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GCP – Analyzing satellite images in Google Earth Engine with BigQuery SQL
Google Earth Engine (GEE) is a groundbreaking product that has been available for research and government use for more than a decade. Google Cloud recently launched GEE to General Availability for commercial use. This blog post describes a method to utilize GEE from within BigQuery’s SQL allowing SQL speakers to get access to and value […]
GCP – Building an automated data pipeline from BigQuery to EarthEngine with Cloud Functions
Over the years, vast amounts of satellite data have been collected and ever more granular data are being collected everyday. Until recently, those data have been an untapped asset in the commercial space. This is largely because the tools required for large scale analysis of this type of data were not readily available and neither […]
Azure – Generally available: Query Store hints Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance
Shape your query plans without changing the code. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in China North 3
Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads, now available in China North 3. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Machine Images now support Instance Metadata Service Version 2 by default
You can now set an EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) to use Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2) by default. IMDSv2 is an enhancement to instance metadata access that requires session-oriented requests to add defense in depth against unauthorized metadata access. IMDSv2 requires a PUT request to initiate a session to the instance metadata service […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker Canvas supports quicker set up of time-series forecasting models
Amazon SageMaker Canvas now supports quicker set up of time-series forecasting models with simplified administration of required permissions. SageMaker Canvas is a visual point-and-click service that enables business analysts to generate accurate machine learning (ML) models for insights and predictions on their own — without requiring any machine learning experience or having to write a […]
AWS – Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS optimized Amazon Machine Images for Microsoft Windows Server now use Docker CE runtime
AWS customers have been using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS to run and optimize their Microsoft Windows Server workloads. ECS and EKS-optimized Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for Windows Server have traditionally leveraged Mirantis Container Runtime (formerly Docker Engine – Enterprise) as the default runtime framework. AWS has now migrated all the latest (September 2022) container-optimized […]
AWS – AWS announces new course for practical decision making using no-code ML with Amazon SageMaker Canvas
AWS is excited to announce the launch of a new hands-on course on Coursera for business analysts – “Practical Decision Making using No-Code ML on AWS,” featuring Amazon SageMaker Canvas. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect Cases is now generally available
Amazon Connect Cases provides built-in case management capabilities that make it easy for your contact center agents to create, collaborate on, and quickly resolve customer issues that require multiple customer conversations and follow-up tasks, all without having to build custom applications or integrate with third-party products. Cases provides your agents with a unified timeline view […]
AWS – Announcing new development library for building AWS IoT TwinMaker web applications
We’re pleased to announce that AWS IoT TwinMaker has released a new Application Kit that will help IoT application developers build customized web applications for their digital twins. This Application Kit is a part of the open-source UI components library for IoT application developers – AWS IoT Application Kit. Read More for the details.