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AWS – VMware Cloud on AWS is now available in Africa (Cape Town)
We’re excited to announce the launch of VMware Cloud on AWS in the AWS Cape Town region. This launch marks the 22nd AWS region to support VMware Cloud on AWS and provides customers running VMware-based workloads a faster and more seamless path to migrate to the cloud. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Lex launches support for Arabic, Cantonese, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, and Finnish
We are excited to announce that Amazon Lex now supports Arabic, Cantonese, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, and Finnish. Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. Amazon Lex provides deep learning powered automatic speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize […]

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage (Public Preview) Read More for the details.

Azure – General Availability: Azure Sphere version 22.11
The Azure Sphere version 22.11 release includes various new features and developer resources. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon FSx receives DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 authorization
Amazon FSx, a fully managed service that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich and highly-performant file systems, is now authorized for Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Levels 4 and 5 (DoD SRG IL4 and IL5) in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Today’s launch builds on Amazon FSx’s existing DoD […]

AWS – Amazon Location Service is now HITRUST CSF certified
Amazon Location Service is now Health Information Trust Alliance Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF) certified, aligning with customer requirements for security and privacy. Customers can use Amazon Location Service as part of their AWS environment to help them meet the requirements of the HITRUST CSF. In addition to HITRUST CSF, Amazon Location Service is compliant […]

AWS – Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP announces four new ease-of-use features
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, a service that provides fully managed shared storage built on NetApp’s popular ONTAP file system, today announced four new features that make it even easier to configure and manage your file systems. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS IAM Identity Center achieves FedRAMP High authorization in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On) has achieved FedRAMP High authorization in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions. You can now use AWS IAM Identity Center to centrally manage workforce access to workloads that require FedRAMP High categorization level. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS CloudShell is now System and Organization Controls (SOC) compliant
AWS CloudShell is now a System and Organization Controls (SOC) compliant service. You can now use AWS CloudShell for workloads that are subject to SOC compliance. AWS SOC reports are independent third-party examination reports that demonstrate how AWS achieves key compliance controls and objectives. The purpose of these reports is to help you and your […]
AWS – AWS Glue sensitive data detection is available in 18 additional AWS Regions
Sensitive data detection and processing in AWS Glue is now generally available in 18 additional AWS Regions: US West (Northern California), Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Milan), […]