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GCP – Introducing PostgreSQL interface for Spanner: availability at scale with the interface you know
Cloud Spanner is our fully managed relational database that provides the highest levels of consistency and availability at any scale. It‘s trusted by organizations in industries like financial services, retail, and gaming to run their most demanding workloads. We’re excited to announce today that we’re bringing this same scale and reliability to the fast-growing PostgreSQL […]
GCP – Retailers see urgent need for sustainability, but lack direction
Retail is a fast-paced, hyper-competitive industry with retailers battling tight margins, supply chain issues, rising prices and fast changing consumer demand. And if that wasn’t enough, they feel the urgency to be more sustainable, and vocal about the good they are doing. Today, we’re sharing new insights on how more than 500 retail executives polled […]
GCP – Five years of 100% renewable energy – and a look ahead to a 24/7 carbon-free future
Google operates the cleanest cloud in the industry, and we have long been a leading champion of clean energy around the world. Since we began purchasing renewable energy in 2010, Google has been responsible for more than 60 new clean energy projects with a combined capacity of over 7 gigawatts — about the same as […]
GCP – The networking 101 GCP reference sheet: Networking basics
IT networking conversations involve a lot of terms that may be unfamilair to many. Trying to understand a networking document or conversation might seem like a completely different language for non-practitioners. Networking 101 GCP sheet The networking 101 GCP sheet provides you with a quick glance of some common general networking terms. In addition to […]
AWS – AWS Direct Connect adds support for all AWS Local Zones in the United States
Today, AWS announced AWS Direct Connect support for all AWS Local Zones in the United States. Your network traffic now takes the shortest path between Direct Connect point of presence (PoP) locations and AWS resources running in Local Zones. This feature reduces the distance network traffic must travel, decreasing latency and helping make applications more […]
AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 3.1.1 and 3.2.0
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.1.1 and 3.2.0 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.1.1 and Apache Kafka 3.2.0 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to metrics and the use of topic IDs. MSK will continue to […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with one primary and two readable standby database instances now support M5d and R5d instances
The Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ deployment option with one primary and two readable standby database (DB) instances across three Availability Zones (AZs) now supports M5d and R5d instances. This deployment option gives you up to 2x lower transaction commit latency, automated fail overs typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby instances. Read […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with one primary and two readable standby database instances now available in Frankfurt and Stockholm Regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL and for MySQL now supports Multi-AZ deployment option with one primary and two readable standby database (DB) instances in Europe (Frankfurt) and Europe (Stockholm) Regions. This deployment option gives you up to 2x lower transaction commit latency, automated fail overs typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby […]
AWS – Announcing new Console Query Editor for Amazon QLDB
Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (Amazon QLDB) launches a new Console Query Editor providing an improved interface for authoring queries, debugging transactions, and exploring results. The new editor supports tabs for simple management of multiple queries, PartiQL syntax highlighting, query performance statistics, multi-statement transactions, and a timer to track the transaction duration limit. You can search […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Custom is now available in 2 additional AWS Regions
Amazon Relation Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom is now available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Europe (London) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.