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AWS – Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports R5b instances
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MariaDB now supports R5b database (DB) instances. R5b DB instances support up to 3x the I/O operations per second (IOPS) and 3x the bandwidth on Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) compared to the x86-based memory-optimized R5 DB instances. R5b DB instances are a great choice for IO-intensive […]
AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports fast database cloning
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now allows you to create clones to enable fast creation of a new cluster that uses the same DocumentDB cluster volume and has the same data as the original. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Share images across subscriptions and tenants with new Compute Gallery feature
Using direct shared gallery, a feature of Azure Compute Gallery, you can now share VM images directly with other subscriptions and tenants. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Rich text editor in Microsoft Purview data catalog
Add rich text formatting to asset and term descriptions in the Microsoft Purview data catalog. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Managed attributes in Microsoft Purview data catalog
Append organizational metadata to your technical assets by creating and applying managed attributes in the Microsoft Purview data catalog. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure Global Cloud
All Azure Windows VMs provisioned in Azure Global Cloud from July 2022, are activated via azkms.core.windows.net, which points to two new KMS IP addresses, 20.118.99.224 and 40.83.235.53. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in four new regions
Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data. Read More for the details.
GCP – Identity & Access management: Authentication with Cloud Identity
In security, the three “A”s of controlling access are Authentication (Who is the user?), Authorization (What is the user allowed to do?), and Auditing (What are they doing?) Going a bit deeper: Authentication (AuthN): Authentication is the process of identifying a user through a private form of verification (for example, a password, a certificate, a […]
AWS – Now programmatically manage primary contact information on AWS accounts
Today, we are making it easier for customers to view and update primary contact information on their AWS accounts using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and AWS SDK. We previously released the Accounts SDK that enables customers to programmatically manage billing, operations, and security contacts for their accounts. Starting today, customers can use the […]
Azure – General availability: Microsoft Cost Details API for EA and MCA customers
Cost Details API is now generally available for use by EA and MCA customers. Read More for the details.