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AWS – Amazon ECS adds support for additional IAM condition keys
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) today launched 8 new service-specific condition keys for Identity and Access Management (IAM). These new condition keys let you create IAM policies as well as Service Control Policies (SCPs) to better enforce your organizational policies in containerized environments. IAM condition keys allow you to author policies that enforce access […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild adds support for managed runners for GitLab Self-Managed
AWS CodeBuild now supports managed runners for GitLab Self-Managed. Customers can configure their CodeBuild projects to receive GitLab Self-Managed CI/CD job events and run them on CodeBuild ephemeral hosts. AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment. This feature allows GitLab […]
GCP – Inter-VPC connectivity architecture patterns in Cross-Cloud Network
Connecting hybrid environments to the cloud is a very important aspect of cloud architecture. In addition to connecting from on-premises environments, you also have multicloud environments that all need to communicate. In this blog we will look at some reference architectures for hub-and-spoke communication using Cross-Cloud Network. The power of Cross-Cloud Network As your cloud […]
GCP – Transforming data: How Vodafone Italy modernized its data architecture in the cloud
Vodafone Italy is reshaping its operations by building a modernized, AI-ready data architecture on Google Cloud, designed to enhance process efficiency, scalability, and real-time data processing. This transformation, powered by Vodafone Italy’s cloud-based platform called Nucleus, aims to unlock new AI-driven capabilities and streamline data management. Nucleus, developed by Vodafone Italy’s engineering team, leverages Google’s […]
GCP – Partnering with leading mobile operators for API-based phone number verification
For communication service providers (CSPs), a major hurdle in monetizing their networks is engaging the developer community effectively. Historically, complex, non-standardized APIs and a lack of developer-friendly resources have limited access to valuable network capabilities, preventing CSPs from fully capitalizing on the potential of their infrastructure. However, by using platforms like Firebase, Google’s web and […]
AWS – AWS CodePipeline introduces new console experience for viewing pipeline releases
AWS CodePipeline now offers a redesigned console experience that helps you monitor and troubleshoot your pipeline releases more effectively. The new horizontal pipeline view displays stages and actions from left to right, results in a stronger visual hierarchy, which helps you to better locate and understand stage and action execution status. This visual update also […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Guardrails announces an increase in service quota limits
Amazon Bedrock Guardrails announces an increase in default service quota limits enabling you to scale your generative AI applications for higher traffic. Bedrock Guardrails provides configurable safeguards to filter undesirable and harmful content across different categories and prompt attacks, topic filters to define and disallow specific topics, sensitive information filters to redact personally identifiable information […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Spatial Patch Bundle for January 2025 Release Update
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports the Spatial Patch Bundle (SPB) for the January 2025 Release Update (RU) for Oracle Database version 19c. This update delivers important fixes for Oracle Spatial and Graph functionality, helping ensure reliable and optimal performance for your spatial operations. You can now create new DB instances […]
AWS – Amazon Location Service now supports AWS PrivateLink
We are excited to announce that Amazon Location Service now supports AWS PrivateLink integration, enabling customers to establish private connectivity between their VPCs and Amazon Location Service without data ever traversing the public internet. With this new capability, customers can now access Amazon Location Service APIs through private IP addresses within their VPC, significantly enhancing […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 High Memory instances now available in Europe (Zurich) region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 High Memory instances with 3TiB of memory (u-3tb1.56xlarge) is available in the Europe (Zurich) region. Customers can start using these new High Memory instances with On-Demand (OD) and Savings Plan purchase options. Amazon EC2 High Memory instances are certified by SAP for running Business Suite on HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Data Mart […]