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AWS – AWS Launch Wizard now provides guided deployment of Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server
You can now use AWS Launch Wizard to lead you through a best practices deployment of self-managed IIS (Internet Information Services) for Windows Server on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Auto Scaling group across multiple Availability Zones (AZs). AWS Launch Wizard uses the AWS Well-Architected Framework to guide you through the configuration, sizing and […]

AWS – AWS Launch Wizard now provides guided deployment of Microsoft Exchange Server
You can now use AWS Launch Wizard to lead you through a best practices deployment of self-managed Microsoft Exchange Server on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). AWS Launch Wizard uses the AWS Well-Architected Framework to guide you through the configuration, sizing and deployment of Microsoft Exchange Server on AWS Cloud, without the need to […]

AWS – AWS Batch adds improvements to UpdateComputeEnvironment API
AWS Batch now expands the Compute environment (CE) configuration parameters that can be updated without having to recreate compute environments. Previously customers used UpdateComputeEnvironment API to change CE state, desired CPU count, min and max vCPU count, and service role. To update additional configuration parameters, customers have to create new CEs. With this launch, customers […]

AWS – Amazon Connect adds near real-time insights into voice call, chat, and task activity in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Amazon Connect now allows customers to subscribe to a near real-time stream of contact (voice calls, chat, and task) events (e.g., call is queued) in your Amazon Connect contact center in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. These events include when a voice call, chat, or task is initiated, queued to be assigned to an agent, […]

GCP – Earth Week at Google: Helping researchers, startups and developers build more sustainably
Today’s Google Doodle reminds us of the enormous changes our planet is experiencing due to climate change. Everyone, from businesses to governments to technologists, has the opportunity to meet this challenge — transforming themselves and their organizations to be more sustainable. For this Earth Day 2022, and indeed Earth Week, Google Cloud celebrates the organizations […]

GCP – How to prepare for — and ace — Google’s Associate Cloud Engineer exam
Do you want to get out of the server room and into the cloud? Now’s the time to sign up for our Cloud Engineer Learning Path — now with the newly refreshed Preparing for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification course — and start working toward your Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Earning your Associate Cloud Engineer […]

GCP – Google Cloud and MongoDB Atlas expand their partnership
As the volume and velocity of data grows daily, business success depends on the ability to manage it effectively and transform it into actionable insights. Since 2019, Google Cloud and MongoDB have worked together to give businesses the secure, global, and highly performant infrastructure, the sophisticated data intelligence, and the developer-centric tools they need to […]

GCP – Enexor builds a clean energy future for communities worldwide with help from Google Cloud
Editor’s note: Earth Day reminds us that we all can contribute to creating a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future. Google Cloud is excited to celebrate innovative startup companies developing new technology and driving sustainable change. On this year’s Earth Day we’re highlighting Enexor BioEnergy and their initiative to produce clean, sustainable energy from plastic […]

AWS – Amazon Neptune now offers a free trial
You can now try Amazon Neptune for free with a 1-month free trial. First-time Neptune customers can get started with Neptune for free for 30 days, using up to 750 hours of the T3.medium instance, 10 million I/O requests, 1 GB of storage, and 1 GB of backup storage. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Macie adds support for discovering more types of sensitive data
Three new managed data identifiers have been added to Amazon Macie to expand its capabilities for discovering and identifying the locations of HTTP Basic Authentication Headers, HTTP Cookies, and JSON Web Tokens present in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Knowing if and where these types of data are present in your S3 storage helps […]