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GCP – Using the Open Source Insights dataset to analyze the security and compliance of your dependencies
Recent security events, like the Log4j issue, underscore the need for security teams to be vigilant in evaluating not only the code written by developers in-house, but also the open source packages that code depends on, and the code that those open source packages depend on, and so on. This web of dependencies forms a […]

GCP – “Ask for help, and give thanks” Hal Cohen’s Journey through two kidney transplants, life’s challenges
Editor’s note: Hal Cohen’s work at Google Cloud calls for technical knowledge, customer empathy, business sense, and the ability to work with diverse groups of people inside and outside of Google. However, his personal and professional strengths come from much more than that. Read on. Tell us about your work at Google Cloud. First off: […]

AWS – Amazon AppFlow now supports AWS Glue Data Catalog integration and provides enhanced data preparation
Amazon AppFlow is a fully-managed integration service that enables you to securely transfer data between Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications like Salesforce, SAP, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and ServiceNow, and AWS services like Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Redshift. With today’s launch, Amazon AppFlow now automates the preparation and registration of your SaaS data into the […]

AWS – AWS announces Amazon WorkSpaces Multi-Region Resilience
Amazon WorkSpaces Multi-Region Resilience offers cost-effective, easy-to-manage business continuity solutions that keep your users online and productive with less than 30-minute recovery time objective (RTO) using standby WorkSpaces in another AWS Region during disruptive events. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Connect launches new capabilities to help administrators manage saved reports
Amazon Connect now provides the ability for contact center administrators to view and delete all saved reports in an instance, including reports created by users who may have left the organization. Saved reports are custom real-time, historical, and login/logout reports that users can create to monitor contact center performance, as well as share and publish […]

AWS – TwinMaker Knowledge Graph is now generally available for AWS IoT TwinMaker
AWS IoT TwinMaker makes it easier to create digital twins of real-world systems such as buildings, factories, industrial equipment, and production lines. Now with the feature launch of TwinMaker Knowledge Graph, customers can query their digital twins, contextualize data from disparate data sources, and gain deeper insights into their real-world systems. As a result, customers can […]

GCP – Addressing your API use cases: Choosing between Apigee, API Gateway, and Cloud Endpoints
API adoption is exploding everywhere — in fact over 80% of web traffic is now API traffic (source). This is because APIs enable easier and more standardized delivery of services and data — and this tends to lead to business growth. Many organizations still regard APIs as implementation detail, but this massive growth of APIs […]

AWS – Announcing the new Applications widget on AWS Console Home
Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the new Applications widget on Console Home, providing one-click access to applications in AWS Systems Manager Application Manager and their associated collections of AWS resources, code, and related data. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon NAT Gateway Now Allows You to Select Private IP Address for Network Address Translation
Starting today, you can choose the private IP address that your NAT Gateway uses for network address translation. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon SNS announces enhanced integration with AWS Service Quotas
Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) has enhanced its integration with AWS Service Quotas. Previously, you could use AWS Service Quotas to view the default quotas of Amazon SNS. Now, with the enhanced integration, you can view your account-specific quota overrides as well as submit your quota increase requests for Amazon SNS. The quota increase […]