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Azure – Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026
Transition custom image pools use images from Azure Compute Gallery Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect Tasks now supports custom task templates in flows
Amazon Connect now allows you to use custom task templates using the “Create task” block in Connect Flows, making it easier for agents to capture the right information to create and complete tasks. Amazon Connect Tasks empowers you to prioritize, assign, and track all contact center agent tasks to completion, improving agent productivity and ensuring […]
AWS – Amazon EMR on EKS adds managed and self-managed node groups support for managed endpoints
We are excited to announce the support for EKS clusters with both managed and self-managed node groups when using interactive Spark workloads via managed managed endpoints. Amazon EMR on EKS enables customers to run open-source big data frameworks such as Apache Spark on Amazon EKS. Amazon EMR on EKS customers setup and use a managed endpoint (available […]
AWS – Amazon EMR on EKS adds support for JEG pod placement for managed endpoints
We are excited to announce support for defining where a Jupyter Enterprise Gateway (JEG) pod can be deployed when running interactive Spark workloads using managed endpoints. Amazon EMR on EKS enables customers to run open-source big data frameworks such as Apache Spark on Amazon EKS. Amazon EMR on EKS customers setup and use a managed […]
AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.3.2 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to fetch from the closest replica and metrics. Amazon MSK will continue to use and manage […]
AWS – Amazon Detective announces increased quota limits for data volumes
Amazon Detective has increased the daily quota limits for behavior graph data volumes. With the increased limits, Detective can now ingest up to 10 TB per day to help you conduct more comprehensive security investigations and provide broader summaries and visualizations of behaviors in your AWS accounts. Read More for the details.
AWS – Analyze log patterns, metrics and Jaeger traces with new observability features in Amazon OpenSearch Service
Today we launched new observability features including log patterns, metrics analytics and support for Jaeger traces with OpenSearch 2.5 in Amazon OpenSearch Service. Read More for the details.
GCP – Kubernetes k8s.gcr.io redirect: what you need to know as an Anthos or GKE user
In November 2022, the open source Kubernetes project announced that its new image registry, registry.k8s.gcr.io, was officially GA. The new registry would replace the legacy k8s.gcr.io registry, with k8s.gcr.io getting no further updates after April 3, 2023. To assist in this transition and ensure that users of earlier Kubernetes releases and tooling can update to […]
GCP – How AI can improve digital security
AI is having a transformative moment and causing profound shifts in what’s possible with technology. It has the power to unlock the potential of communities, companies, and countries around the world, bringing meaningful and positive change that could improve billions of peoples’ lives. Similarly, as these technologies advance, they have the potential to vastly improve […]
GCP – Gleaning security insights from audit logs with Log Analytics
Cloud Audit logs serve a vital purpose in Google Cloud by helping customers meet their compliance and security requirements. Log Analytics, a recent feature addition to Cloud Logging, brings new capabilities to search, aggregate and transform logs at query time using the power of SQL. Together with predefined queries in Community Security Analytics, Log Analytics […]