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AWS – AWS Transfer Family now supports VPC endpoint policies and FIPS VPC endpoints
AWS Transfer Family now supports Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoint policies for your VPC endpoints. With this feature, administrators can attach an endpoint policy to an interface VPC endpoint, allowing granular access control over Transfer Family APIs for improved data protection and security posture. Additionally, Transfer Family now supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-3 enabled […]
AWS – AWS IAM Identity Center is available in Asia Pacific (Bangkok) and Mexico Central (Querétaro) AWS Regions
You can now deploy AWS IAM Identity Center in 36 AWS Regions, including Asia Pacific (Bangkok) and Mexico Central (Querétaro). IAM Identity Center is the recommended service for managing workforce access to AWS applications. It enables you to connect your existing source of workforce identities to AWS once and offer your users single sign on […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (ASG) now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), enabling dual-stack configuration (IPv4 and IPv6) connectivity for your Auto Scaling groups. IPv6 enables an expanded address space, enabling you to scale your application on AWS beyond the typical constraints of the number of IPv4 addresses in your VPC. With IPv6, you can […]
GCP – Announcing Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Vertex AI
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic’s most intelligent model and its best-performing model for complex agents, coding, and computer use, on Vertex AI. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is built to work independently for hours, maintaining clarity while orchestrating tools and coordinating multiple agents to solve complex problems. It’s designed to excel […]
AWS – Amazon ECS announces IPv6-only support
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) now supports running tasks in IPv6-only subnets. With this launch, Amazon ECS tasks and services can run using only IPv6 addresses, without requiring IPv4. This enables customers to deploy containerized applications in IPv6-only environments, scale without being limited by IPv4 address availability, and meet IPv6 compliance requirements through native IPv6 […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling expands AWS PrivateLink support to FIPS endpoints
Starting today, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (ASG) supports Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 validated VPC endpoints. With this launch, you can use AWS PrivateLink with ASG for regulated workloads that require secure connections using FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules. FIPS-compliant endpoints help organizations contracting with the U.S. federal government meet FIPS security requirements for […]
GCP – Unlock next-gen VMs using GKE compute classes and Compute Flexible CUDs
Organizations are consistently looking to gain an edge with the latest advancements in cloud computing. New Google Compute Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Gen4 machine series including N4, C4, C4A, C4D, to name a few, offer significant improvements in performance, cost-efficiency, and capabilities. However, migrating to new hardware isn’t always straightforward. Teams often face […]
GCP – Broadcom’s VMware license changes as they relate to Google Cloud VMware Engine
Broadcom recently announced a change to its VMware licensing model for hyperscalers, moving to an exclusive “bring your own” subscription model for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) starting on November 1, 2025. This means that in the future, Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) customers will need to purchase portable VCF subscriptions directly from Broadcom to use […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be ‘bilingual’ in AI, security to gain advantage
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for September 2025. Today, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza offers his insights on how boards of directors and CISOs can thrive with a good working relationship, adapted from a recent episode of the Cyber Savvy Boardroom podcast. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter […]
AWS – Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 is now in Amazon Bedrock
Customers can now use Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high- performing foundation models from leading AI companies. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is Anthropic’s most intelligent model, excelling at complex agents, coding, and long-horizon tasks while maintaining optimal speed and cost-efficiency for high-volume use-cases. Claude Sonnet 4.5 […]