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What’s the collective noun for a group data and enterprise architecture experts? 📣 Veran Performance’s Data and Enterprise Architecture Community! 📣 Emily Hassall-Clarke Jaff Jarvis Leanne Adams Chris Holttum Robert Dean Oliver Dykes Amber Burke Christopher Finnerty George Tracey Kavya Vaishnav Tom Leitch Harry Gale These fantastic folks play a central role in every project – on data management, reporting, insights, migrating data and service management. Find out how they could help you by dropping us a message in the chat or emailing [email protected] #datamigration #enterprisearchitecture #data #AI #servicemanagement

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MongoDB's initiative, Config, drives neurodiversity awareness and education, proving to be a game-changer in the workplace. Config at MongoDB has seen a 150% growth in membership, with over 200 employees across various departments engaging in its mission to educate and empower the workforce to embrace neurodiversity. The group has hosted over fifteen global events, trained managers on inclusivity, and even influenced hiring practices with an interview accommodation program. These efforts are not only enhancing the work environment but also improving the lives of individuals like Cian Walsh, a founding member who discovered his ADHD through Config, and Sarah Lin, who gained invaluable insights for supporting her neurodivergent daughter. Learn more about how MongoDB's Config is shaping a more inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. https://lnkd.in/gTVEMc8f

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Exadata by Oracle outperforms AWS and Azure on their own grounds! Oracle's Exadata achieves remarkable efficiency in OLTP database operations, boasting an impressive 14 microseconds latency, surpassing AWS RDS and Azure SQL by a factor of 1 millisecond. Learn more: [Link to the article] #Oracle #Exadata #DatabasePerformance

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Incredibly proud of the latest Kinesis Client Library version (3.0) which, when compared to previous KCL versions, reduces compute costs by up to 33%. KCL 3.0 introduces an enhanced load balancing algorithm that continuously monitors resource utilization of the stream processing workers and automatically redistributes the load from over-utilized workers to other underutilized workers. This ensures even CPU utilization across workers and removes the need to over-provision the stream processing compute workers which reduces cost. Additionally, KCL 3.0 is built with the AWS SDK for Java 2.x for improved performance and security features, fully removing the dependency on the AWS SDK for Java 1.x. #Kinesis #DataStreaming #KCL

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🌐 Managing Hundreds of AWS Accounts Efficiently! 🌐 AWS re:Inforce 2024 - Securing hundreds of AWS accounts for streamlined governance (COM421) Daniel Ranco, an #AWS  #Community #Hero  and head of Several Clouds, shares expert insights on managing and securing hundreds of AWS accounts. He emphasizes best practices for cost management, identity access, and leveraging AWS services like Control Tower, Security Hub, and Systems Manager. https://lnkd.in/gHRNiJ6N 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 🔒 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Use multiple AWS accounts for different environments and microservices. https://lnkd.in/g_g6Jfi 📊 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Utilize AWS Organizations for consolidated billing. https://lnkd.in/gVhU2_tr 🛠️ 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Implement AWS Identity Center for unified user and group management. https://lnkd.in/grgeAKSG 🧰 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Centralize logs using AWS Control Tower's logging account. https://lnkd.in/grehebyF 🔍 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Enable Security Hub for centralized security findings. https://lnkd.in/gFhcitjK 🛡️ 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝘆: Use Guard Duty for intelligent threat detection and malware protection. https://lnkd.in/gg5mB55B 📜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Use AWS Config Advanced Queries for resource configuration insights. https://lnkd.in/gVckCfVA 🔧 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Utilize Systems Manager for EC2 instance management and automation. https://lnkd.in/gNbuHHra Follow for more AWS #Reinforce2024 content summaries! #aws #cloudmanagement #security #devops #cloudcomputing

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Moving Linux workloads from a compared x86 system to an IBM LinuxONE 4 Express can save over 52% on the total cost of ownership over 5 years. https://lnkd.in/egj4rkkY

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📢 Exciting news in financial technology innovation! Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) has become the world's first regulated equity investment exchange to fully operate a market in the cloud, using AWS. 👏 Kudos to Aquis for their forward-thinking approach and successful collaboration with AWS and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 🔮 What's next? Aquis envisions a future where standardized cloud platforms could enable greater market participation and potentially reduce fees, leading to more democratic and deeper global markets. #FinTech #CloudComputing #AWS #FinancialMarkets #Innovation Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dTaBN-ki

