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GCP – Workflows patterns and best practices – Part 3
This is a three-part series of posts, in which we summarize Workflows and service orchestration patterns. In this third and final post, we talk about managing workflow life cycles and the benefits of using Firestore with Workflows. Use subworkflows and Terraform to manage workflow definitions If you’re not careful, the workflow definitions you create with […]

GCP – Introducing the Google Cloud Partner All-stars program
At Google Cloud, we have deep gratitude for our partners. Not only do they operate as an extension of our team, working tirelessly to deliver the best solutions and experiences for customers; they also show up as champions of our technology, collaborating with us to make sure we’re as great as we can be. And […]

AWS – Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now supports Nitro-based encryption of data in transit
Starting today, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP provides automatic encryption of data in transit between Nitro-based compute instances and new FSx for ONTAP file systems. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Security Hub now integrates with AWS Control Tower
AWS Security Hub now integrates with AWS Control Tower, allowing you to pair AWS Security Hub detective controls with AWS Control Tower proactive or preventive controls and manage them together using AWS Control Tower. AWS Security Hub controls are now mapped to related control objectives in the AWS Control Tower control library, providing you with […]

Azure – General Availability of Cross Zonal Restore of Azure Virtual Machines from Azure Backup
Cross Zonal Restore for Azure Virtual Machines helps to restore to any zone of your choice. Read More for the details.

GCP – 4 pillars of Google’s secure enterprise browsing strategy
Even before the recent mass shift to remote and hybrid work models, the web browser had begun to evolve from the primary web access point to a crucial security layer. Securing enterprise web browsing is vital to the security posture and requirements of many organizations. Google Chrome, which is used by billions of people, is […]

Azure – Public preview: Support for HANA Instance snapshot integrated with backint logs
Protect your large HANA databases in Azure Virtual Machines and recover them instantly with Azure Backup for HANA backint certified solution which now supports HANA snapshots. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Native delta lake output connector
You can now configure a Stream Analytics job to write streaming data to either a new or an existing delta lake yable in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Physical job diagram for Stream Analytics job troubleshooting
The physical job diagram provides rich, instant insights to your Stream Analytics job to help you quickly identify the causes of problems when you troubleshoot issues. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Support for hybrid rendering with Next.js apps
Azure Static Web Apps now supports zero configuration deployment and hosting of hybrid-rendered Next.js applications. Read More for the details.