Mike Rosoft

AWS Glue announces catalog federation for remote Apache Iceberg catalogs

AWS Glue announces the general availability of catalog federation for remote Iceberg catalogs. This capability provides direct and secure access to Iceberg tables stored in Amazon S3 and cataloged in remote catalogs using AWS analytics engines. With catalog federation, you…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL introduces dynamic data masking

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports dynamic data masking through the new pg_columnmask extension, allowing you to simplify the protection of sensitive data in your database. pg_columnmask extends Aurora's security capabilities by enabling column-level protection that complements PostgreSQL's native row-level…

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Amazon Web Services

Claude Opus 4.5 now available in Amazon Bedrock

Customers can now use Claude Opus 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models from leading AI companies. Opus 4.5 is Anthropic's newest model, setting new standards across coding, agentic workflows, computer…

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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Teams channels available in Context IQ prompts [MC1165054]

Message ID: MC1165054 (Updated) Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.[Introduction:]Microsoft is enhancing Copilot (Microsoft 365) with Context IQ (CIQ), a set of AI capabilities that allows users to search for, select, and…

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(Updated) Copilot can now automatically reschedule 1:1 meetings and personal events based on your preferences [MC1184999]

Message ID: MC1184999 (Updated) Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Copilot is making it easier to manage scheduling conflicts by automatically rescheduling 1:1 meetings and personal events. Within the meeting event form, users…

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Amazon Web Services

OpenSearch Service Enhances Log Analytics with New PPL Experience

Today, AWS announces enhanced log analytics capabilities in Amazon OpenSearch Service, making Piped Processing Language (PPL) and natural language the default experience in OpenSearch UI's Observability workspace. This update combines proven pipeline syntax with simplified workflows to deliver an intuitive…

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Snow Rider 3D on Amazon Cognito now supports resource indicators to simplify enhancing protection of OAuth 2.0 resources28 October 2025
Wow, this change in Cognito sounds like a game-changer for security! It's kinda wild how little things like specifying resource…
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Mike on GCP Release Notes: October 01, 20252 October 2025
Haha, “magical shrinking sauce” is such a perfect way to describe it! The new InPlaceOrRecreate mode really does feel like…
Mike on GCP Release Notes: October 01, 20252 October 2025
Haha, love the imagery — “tiny floating islands” vs “resource-guzzling behemoths” is exactly how VPA feels sometimes! Kubernetes definitely keeps…
Mike on Upcoming Secure by Default Settings Changes for Exchange and Teams APIs [MC1163922]2 October 2025
Absolutely nailed it — this update does feel like Microsoft handing the keys back to IT admins, but with a…