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Microsoft Expands Azure Data Box Capabilities for Enhanced Offline Data Migration
Microsoft recently announced several capabilities for its Azure Data Box, a service that has been available since 2019 and facilitates offline data migration to Azure. These new capabilities enhance data transfer speed, flexibility, and security, offering organizations more efficient ways to move large datasets to the cloud without relying solely on network bandwidth.
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LLM-Powered DevOps Assistant Clio Launches to Help Engineers Manage Cloud Infrastructure
Acorn, a company founded to help organisations implement AI-based technology solutions, has recently introduced Clio, an AI-powered command-line assistant designed to help engineers manage DevOps workflows. In a blog post and a YouTube live stream, Acorn describes Clio as a "slightly grumpy but friendly assistant" which can handle various DevOps-related tasks through natural language.
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AWS Introduces Logically Air-Gapped Vault for Enhanced Data Security
AWS recently announced the public preview of AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault, a new type of vault that can be shared for recovery with other accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM).
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AWS Graviton-Based EC2 Instance Hibernation: Cost Efficiency and Faster Operations
AWS recently announced that customers can hibernate their EC2 instances (M3, M4, M5, C3, C4, C5, R3, R4, and R5) powered by AWS Graviton processors. According to the company EC2 instance, hibernation helps customers achieve significant cost savings and faster startup times by enabling them to pause and resume their running instances at scale.
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AWS Discontinues Various Services, Raising Concerns in the Community
For the first time in its history, AWS has discontinued several managed services within a matter of days. Among the affected services are the source control AWS CodeCommit, the cloud-based IDE AWS Cloud9, and the time-series forecasting service Amazon Forecast. The wave of deprecations has led to concerns within the community due to the lack of clear communication.
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Google Cloud Enhances Spanner with Dual-Region Configuration
Google Cloud has introduced a significant update to its fully-managed distributed SQL database service, Spanner, which now offers a dual-region configuration option. The company aims with this enhancement to assist enterprises in complying with data residency norms across countries with limited cloud support while ensuring high availability.
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Support for Quorum Queues in Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ
Amazon MQ is a managed message broker service for Apache ActiveMQ Classic and RabbitMQ, simplifying the setup, operation, and management of message brokers on AWS. Recently, AWS announced support for quorum queues, a replicated type designed for higher availability and data safety, for Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ.
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AWS Announces a Generative Artificial Intelligence-Powered Service AWS App Studio in Preview
AWS App Studio, a new generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service designed to enable technical professionals without software development skills to create enterprise-grade applications using natural language, has been launched in preview by AWS in the US West (Oregon) AWS region.
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Cloudflare Introduces Advanced Load Balancing to Eliminate Hardware Dependency
Cloudflare recently unveiled significant advancements in its load balancing capabilities, aiming to eliminate the need for hardware-based solutions. The company’s latest enhancements integrate seamlessly with Cloudflare One, providing end-to-end private traffic flow support and WARP authenticated device traffic.
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AWS Releases User Guide for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Amazon recently released the AWS User Guide to the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The document details how AWS services support financial entities in complying with DORA's requirements for operational resilience, including ICT risk management, incident reporting, testing, and third-party risk management.
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Amazon EC2 R8g Instances with AWS Graviton4 Processors Generally Available
AWS has announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 R8g instances, which use AWS Graviton4 processors. These instances have been available in preview since November 2023 and are designed for memory-intensive workloads such as databases, in-memory caches, and real-time big data analytics.
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AWS Discontinues Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB)
AWS recently announced that new customers can no longer sign up for Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a managed service providing an immutable transaction log maintained by a central trusted authority. All existing databases will be shut down in one year, and current users are encouraged to migrate to Aurora PostgreSQL.
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AWS Launches Open-Source Agent for AWS Secrets Manager
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new open-source agent for AWS Secrets Manager. According to the company, this agent simplifies the process of retrieving secrets from AWS Secrets Manager, enabling secure and streamlined application access.
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Google Cloud Introduces Geo-Partitioning for Spanner: Reduced Latency and Cost Optimization
Google Cloud has announced adding geo-partitioning to Spanner, its fully-managed, globally distributed database. According to the company, this new feature aims to improve performance and user experience for geographically dispersed applications and users while optimizing operational costs.
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Microsoft Entra Suite Now Generally Available: Identity and Security Based Upon Zero-Trust Models
Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Entra Suite. According to the company, the suite provides a solution that integrates identity and security, facilitating a more unified approach to security operations.