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AWS ECS is amazing but also needs a lot of tooling around it maximise delivery and productivity. We at Gravity Cloud have automated all of the tooling needed in a beautiful, functional and configurable UI to bring: 1. Easy creation of services, including timed-preview builds 2. 1-click CI/CD with Rollbacks 3. Auto-scaling and securely managing ENV Variables 4. Approval flows to cut down tickets 5. Alerting and monitoring for your tasks 6. Cost spends and auto-cost savings at compute level 7. Audit Trails Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gmWwexNc #aws

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🔐📢 Empowering a Culture of Security: A Blueprint for Success 🔓✨ #AWS #reInforce #2024 - The building blocks of a culture of security (SEC202-INT) https://buff.ly/3L1qDSe AWS security leaders share strategies to ingrain a security-first mindset across teams, enabling secure innovation and business growth while mitigating risks. Key Highlights: 🔑 Executive buy-in: Visible leadership prioritisation of security fosters organisational commitment 🔐 Distributed ownership: Making security everyone's responsibility through enablement and localised decision-making 👥 Psychological safety: Cultivating an environment where raising concerns is encouraged and valued 💬 Positive language: Using empowering, collaborative terminology to align teams 🛣️ Paved roads: Providing secure architectural frameworks to streamline secure development 📊 Risk quantification: Transparent risk prioritisation based on business impact 🎖️ Recognition: Celebrating security wins to reinforce desired behaviours 🌐 Community building: Fostering a sense of shared purpose through inclusive initiatives 🗓️ Continuous improvement: Treating security as an ongoing journey, not a one-time project ⚖️ Balanced approach: Enabling business agility while managing acceptable risk Key Takeaways: ✅ Lead by example: Executives visibly championing security sets the tone ✅ Empower teams: Provide tools and training for secure decision-making ✅ Embrace transparency: Foster open communication and acknowledge concerns ✅ Celebrate successes: Recognize those who exemplify the desired security culture ✅ Continually evolve: Adapt strategies as the security landscape changes #cultureofsecurity #securityenablement #securityownership #riskquantification #awssecurity Follow for more #AWS #Reinforce #2024 content summaries

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Exciting News! Elastic Cloud Serverless is now available in the AWS ap-southeast-1 (Singapore) region, along with AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland) and AWS us-west-2 (Oregon, USA). Experience the easiest way to enhance search, observability, and security capabilities. Start quickly with guided onboarding and leverage the latest AI search features. Built on Elastic's Search AI Lake, it offers uncompromising speed and scale. Deploy solutions across your organization to: - Deliver impactful AI search experiences effortlessly - Streamline observability workflows and minimize time to insight - Get started fast without managing infrastructure #ElasticCloud #Serverless #AWS #Search #Observability #Security #AI

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🚀 Breaking Free from ZooKeeper: The Latest on Apache Kafka 🚀 The Apache Kafka community has made significant strides towards a ZooKeeper-free future. With the introduction of the Kafka Raft (KRaft) consensus protocol, Kafka’s architecture is now more streamlined and efficient. As of Kafka 3.3.1, KRaft is production-ready, simplifying Kafka management by eliminating the need for ZooKeeper. This change enhances scalability, reliability, and security. The full transition to a ZooKeeper-free Kafka is expected with the release of Kafka 4.0. Read more about these exciting developments here. #ApacheKafka #KRaft #DistributedSystems #TechInnovation

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Exciting times for AI innovation in the UK! I see this as a tremendous opportunity to align technological innovation with robust standards and practices. From a technical perspective, ensuring that AI systems are trustworthy, reliable, and inclusive will be key to sustaining this growth. Standards will play a critical role in: + Mitigating risks around AI adoption. + Establishing a framework for safe and ethical AI development. + Building public confidence in AI-driven systems. This is our moment to make the UK a global leader and not just in AI innovation, but in setting the gold standard for how AI should be implemented responsibly. Looking forward to seeing how this action plan unfolds! 👏 #AI #Innovation #Standards #ResponsibleTech

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📚👓🤓 great post from Marc summarising the AWS white paper - https://buff.ly/44mfbt5 Lots of engineering greatness 👍 go check it out ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #aws #engineering MemoryDB: Speed, Durability, and Composition. - Marc's Blog

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Another quality of life pre:invent release - this looks like it will streamline complex state machines. https://lnkd.in/enc2Qsgi

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