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New Migration Capabilities in Application Migration Service: Global View, Import/Export and More
AWS recently announced three significant updates with Global View, Import and Export from local disk, and additional post-launch actions in the Application Migration Service (MGN) to enhance migration capabilities.
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Instacart Creates a Self-Serve Apache Flink Platform on Kubernetes
Instacart moved their Apache Flink workloads from AWS EMR to Kubernetes to meet the high demand for data processing use cases using Flink within the organization, as using EMR became problematic for many teams with different requirements. As a result, they made the platform easier to use and reduced their operational and infrastructure costs.
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AWS Introduces Remote Invoke Feature in AWS SAM CLI, Enabling Seamless Testing of Lambda Functions
AWS recently announced the launch of the remote invoke feature in AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) for AWS Lambda, allowing developers to quickly invoke their AWS Lambda functions deployed to the AWS cloud.
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Descaling for Delivery and Using AI to Enhance Software Development: Learnings from QCon New York
The track Optimizing Teams for Fast Flow - Surviving in the Post-agile Aftermath at QCon New York 2023 comprised two talks in the morning that went into replacing an agile process with engineering and conversational software delivery using AI.
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Distributed PostgreSQL Benchmarks: Azure Cosmos DB, CockroachDB, and YugabyteDB
Microsoft recently discussed the results of distributed PostgreSQL benchmarks, comparing transaction processing and price performance for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, and Yugabyte. With different implementation trade-offs, the results show a higher throughput for Azure Cosmos DB but highlight the challenges of benchmarking distributed databases.
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Enhanced Testcontainers and Development-Time Containers Support in Spring Boot 3.1
Spring Boot 3.1, the latest version of the popular Java-based framework for building stand-alone, production-grade applications, introduces enhanced support for development-time containers. This new feature was the focus of a recent livestream by Josh Long, a Spring developer advocate, on his YouTube channel "Coffee + Software with Josh Long."
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AWS Step Functions Introduces Versions and Aliases for Enhanced Deployment Resiliency
Recently, AWS announced the availability of versions and aliases in Step Functions to improve resiliency for deployments of serverless workflows.
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Sysdig Announces Cloud Native Application Protection Platform
Sysdig recently unveiled the industry's first Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) with end-to-end detection and response capabilities. This platform combines cloud detection and response (CDR) with CNAPP, integrating the power of open-source Falco for both agent and agentless deployment models.
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AWS AppFabric Launched with Goal to Make SaaS Apps and Security Tooling Integration Easier
Recently AWS announced the general availability (GA) of AWS AppFabric. This no-code service enhances companies’ existing investment in software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications with improved security, management, and productivity.
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EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint Enables Secure Connectivity between Public and Private Networks
AWS recently announced Amazon EC2 Instance Connect (EIC) Endpoint, a new feature that allows users to connect securely to their instances and other Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) resources from the Internet.
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Amazon Introduces Live Tail in CloudWatch Logs for Real-Time Exploration of Logs
Amazon recently announced CloudWatch Logs Live Tail, an option to analyze logs in near real-time. Currently only available in the AWS console, the interactive log analytics feature helps developers detect and debug application anomalies.
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KSOC Labs Release the First Kubernetes Bill of Materials (KBOMs)
KSOC labs recently announced the release of the first Kubernetes Bill of Materials(KBOMs). KBOM is an open source standard and command-line tool that helps security teams quickly analyze cluster configurations and respond to CVEs. The project includes an initial specification and implementation that works across cloud providers, on-prem, and DIY environments.
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Microsoft Empowers Government Agencies with Secure Access to Generative AI Capabilities
Microsoft continues to prioritize the development of cloud services that align with US regulatory standards and cater to government requirements for security and compliance. The latest addition to their tools is the integration of generative AI capabilities through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, which aims to enhance government agencies' efficiency, productivity, and data insights.
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Public Preview of JSON Schema Support in Azure Event Hubs Schema Registry for Kafka Applications
Microsoft recently announced that the Azure Event Hubs schema registry now includes JSON schema support, providing Kafka applications with a centralized repository for schema documents used in messaging-centric and event-driven applications. The JSON schema support is currently in public preview.
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QCon New York 2023: Living on the Edge with Erica Pisani
Erica Pisani, Sr. software engineer at Netlify, presented Living on the Edge at QCon New York 2023. Pisani discussed: edge computing anatomy; communication between users, edge locations and origin servers; various edge computing challenges with corresponding solutions; and introduced the AWS Snowball Edge Device. Pisani spoke to InfoQ to learn more about edge computing.