AWS Solutions: Real-time Analytics with Spark Streaming now supports Spark SQL, Dataframes and more

AWS has updated Real-Time Analytics with Spark Streaming, an AWS Solution that automatically deploys a highly available, cost-effective batch and real-time data analytics architecture on the AWS Cloud that leverages Apache Spark Streaming and Amazon Kinesis. This solution is designed to support custom Apache Spark Streaming applications, and leverages Amazon EMR for processing vast amounts […]

Now Query for AWS Availability Zones and Local Zones using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store

Customers can now programmatically access information about AWS Availability Zones and Local Zones in addition to information about AWS Regions, services, and endpoints. AWS customers can now easily access the full list of AWS Availability Zones, Local Zones and find out which services are available within the regions by querying AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. […]

AWS Storage Gateway supports FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

AWS Storage Gateway now offers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions to protect sensitive information for regulated workloads. These endpoints terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) sessions using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic software module, making it easier for you to use Storage Gateway for regulated workloads. US Federal […]

Covid 19 and Future of Regtech

The use of specialized tech to help financial institutions meet heightened regulatory requirements —… Source: Fintech News

AWS CodeBuild Test Reporting is now Generally Available

AWS CodeBuild‘s support for Test Reporting is now Generally Available for production use. Test Reporting gives you a detailed and actionable view of your test executions in CodeBuild, making it easier for you to investigate test failures. Source: AWS

Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes for tech regulation

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook has called on the EU to develop new regulations for tech companies and the way in which they interact with the internet. At the start of the week Zuckerberg took part in a video debate with Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market. During which he said that it […]

The digital economy is cleaner than you might think

Carolina Uribe, Energy and Environmental Manager, Telehouse explores the environmental actions taking place in the data centre industry Data centres (DCs) transmit, receive, process, store and manage digital data and by doing so they support different aspects of our modern economy.  They have become a vital component in our daily lives, in both the way […]

Raxio Data Centre adds nine local fibre carriers to Uganda DC

Raxio Data Centre has announced the launch of nine points of presence of local fibre carriers at its Namanve-based carrier-neutral facility. These nine local fibre carriers are: Africell Uganda Limited, Airtel Uganda, Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group, Csquared, Liquid Telecom, MTN Uganda, National Information Technology Authority-Uganda, Roke Telkom and Uganda Telecom Limited. All nine local […]