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AWS – Amazon SNS now supports message signatures based on SHA256 hashing
Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) now supports message signature based on SHA256 hashing, which provides security improvements over SHA1. To choose the hashing algorithm, either SHA256 or SHA1, you can use the SetTopicAttributes API action. Amazon SNS signs the messages delivered from your topic, so that the subscribed HTTP endpoints can verify the authenticity […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Proxy now supports Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Amazon RDS Proxy, a fully managed, highly available database proxy for Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), now supports Amazon RDS for SQLServer running on major versions 2014 and later. Using Amazon RDS Proxy, customers can make applications more scalable, more resilient to database failures, and more secure. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EMR on EKS now supports Spark SQL through the StartJobRun API
We are excited to announce that Amazon EMR on EKS release 6.7.0 and onwards includes the ability to run Apache Spark SQL scripts through the StartJobRun API. Spark SQL is a Spark module for structured data processing. Unlike the Spark DataFrame API, Spark SQL interfaces provide Spark with more information about the structure of both the […]
AWS – Easily install and update the CloudWatch Agent with Quick Setup
Today, AWS Systems Manager Quick Setup announces support for installing and periodically updating the CloudWatch Agent. With this new launch, you can now easily deploy and keep up to date the CloudWatch Agent in instances across accounts and Regions at scale with a few clicks. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central
Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure China Cloud
All Azure Windows VMs provisioned in Azure China Cloud after December 15, 2022, will be activated via azkms.core.chinacloudapi.cn, which points to two new KMS IP addresses, 159.27.28.100 and 163.228.64.161. Read More for the details.
GCP – No workload left behind: Extending Anthos to manage on-premises VMs
We are pleased to announce general availability of virtual machine (VM) support in Anthos. VM support is available on Anthos for bare metal (now known as Google Distributed Cloud Virtual). Customers can now run VMs alongside containers on a single, unified, Google Cloud-connected platform in their data center or at the edge. With VM support […]
GCP – Deploy OCI artifacts and Helm charts the GitOps way with Config Sync
One principle of GitOps is to have the desired state declarations as Versioned and Immutable, where Git repositories play an important role as the source of truth. But can you have an alternative to a Git repository for storing and deploying your Kubernetes manifests via GitOps? What if you could package your Kubernetes manifests into […]
GCP – Jason Wellman is bullish on Cloud’s ability to transform healthcare – here’s why
Editor’s note: As a Manager in the Infrastructure Practice of the Cloud Professional Services Organization, Jason Wellman has had a front row seat to Google’s computing odyssey over the past 15+ years. Today, he supports Healthcare & Life Sciences customers by helping them tap into Google Cloud’s capabilities and digitally transform. Often, he says, success […]
Azure – On 1 October 2025, the Log Analytics alert API in Azure Monitor will be retired
On 1 October 2025, the Log Analytics alert API in Azure Monitor will be retired. Read More for the details.