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GCP – Digital transformation starts with living systems leadership
The pandemic inspired a new way for the government to deliver critical services, standing up digital applications, services and processes at rapid scale (sometimes overnight) to support the mission. This moment in time has fundamentally changed how governments approach modernization, proving that digital transformation can happen rapidly. To sustain an agile, lasting approach to digital […]

GCP – Orchestrate Looker data transformations with Cloud Composer
Today, we are announcing that Looker’s new Google Cloud operators for Apache Airflow are available in Cloud Composer, Google Cloud’s fully managed service for orchestrating workflows across cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. This integration gives users the ability to orchestrate Looker persistent derived tables (PDTs) alongside the rest of their data pipeline. Looker PDTs are […]

GCP – Securing the human voice at scale: Pindrop partners with Google Cloud
If you’ve ever used only your voice to authenticate a payment, place an order, or check an account over the phone, there is a good chance that Pindrop’s technology made it possible. Founded in Atlanta in 2011, Pindrop provides software and technology that uses machine learning, voice recognition, and behavioral analytics to help detect and […]

GCP – Announcing Sovereign Controls for Google Workspace
Enabling EU organizations through digital sovereignty European organizations are moving their operations and data to the cloud in increasing numbers to enable collaboration, drive business value, and transition to hybrid work. However, the cloud solutions that underpin these powerful capabilities must meet an organization’s critical requirements for security, privacy, and digital sovereignty. We often hear […]

AWS – Amazon EKS console now supports all standard Kubernetes resources to simplify cluster management
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) now allows you to see all standard Kubernetes API resource types running on your Amazon EKS cluster using the AWS Management Console. This makes it easy to visualize and troubleshoot your Kubernetes applications using Amazon EKS. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS Performance Insights now allows you to more easily see metrics for any time interval
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Performance Insights now makes it easier for you to see the database performance metrics for the exact timeframe you want to analyze, by choosing a custom time window within your retention period. Previously, you could only see metrics in Performance Insights by choosing relative time intervals such as the […]

AWS – Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive is now available in additional regions
Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive is now available in Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Canada (Central), and South America (São Paulo) Regions. We launched EBS Snapshots Archive in 17 commercial regions in November, 2021, to help you save up to 75% on storage costs for EBS Snapshots that you intend to retain for more than […]

AWS – AWS AppConfig Feature Flag Lambda Extension announces support for Arm/Graviton2 processors
In the latest release of the AWS AppConfig Lambda Extension, there is support for Arm/Graviton2 processors. Using AWS AppConfig, a feature of AWS Systems Manager, customers can easily create feature flags or other dynamic/runtime configuration and safely deploy updates. The AWS AppConfig Lambda Extension allows customers to access this feature flag and dynamic configuration data in […]

AWS – Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) announces support of Goerli Testnet for Ethereum
Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) announces general availability of Goerli Testnet (Goerli), a proof-of-authority test network for Ethereum. As a fully managed service, AMB’s support of Goerli provides customers a stable testing environment for their distributed applications ahead of Ethereum’s upcoming consensus upgrade (The Merge), without having to manage complicated blockchain infrastructure. Read More for the details.
GCP – The definitive guide to databases on Google Cloud: Part 2 – Options at a glance
Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” He meant that in order to explain the Law of Gravity, he used the work of major thinkers who came before him in order to make intellectual progress (as-in giving credit). In the 1640’s […]