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AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 3.3.2
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.3.2 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to fetch from the closest replica and metrics. Amazon MSK will continue to use and manage […]
AWS – AWS Step Functions Distributed Map is now available in more Regions
AWS Step Functions Distributed Map is now available in Middle East (UAE), Europe (Spain and Zurich), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) and Australia (Melbourne) Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region
Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally Available: Azure Monitor Logs now supports Availability Zones in Canada Central, France Central and Japan East
Azure Monitor Logs continues to extend its Availability Zone support by adding three regions – Canada Central, France Central and Japan East – to the East US 2 and West US 2 regions, which are already supported. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Timestream now supports batch loading data
Today Amazon Timestream launched Batch Load, a new feature for ingesting batched time series data into Timestream. Batch Load provides customers with a robust, serverless, and scalable solution to migrate data from CSV files stored in S3 directly into Timestream. With Batch Load, customers specify one or more source files, the target Timestream database and […]
AWS – AWS Control Tower announces a progress tracker for landing zone setup and upgrades
AWS Control Tower announces a new progress tracker that depicts milestones and related statuses of the landing zone setup and upgrade process. A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is a starting point from which you can deploy workloads and applications. AWS Control Tower automates the setup of a new landing zone […]
Azure – Azure SQL—General availability updates for early March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early March 2023 Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available updates for early March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early March 2023 Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds support for MongoDB 5.0 wire protocol and client-side field level encryption
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) continues to increase compatibility with MongoDB, and now offers added support for MongoDB 5.0 drivers with Amazon DocumentDB 5.0. Amazon DocumentDB is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB API based workloads. Amazon DocumentDB makes it easy and intuitive to store, index, and […]
GCP – Unlocking Retail Location Data with CARTO and BigQuery
Retail companies put geospatial data to use to solve all manner of challenges. Data that is tied to location is vital to understanding customers and solving business problems. Say you’re a Director of Leasing who needs to choose the location for a new store. You’ll need to know your potential customers’ demographics, the products being […]