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AWS – Amazon Connect Wisdom now supports PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access Amazon Connect Wisdom instances from your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) without using public IPs, and without requiring the traffic to traverse across the internet. Read More for the details.

GCP – Achieving cloud-native network automation in telecommunications together
The transition of telecommunications networks to the cloud has begun. Yet, simply containerizing network functions and running them on centralized or edge clouds will not maximize the cost savings and operational efficiencies promised by the cloud. A nominal change in technology from virtualized to containerized functions risks the same disappointments seen with the previous virtualization […]

AWS – AWS App Runner launches AWS X-Ray support
AWS App Runner now supports streaming all request traces of applications running on App Runner to AWS X-Ray. App Runner makes it easy for developers to quickly deploy containerized web applications and APIs to the cloud, at scale and without having to manage infrastructure. X-Ray support in App Runner enables measuring these applications’ performance as […]

AWS – You can now automatically attach Amazon FSx file systems to new Amazon EC2 instances you create in the new EC2 launch experience
You can now automatically attach Amazon FSx file systems to new Amazon EC2 instances you create in the new EC2 launch experience, making it simple to use feature-rich and highly-performant FSx shared file storage with your EC2 instances. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon ECR Public announces changes to the gallery including navigation breadcrumbs and copying of image identifier from dropdown
Today, Amazon Elastic Container Registry Public (ECR Public) is announcing changes to the gallery including navigation breadcrumbs, copying of image identifier from dropdown, addition of publisher alias to the image name, and updates to repository not found page. These changes simplify the experience of discovering and pulling images, thus resulting in less time spent in […]

AWS – Amazon EFS integration with the new and improved launch experience on the EC2 Console
Starting today, you can now automatically attach Amazon EFS file systems to new Amazon EC2 instances created from the Configure storage section of the new and improved instance launch experience, making it simpler and easier to use serverless and elastic file storage with your EC2 instances. This integration helps you simplify the process of configuring […]

Azure – Generally available: Migrate devices across templates at scale in Azure IoT Central
Migrating devices across device templates at scale is now supported in Azure IoT Central jobs. Read More for the details.

GCP – Up for an update? Cloud SQL launches support for in-place upgrades
If you adore databases like we do, the launch of a new major version is an event you celebrate. With each new major version comes cutting-edge database features, performance boosts, and other goodies for database lovers like you. You can hardly wait to spin up a Cloud SQL instance to test out the freshest release […]

Azure – General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.04
Azure Sphere OS quality release 22.04 is available now. Read More for the details.
GCP – How do payments providers keep from getting disrupted? By disrupting themselves first
The first time I ever hailed a car with a ridesharing app, I went from point A to point B and never once had to think about whether I had enough cash or what credit card to use. This magical digital black car service removed the friction of a payment step from the journey, and […]