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Container and Runtime Performance Improvements

Today we’re sharing three performance enhancements that we have recently rolled out to apps running in Private Spaces: Dynos upgraded to the latest generation infrastructure for 10-15% perf improvement More consistent performance for Small Private and Shield Space dynos Optimized clock source selection Heroku is a fully managed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and we work tirelessly to continuously improve and enhance the experience of running apps on our platform. Unlike lower-level infrastructure-as-a-service systems, improvements are applied automatically to apps and databases and require no action or intervention from app developers to benefit. That means that no action is required on your part…

Apache Kafka on Heroku Shield is Now Generally Available

We are thrilled to announce that Apache Kafka on Heroku Shield is now generally available and certified for handling PHI, PII, and HIPAA-compliant data. Our newest managed data service unifies Heroku Shield, a set of Heroku platform services that offer additional security features needed for building high compliance applications, with Apache Kafka on Heroku, our fully-managed service based on the leading open-source solution for handling event streams. Organizations of all sizes face relentless pressure to bring better apps and experiences to market, and those with a strong focus on data security like Health and Life Sciences (HLS) organizations need to…

Heroku Postgres via PrivateLink Is Now Generally Available

Today, we're thrilled to announce Heroku Postgres via PrivateLink, a new integration that enables customers to seamlessly and securely connect Heroku Postgres databases in Private Spaces to resources in one or more Amazon VPCs. Heroku Postgres via PrivateLink connections are secure and stable by default because traffic to and from Heroku Postgres stays on the Amazon private network; once a PrivateLink is set up, there is no brittle networking configuration to manage. As always, security and trust are top of mind with everything we do at Heroku. The ability to configure Heroku Postgres via PrivateLink is already enabled on all…

Introducing Heroku Shield: Continuous Delivery for High Compliance Apps

Today we are happy to announce Heroku Shield, a new addition to our Heroku Enterprise line of products. Heroku Shield introduces new capabilities to Dynos, Postgres databases and Private Spaces that make Heroku suitable for high compliance environments such as healthcare apps regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). With Heroku Shield, the power and productivity of Heroku is now easily available to a whole new class of strictly regulated apps. At the core of Heroku’s products is the idea that developers can turn great ideas into successful customer experiences at a surprising pace when all unnecessary…

Announcing DNS Service Discovery for Heroku Private Spaces: Microservices Communication, Made Easy

Today, we are excited to announce DNS Service Discovery for Heroku Private Spaces, an easy way to find and coordinate services for microservice-style deployments. As applications grow in sophistication and scale, developers often organize their applications into small, purpose-built “microservices”. These microservice systems act in unison to achieve what otherwise would be handled by a single, larger monolithic application, which serves the benefit of simplifying applications’ codebases and improving their overall reliability. DNS Service Discovery is a valuable component of a true microservices architecture. It is a simple, yet effective way to facilitate microservice-style application architecture on Private Spaces using…

Announcing the Sydney, Australia Region for Heroku Private Spaces

Today we’re happy to announce that the Sydney, Australia region is now generally available for use with Heroku Private Spaces. Sydney joins Virginia, Oregon, Frankfurt, and Tokyo as regions where Private Spaces can be created by any Heroku Enterprise user. Developers can now deploy Heroku apps closer to customers in the Asia-Pacific area to reduce latency and take advantage of the advanced network & trust controls of Spaces to ensure sensitive data stays protected. Usage To create a Private Space in Sydney, select the Spaces tab in Heroku Dashboard in Heroku Enterprise, then click the “New Space” button and choose…

Heroku Private Spaces Now Generally Available

Today Heroku is announcing that Heroku Private Spaces is generally available. Introduced in beta in September, Private Spaces is a new Heroku runtime designed from the ground up to meet the trust and control requirements of the most demanding applications. This new architecture enables Private Spaces to deliver the best of both worlds: the easy and powerful Heroku developer experience, combined with the network and trust controls historically only available in on-premise, behind-the-firewall deployments. Made available as part of Heroku Enterprise, Private Spaces makes cloud-based PaaS ready for the most critical enterprise applications. Heroku Spaces are designed to fit in…

Integrated security with Heroku Identity Federation

Apps are at the heart of modern businesses, and are important assets that need a secure platform geared for compliance and security. We launched Heroku Enterprise earlier this year with this in mind and today we are excited to announce the beta of Heroku Identity Federation for Heroku Enterprise customers. This feature unifies the login experience across Salesforce's new App Cloud that we announced today. As customers like Forever Living, TV4 and Macy’s run more of their apps and business-critical services on Heroku, they need tighter integration with their existing security infrastructure. With our new identity federation feature, customers can…

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