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AWS – Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler accelerates onboarding with sample dataset and guided feature discovery
Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler reduces the time it takes to aggregate and prepare data for machine learning (ML) from weeks to minutes in Amazon SageMaker Studio, the first fully integrated development environment (IDE) for ML. With SageMaker Data Wrangler, you can simplify the process of data preparation and feature engineering, and complete each step of […]
AWS – Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached is now HIPAA eligible
Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached is now a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) eligible service. You can now use ElastiCache for Memcached to store, process, and access protected health information (PHI) and power secure healthcare and life sciences applications. ElastiCache for Memcached is a fully managed, Memcached-compatible, in-memory, key-value store service that delivers sub-millisecond latency […]
AWS – Amazon AppFlow now supports Jira Cloud as a source
Amazon AppFlow, a fully managed integration service that helps customers to securely transfer data between AWS services and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications in just a few clicks, now supports Jira Cloud as a source. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: ExpressRoute IPv6 Support for Global Reach
IPv6 support for Global Reach expands the possibilities for customers building dual-stack, hybrid networks with Azure. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Prevent a lifecycle management policy from archiving recently rehydrated blobs
Use daysAfterLastTierChangeGreaterThan condition in lifecycle management policy to prevent unintended archiving. Read More for the details.
AWS – Introducing AWS Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector, a new discovery tool for AWS Application Discovery Service
AWS Application Discovery Service now includes the Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector to support enterprise customers gathering information for their migration projects. Deployment occurs via a virtual appliance installed within the user’s on-premises data centers, allowing one install to monitor hundreds of servers. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Security Hub launches announcements notification topic
AWS Security Hub now publishes announcements through Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), helping you stay up to date with the latest feature releases and announcements. To receive announcements about new AWS Security Hub features, subscribe to the AWS Security Hub SNS topic in your preferred Region. Read More for the details.
GCP – A comprehensive cloud security approach for state and local governments
While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs1. Other research indicates 34% of local governments worldwide were hit […]
GCP – Introducing Vertical Autoscaling in streaming Dataflow Prime jobs
Dataflow has provided a number of capabilities to improve utilization and efficiency by automatically provisioning and scaling resources for your job. The following are some of the examples: Horizontal Autoscaling that automatically scales the number of workers. Streaming Engine, which decouples storage from the workers. This also gives workers access to unbounded storage and more […]
GCP – Introducing on-demand backup, schema extension support for Google Cloud’s Managed Microsoft AD
Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory (Managed Microsoft AD) is a Google Cloud service that offers highly available, hardened Microsoft Active Directory running on Windows virtual machines. We recently added on-demand backup and schema extension capabilities that can help Google Cloud users more easily and effectively manage AD tasks. Managed Microsoft AD is a fully […]