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Azure – API versions being retired for Azure API Management
On 30 September 2023, all API versions prior to 2021-08-01 will be retired and API calls using those API versions will fail. Read More for the details.
GCP – The Google Workspace blog has moved to a new home
Keep up with all the latest news, insights, and product announcements in the world of productivity and collaboration on the new Google Workspace blog. The blog features an easier-to-read layout, enhanced visual elements, and deeper content sections for each Workspace product area — from Docs and Drive to Meet and AppSheet. The Google Cloud blog […]
AWS – Announcing certificate-based authentication for Amazon AppStream 2.0
Starting today, you can use certificate-based authentication with Amazon AppStream 2.0 fleets that are joined to Active Directory to remove the logon prompt for the domain password. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now supports the transfer of Elastic IP addresses between AWS accounts
Today, we are announcing Elastic IP transfer, a new Amazon VPC feature that allows you to transfer your Elastic IP addresses from one AWS Account to another, making it easier to move Elastic IP addresses during AWS Account restructuring. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS IoT Core announces Location Action to route location data from IoT devices to Amazon Location Service
AWS IoT Core announces Location Action – a capability to route latitude and longitude data from IoT devices to Amazon Location Service, making it easier for software developers to add geospatial data and location functionality to IoT applications. With this launch, you can route live location data of an IoT device to Amazon Location Service […]
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Streams adds capability to easily inspect data records in AWS Management Console
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a serverless streaming data service that makes it easy to capture, process, and store streaming data at massive scale. Data Viewer is a new capability for Amazon Kinesis Data Streams that allows viewing data records directly from AWS Management Console. As a result, you can easily inspect the data records […]
AWS – Amazon EMR release 6.8 now supports Apache Flink 1.15.1
We are excited to announce that Amazon EMR release 6.8 includes Apache Flink 1.15.1. This feature is available on EMR on EC2. Read More for the details.
AWS – EMR 6.8 supports Apache Hudi 0.11.1 and Apache Iceberg 0.14.0
Amazon EMR release 6.8 now supports Apache Hudi 0.11.1 and Apache Iceberg 0.14.0. You can use these frameworks on Amazon EMR on EC2, and Amazon EMR on EKS as well as on Amazon EMR Serverless. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks
Azure Automation now supports runbooks in latest Runtime versions – PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 in public preview. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Launch Wizard adds support for placing Microsoft SQL Server tempdb in an instance store
AWS Launch Wizard now supports for placing Microsoft SQL Server tempdb in instance store volumes during SQL Server deployment on Amazon EC2. With the launch, you can save time and effort by easily configuring tempdb by one click during deployment without needing to manually configuring it after deployment. Read More for the details.