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GCP – How Google Cloud Armor helps Broadcom block DDoS Attacks
Technology leader Broadcom is a worldwide provider of enterprise security solutions that leverages its expertise in hardware and software to offer a broad portfolio of embedded security solutions, including integrated Symantec cybersecurity software. In 2021, Broadcom received the Google Cloud DevOps Award. As Broadcom migrated its enterprise security solution infrastructure from Amazon Web Services to […]
GCP – To grow the Brake Masters’ network, IT team chooses ChromeOS
Today’s post is by Steve Waibel, Director of IT for Brake Masters, an automotive repair chain based in Tucson, Arizona. Brake Masters has 78 company-owned and managed locations as well as 22 franchise stores in the southwestern United States. The company is using ChromeOS devices to simplify management of devices used by service teams. The […]
Azure – Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support for 2TiB capacity pools
Azure NetApp Files now supports smaller 2TiB capacity pool sizes, lowered from 4TiB, when used with volumes using standard network features. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports early notifications of Auto minor Version Upgrades (AmVU)
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports early notifications of Auto minor Version Upgrades (AmVU) for instances via Pending Maintenance Actions (PMA), enhancing usability of AmVU. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
Azure NetApp Files volumes now support encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK), using Azure Key Vault for key storage, to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Azure Data Explorer Dashboards
We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated General Availability of ADX Dashboards! Read More for the details.
Azure – Now Available: Azure Monitor Query client module for Go
The initial stable release of the Azure Monitor Query module for Go is now available. Build apps that perform read-only queries in Azure Monitor’s Logs and Metrics platforms. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu 22.04
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu 22.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Expands Torn Write Prevention to EC2 Im4gn, Is4gen instances and additional EBS regions
Torn Write Prevention (TWP) is a feature that ensures 16KiB write operations are not torn in the event of operating system crashes or power loss during write transactions. Starting today, this feature is available for AWS customers using instance store on AWS Nitro SSD based EC2 Im4gn and Is4gen storage optimized instances, and in additional […]
AWS – Announcing AWS Telco Network Builder
AWS announces the general availability of AWS Telco Network Builder to help communications service providers (CSPs) automate the deployment and management of telco networks on AWS. CSPs want to take advantage of the cost efficiencies, agility, and elasticity of the cloud, but it’s complicated to map traditional network requirements to a cloud environment. To set up […]