports version 23.1 of Oracle Application Express (APEX) for the 19c & 21c versions of Oracle Database. Using APEX, developers can build applications entirely within their web browser. To learn more about the latest features of APEX 23.1, please refer to Oracle’s documentation. Read More for the […]
AWS – AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is now available in 5 additional Regions
Starting today, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is available in 5 additional Regions: Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), and Middle East (UAE). Read More for the details.
GCP – A new accelerator for AI-first startups in Europe and Israel
TL;DR — We invite startups developing AI models, infrastructure, or applications in Europe and Israel to apply for the new Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program. Google Cloud is committed to partnering with startups to innovate responsibly with AI and reach its full potential, especially teams leveraging tech to solve some of the world’s […]