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Azure – Generally available: 2022-05-31 Azure IoT Central REST API release
The Azure IoT Central REST API now enables GA support for creating and managing device groups and organizations, configure file uploads destination, and add organization association to existing endpoints. Read More for the details.

GCP – Announcing Apigee Advanced API Security for Google Cloud
Organizations in every region and industry are developing APIs to enable easier and more standardized delivery of services and data for digital experiences. This increasing shift to digital experiences has grown API usage and traffic volumes. However, as malicious API attacks also have grown, API security has become an important battleground over business risk. To […]

GCP – Cloud Monitoring metrics, now in Managed Service for Prometheus
According to a recent CNCF survey, 86% of the cloud native community reports that they use Prometheus for observability. As Prometheus becomes more of a standard, an increasing number of developers are becoming fluent in PromQL, Prometheus’ built-in query language. While it is a powerful, flexible, and expressive query language, PromQL is typically only able […]

GCP – Built with BigQuery: How Exabeam delivers a petabyte-scale cybersecurity solution
Editor’s note: The post is part of a series highlighting our awesome partners, and their solutions, that are Built with BigQuery. Exabeam, a leader in SIEM and XDR, provides security operations teams with end-to-end Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) by leveraging a combination of user and entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) and security orchestration, automation, […]

AWS – AWS SAM Accelerate is now generally available – quickly test code changes against the cloud
The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) announces general availability of AWS SAM Accelerate. The AWS SAM Command Line Interface (CLI) is a developer tool that makes it easier to build, locally test, package, and deploy serverless applications. AWS SAM Accelerate is a new capability of AWS SAM CLI that makes it easier for developers to […]

Azure – General availability: Temporary access pass for Azure Active Directory
Temporary Access Pass is now generally available in Public and US Gov clouds. Read More for the details.

GCP – Bonjour Paris: New Google Cloud region in France is now open
At Google Cloud, we recognize that to be truly global, we must be local too. This means we need to be as close as possible to our customers, their locations, their regulations, and their values. Today, we’re excited to announce another step towards this goal: Our new Google Cloud region in Paris, France is officially […]

AWS – AWS Backup Audit Manager adds new control to audit recovery point objective (RPO)
AWS Backup Audit Manager adds a new control that you can use to audit and report on the recovery point objective (RPO) of your backups. With this launch, you can now specify your organizational recovery point objectives for your resources and evaluate whether your recovery points are in compliance. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is now PCI DSS Compliant
Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is now a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant service. MemoryDB is a fully managed, Redis-compatible, in-memory database that provides low latency, high throughput, and durability at any scale. Read More for the details.
AWS – Now bring your own development environment in a custom image to RStudio on Amazon SageMaker
Starting today, you can now bring your own development environment in a custom image to RStudio on Amazon SageMaker. RStudio on SageMaker is the industry’s first fully managed RStudio Workbench in cloud. You can quickly launch the familiar RStudio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), dial up and down the underlying compute resources without interrupting your work, […]