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AWS – Amazon EKS now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) customers can now create and manage clusters in the Middle East (UAE) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ option with up to 2x faster transaction commit latency is now available in 12 additional AWS regions
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) is now available in twelve additional regions. This deployment option gives you up to 2x faster transaction commit latency, automated failovers typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby instances. Read […]

AWS – Amazon MSK Serverless expands its availability to Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Canada (Central) AWS Regions
You can now connect your Apache Kafka applications to Amazon MSK Serverless in the Canada (Central) and Asia Pacific (Mumbai) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS CloudFormation StackSets improves insights on stack instances for stack set operations
Today, AWS CloudFormation StackSets improves access to detailed information on stack instances for stack set operations. You can get the count of failed stack instances for stack set operations in DescribeStackSetOperation. Additionally, you can list and filter stack instances for stack set operations in ListStackInstances. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Security Hub adds Wiz as a new integration partner
AWS Security Hub has added Wiz as a new integration partner to help you with your cloud security posture monitoring. Wiz sends findings about critical risks in your cloud environment to Security Hub to help you maintain your security posture and compliance events. Integration with Wiz brings Security Hub to 82 partner integrations. Read More for the […]

AWS – AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys
AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys. AWS CloudFormation speeds up cloud provisioning with infrastructure as code. You can use AWS CloudFormation templates to deploy and modify Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys, along with the rest of your AWS infrastructure, in a secure, […]

AWS – Amazon Connect launches updated UI for quick connects with AWS CloudTrail support
Amazon Connect now has an updated UI for quick connects that records all changes made as events in AWS CloudTrail. This enables you to look in AWS CloudTrail to identify who took which action on a quick connect, when the event occurred, and other details to help you analyze and respond. Read More for the […]

GCP – Flexible committed use discounts — a simple new way to discount Compute Engine instances
Saving money never goes out of style. Today, many of our customers use Compute Engine resource-based committed use discounts (CUDs) to help them save on steady-state compute usage within a specific machine family and region. As part of our commitment to offer more flexible and easy ways for you to manage your spend, we now […]

GCP – Discover why leaders need to upskill teams in ML, AI and data
Tech companies are ramping up the search for highly skilled data analytics, AI and ML professionals, with the race to AI accelerating the crunch.1 They are looking for cloud experts who can successfully build, test, run, and manage complex tools and infrastructure, in roles such as data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and ML engineers. […]
GCP – Zippedi keeps store shelves stocked with the help of Google Cloud
These days, many stores can’t keep their shelves stocked with the basic items people need at an affordable price. Although the retail industry has always struggled to manage inventory efficiently, the COVID-19 pandemic has created supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages that make it even more difficult for stores to meet customer expectations. That’s why […]