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GCP – Using the local timezone with Cloud SQL for SQL Server
If you want to use your local timezone for your database running on Cloud SQL for SQL Server, then this blog is for you. Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL. With Cloud SQL, you can run the same relational databases you know with their rich […]

GCP – Boosting communication and collaboration for teams of all sizes in Google Workspace
One of the hopeful signs of a return to normalcy is seeing many of our customers make plans to come back into their offices. And they’re asking for strategies that will make hybrid work a more equitable and productive experience for everyone. At Google, we’re also beginning our own transition to hybrid work in early […]

GCP – Google Cloud and SADA are helping government elevate the citizen experience
We’ve learned many things in the last two years – including the need for greater agility when it comes to delivering critical information and government services to citizens, especially during times of crisis. Government organizations understand this need more acutely than ever and are committed to elevating customer experience (CX) for the members of the […]

GCP – Introducing Eventarc triggers for Workflows
We’re happy to announce that you can now create Eventarc triggers to directly target Workflows destinations. Available as a preview feature, it simplifies event-driven orchestrations by enabling you to route Eventarc events to Workflows without having an intermediary service. Integrating Eventarc and Workflows In a previous post, we talked about how to integrate Eventarc and […]

GCP – Enhance your analysis with new international Google Trends datasets in BigQuery
Sharing and exchanging data with other organizations is a critical element of any organization’s analytics strategy. In fact, BigQuery customers are already sharing data using our existing infrastructure, with over 4,500 customers swapping data across organizational boundaries. Creating seamless access to analytics workflows and insights has become that much easier with the introduction of Analytics […]

GCP – IP addressing options in Google Cloud: Networking basics
In this blog we’ll be visiting the topics of IP addresses and subnetting on Google Cloud. IP addressing and subnetting can be confusing to many, but addressing is a very important requirement in your network. An IP address is a unique identifier for a network and a host. To separate an IP address into network […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports January 2022 Patch Set Update (PSU) for 12.1 and Release Updates (RU) for 12.2 and 19c
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports the January 2022 Patch Set Update (PSU) for Oracle Database 12.1 and Release Updates (RU) for Oracle Database 12.2 and 19c. Please note 21c is already shipped with January 2022 RU. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Glue 2.0 now supports fuzzy matching and deduplication using AWS Glue FindMatches
AWS Glue version 2.0 now supports the AWS Glue FindMatches machine learning transform. AWS Glue FindMatches automates the process of identifying partially matching records for use cases including linking customer records, deduplicating product catalogs, and fraud detection. Using Glue 2.0, ETL jobs that perform fuzzy matching using FindMatches start in under a minute and have […]

AWS – AWS Firewall Manager now supports Palo Alto Networks Cloud Next Generation Firewalls
AWS Firewall Manager now enables you to centrally deploy and monitor Palo Alto Networks Cloud Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) across all AWS virtual private clouds (VPCs) in your AWS organization. With this release, customers will now have a single firewall management solution to deploy and manage both AWS native firewalls and Palo Alto Networks Cloud […]
AWS – AWS Security Hub launches 12 controls for security posture monitoring
AWS Security Hub has released 12 new controls for its Foundational Security Best Practice standard (FSBP) to enhance your Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). These controls conduct fully automatic checks against security best practices for Amazon Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudFront, AWS CodeBuild, Amazon EC2, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), AWS Lambda, Amazon Network Firewall, Amazon […]