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Amazon API Gateway Launches Portals for Enhanced API Management and Developer Experience
Amazon API Gateway has introduced Portals, enabling businesses to create fully managed developer portals for AWS assets like REST APIs. These portals automatically discover existing APIs, generate and customize documentation, and allow for branding and access control. They enhance security by keeping configurations within AWS, reduce developer onboarding time, and provide analytics through CloudWatch RUM for user engagement insights. Portals are available in all AWS Regions except GovCloud (US) and China.
AWS Secrets Manager Introduces Managed External Secrets with Automatic Rotation for SaaS Integrations
AWS Secrets Manager has launched managed external secrets, enabling automatic rotation for third-party SaaS secrets without the need for Lambda function management. Users can select from various rotation strategies based on their SaaS provider's specifications. Initially, this feature supports partners like Salesforce, BigID, and Snowflake, and includes an onboarding guide for new partners. It is available in all AWS Regions where Secrets Manager operates.
AWS Introduces Regional Availability Mode for NAT Gateways
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a regional availability mode for NAT Gateways, allowing users to create a single NAT Gateway that automatically scales across availability zones (AZs) based on workload presence. This feature simplifies setup and management by eliminating the need for a public subnet and manual adjustments to NAT Gateways and route tables. It is available in all commercial AWS Regions, except for AWS GovCloud (US) and China Regions.
AWS Lambda Launches Tenant Isolation Mode for Enhanced Multi-Tenant Application Security
AWS Lambda has introduced a new tenant isolation mode that allows customers to isolate request processing for individual tenants or end-users. This feature simplifies the development of multi-tenant applications by eliminating the need for custom solutions, as it ensures that execution environments for each tenant are kept separate. The mode is available in all AWS Regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), AWS GovCloud (US), and China.
Azure Launches ExpressRoute Scalable Gateway for Enhanced Connectivity and Performance
Azure's ExpressRoute Scalable Gateway (ErGwScale) introduces dynamic scaling capabilities, allowing up to 40 Gbps connectivity for virtual networks. It features auto scaling with adjustable capacity based on demand, a fixed scale option for stable workloads, and complements FastPath for complex routing scenarios. This offering enhances operational efficiency and reliability for hybrid connectivity and demanding applications.
Azure Container Apps Introduces General Availability of Rule-Based Routing
Azure Container Apps now offers general availability for rule-based routing, enabling users to direct incoming HTTP traffic to different apps based on host names or paths. This feature simplifies the architecture for microservices, A/B testing, and blue-green deployments, eliminating the need for a separate reverse proxy like NGINX. Custom domains are also supported for routing rules.
Azure Application Gateway Introduces JWT Validation Preview for Enhanced Security and Performance
Azure Application Gateway has introduced a preview feature for JSON Web Token (JWT) validation, allowing authentication and token validation at the gateway level. This enhancement helps block requests with invalid tokens, offloads token validation from backend services, and enables centralized application of authentication policies. Key features include issuer validation, audience matching, expiration enforcement, and signature verification using JWKS.
Azure Application Gateway Enhances mTLS with Passthrough Mode for Flexible Authentication
Azure Application Gateway has introduced a new mTLS enhancement that allows backend applications to accept traffic without a client certificate while still enabling web traffic inspection through the Web Application Firewall (WAF). This update allows for mixed authentication scenarios, enabling Passthrough mode for mTLS connections, which permits requests without client certificates to pass through WAF for inspection, while maintaining control over certificate and token validation in backend applications.
Google Cloud Unveils Nano Banana Pro for Enhanced Image Generation and Editing
Google Cloud has launched Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), an advanced image generation and editing model available in Vertex AI and Google Workspace. This model enhances creative workflows by supporting multi-language text rendering, integrating Google Search for context-rich visuals, and allowing designers to maintain brand fidelity through expanded visual context. It also features built-in watermarking for responsible use and copyright indemnification for commercial needs.
Google Cloud Launches Conversational Analytics in Looker for Enhanced Data Insights
Google Cloud has announced the general availability of Conversational Analytics in Looker, enabling users to perform natural language queries for faster data insights. This feature leverages the power of Gemini models and allows for analysis across multiple domains, integrating insights from up to five Looker Explores. Users can build and share agents for consistent data access, enhancing decision-making across the enterprise.
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