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AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports seg extension
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL now supports the seg extension which provides the “seg” data type for representing line segments or floating point intervals. Read More for the details.

GCP – How to choose between regional, dual-region and multi-region Cloud Storage
Data in Cloud Storage is not tied to any one disk, machine or data warehouse. This makes the data more accessible to its intended users, who may be scattered across the globe. As a Cloud Storage administrator, you have the ability to choose whether your data will reside in a single region or a group […]

GCP – How to migrate Cloud Storage data from multi-region to regional
There are many considerations to take into account when choosing the location type of your Cloud Storage bucket. However, as business needs change, you may find that regional storage offers lower cost and/or better performance than multi-region or dual-region storage. By design, once your data is already stored in a bucket, the location type of […]

GCP – Google Cloud to join Catena-X and help build a sovereign data ecosystem in the automotive industry
The automotive industry has a long history of being at the forefront of automation and digitalization in many areas, be it digital design or digital shop floor. In parallel, carmakers have grown into broad partnerships within their ecosystem, with a special focus on their suppliers in the value chain. Digitizing and automating the way partners […]

GCP – Understanding Cloud SQL connectors
Connecting to a database can be one of the most challenging parts of setting up a new application. We know we aren’t the only developers who have lost full days to creating the right connection string followed by asking ourselves, “Should our database password be here in plain text?” (Hint: No) Cloud SQL, Google Cloud […]

Azure – Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2020-03-31)
Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API (2020-03-31-preview) will be retired on 05/02/2023 Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2021-06-31)
Starting on May 02, 2023, Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API 2021-06-30-preview version will be retired. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Chime SDK now offers a Windows client library
The Amazon Chime SDK now provides a native client library for Windows applications to connect to WebRTC media sessions. The Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add intelligent real-time audio, video, and screen share to their web, mobile applications, and now, Windows applications. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EC2 Mac instances now support replacing root volumes for quick instance restoration
Amazon EC2 now supports replacing the root volume on a running EC2 Mac instance, enabling you to restore the root volume of an EC2 Mac instance to its initial launch state or to a specific snapshot, without requiring you to stop or terminate the instance. You can now reset the EC2 Mac instance back to […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports additional cipher suites for OEM Agent and SSL option
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports additional cipher suites that can be used with the Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Agent and Oracle Secure Socket Layer (SSL) options. Customers can make use of these new cipher suites, as they provide stronger security for the RDS for Oracle database instance(s) connections, thereby strengthening […]