Last week, my alma mater Standard Bank Group (SBG) hosted a Software Engineering Conference and invited me to be one of the keynote speakers. SBG has presence throughout Africa and this hybrid conference was attended by almost 2,000 engineers from across the continent. It was amazing to reconnect with long-time friends and former colleagues, and…
Month: June 2024
Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.4593 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4593 (KB5039299) to BOTH the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 22H2. Going forward, the B Source
Satya Nadella remarks at the 2024 G7 Summit
At the 2024 G7 Summit in Fasano, Italy, President Biden and other G7 leaders met with private sector executives, including Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, to reaffirm their commitment to accelerate sustainable infrastructure investment through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. Below are Satya’s remarks at the event. Thank you very much, Prime……
Transition from unified routing diagnostics to Azure Application Insights
As of May 9, 2024, we are phasing out unified routing diagnostics and integrating its capabilities into Azure Application Insights. Source
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26236 (Canary Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26236 to the Canary Channel. Developers, please note that for a short period of time, we will not be releasing an SDK for builds we flight to th Source
In the Works – AWS Region in Taiwan
Today, we’re announcing that a new AWS Region will be coming to Taiwan by early 2025. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will give AWS customers in Taiwan the ability to run workloads and store data that must remain in Taiwan. Each of the Availability…
AWS adds passkey multi-factor authentication (MFA) for root and IAM users
Fortify your AWS account security with new passkey MFA and mandatory root user MFA. Experience seamless authentication while bolstering protection against unauthorized access. Source
IAM Access Analyzer Update: Extending custom policy checks & guided revocation
New custom policy checks for critical resources, public access detection, and guided revocation to remove unused permissions – proactively securing AWS environments with tailored analysis and actionable insights. Source
Introducing Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for Amazon S3
Amazon GuardDuty expands malware scanning to secure S3 uploads, enabling continuous monitoring and isolation of malicious files without infrastructure overhead. Source
Simplify AWS CloudTrail log analysis with natural language query generation in CloudTrail Lake (preview)
Streamline compliance and security analysis using natural language query generation. Ask questions like “What errors occurred last month?” and get ready-to-run SQL queries tailored to your needs – no technical expertise required. Source