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GCP – Kaluza: driving the energy transition with electric-vehicle charging
Electric vehicles already account for one in seven car sales globally, and with new gas and diesel cars being phased out across the world, global sales are forecast to reach 73 million units in 2040. But with power grids becoming increasingly dependent on variable energy sources such as wind and solar, rising demand from electric […]
GCP – Jumpstart Your BigQuery Remote Function Development Today
Last year BigQuery introduced Remote Functions, a feature that allows users to extend BigQuery SQL with their own custom code, written and hosted in Cloud Functions or Cloud Run. With Remote Functions, custom SQL functions can be written in languages like Node.js, Python, Go, Java, NET, Ruby, or PHP, enabling a personalized BigQuery experience for […]
Azure – Public Preview: Palo Alto Networks SaaS Cloud NGFW Integration with Virtual WAN
The first security software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to be integrated in Azure Virtual WAN, allowing you to protect your workloads with a highly available NGFW. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Directory Service supports smart card authentication in AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region
Starting today, you can use Common Access Card (CAC) and Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards to authenticate users into Amazon WorkSpaces through your self-managed Active Directory (AD) and AWS Directory Service AD Connector in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. Additionally, you can now use the AWS Management Console to configure smart card authentication with […]
AWS – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud now supports Bring Your Own IP in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region
Starting today, Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) is available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS CloudFormation Hooks is now available in 2 additional AWS Regions
Today, AWS CloudFormation has expanded the availability of AWS CloudFormation Hooks to the Middle East (Dubai) and Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Regions. With this launch, customers can deploy Hooks in these newly supported AWS Regions to help keep resources secure and compliant. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS announces Multi-AZ with Standby for Amazon OpenSearch Service
Today, Amazon OpenSearch Service announces Multi-AZ with Standby, a new deployment option that enables 99.99% availability and consistent performance for business-critical workloads. With Multi-AZ with Standby, OpenSearch Service domains are resilient to potential infrastructure failures, such as a node or an Availability Zone (AZ) failure. Multi-AZ with Standby also ensures OpenSearch Service domains follow recommended […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall now supports Suricata HOME_NET variable override
AWS Network Firewall now allows you to override the Suricata HOME_NET variable making it easy to use AWS managed rule groups in firewalls that are deployed in a centralized deployment model. Managed rule groups are collections of predefined, ready-to-use rules that AWS writes and maintains for you. The Suricata HOME_NET variable of the managed rule […]
AWS – Amazon Rekognition improves accuracy of content moderation for images and videos
Amazon Rekognition content moderation is a deep learning-based feature that can detect inappropriate, unwanted, or offensive images and videos, making it easier to find and remove such content at scale. Starting today, Amazon Rekognition content moderation comes with an improved model for image and video moderation that significantly improves the detection of explicit, violence, and […]
AWS – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud now supports Bring Your Own IP in two additional AWS Regions
Starting today, Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) is available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. Read More for the details.