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GCP – Run AlloyDB anywhere – in your data center, your laptop, or in any cloud
Migrating off expensive, legacy databases, wherever they may be, remains a top priority for enterprises. Last year, we announced the general availability of AlloyDB, a fully-managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service that provides a powerful option for modernizing your most demanding enterprise database workloads and for existing PostgreSQL users looking to scale with no application changes. Not […]

GCP – New BigQuery editions: flexibility and predictability for your data cloud
When it comes to their data platforms, organizations want flexibility, predictable pricing, and the best price performance. Today at the Data Cloud & AI Summit, we are announcing BigQuery editions with three pricing tiers — Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus — for you to choose from, with the ability to mix and match for the […]

AWS – Amazon GuardDuty simplifies enforcement of threat detection across all accounts in an Organization
Amazon GuardDuty has added new functionality to its integration with AWS Organizations to make it even simpler to enforce threat detection across all accounts in an organization. Since April 2020, GuardDuty customers can leverage its integrations with AWS Organizations to manage GuardDuty for up to 5,000 AWS accounts, as well as automatically apply threat detection […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker is now available in Europe (Zurich) Region
Starting today, you can build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models in Europe (Zurich) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS CodeBuild supports Arm-based workloads in five additional AWS Regions
AWS CodeBuild’s support for Arm using AWS Graviton2 is now available in: Europe (Milan), Middle East (Bahrain), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), and Asia Pacific (Jakarta). Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Systems Manager Incident Manager announces the launch of on-call schedules
We are excited to announce that Incident Manager now provides on-call schedules, to help you have 24/7 coverage and responsiveness for critical issue. This extends Incident Manager’s capabilities for incident response, helping operations teams more quickly engage, respond, and resolve application availability and performance issues when they occur. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore
Unlock the full potential of the Azure ecosystem with a MongoDB compatible database that simply works. A new architecture designed to provide seamless integration and unbeatable performance. Read More for the details.

AWS – NICE DCV releases version 2023.0 with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
NICE DCV version 2023.0 introduces multiple enhancements and features, such as support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and monitor selection for a full-screen remote session on Linux and macOS clients. NICE DCV is a high-performance remote display protocol that is designed to help customers securely access remote desktop or application sessions, including 3D graphics […]

AWS – AWS Copilot adds support for full customization with AWS CDK or YAML overrides
Today, AWS released new version 1.27 of AWS Copilot that enables customers to fully customize AWS Cloud Formation templates, which AWS Copilot uses to provision the service, environment, pipeline, and job resources. Customers can now use AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) or YAML patches to change any property of those AWS resources. AWS Copilot is […]
AWS – Bottlerocket adds support for FireLens
Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system that is purpose built to host container workloads, now supports FireLens. Customers using Bottlerocket with Amazon Elastic Container Services (Amazon ECS) can now benefit from a simpler way to collect logs from Bottlerocket nodes. Read More for the details.