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GCP – Sabre chose Bigtable and Cloud Spanner to serve more than 1 billion travelers annually
Sabre is an innovative software and technology company that leverages highly scalable databases and artificial intelligence (AI) to power travel industry partners around the globe. Our company processes more than 12 billion shopping requests and serves over 1 billion travelers every year. The companies that partner with us include airlines, travel websites, agencies, and hotels. […]
GCP – Open sourcing the App Engine Standard Java runtime
One year after Google App Engine was released in 2008, Java became the second language runtime available on the platform. Java developers were able to deploy and scale their servlet-based web applications easily, without worrying about infrastructure management. Not only Java was able to run then, but alternative JVM languages, like Apache Groovy, and Kotlin […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon Elastic File System Replication
Amazon EFS Replication provides you with an easy way to keep an up-to-date copy of your file system in a second AWS Region or within the same Region. Amazon EFS Replication enables you to replicate file data in a few clicks and without requiring you to manually provision additional infrastructure or a custom process to […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 R6i instances are now available in 2 additional regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 R6i instances are available in additional AWS Regions Canada (Central) and South America (São Paulo). Designed for memory-intensive workloads, R6i instances are built on the AWS Nitro System, a combination of dedicated hardware and lightweight hypervisor, which delivers practically all of the compute and memory resources of the host hardware to your […]
AWS – Amazon S3 File Gateway adds schedule-based network bandwidth throttling
Amazon S3 File Gateway now supports schedule-based network bandwidth throttling, enabling you to optimize network use between your data center and Amazon S3 storage for data synchronization. Customers that share their internet or DirectConnect access with other on premises applications and users, can now schedule when and how much bandwidth S3 File Gateway uses. Read More […]
AWS – Lightsail CDN now supports Lightsail Container Services as origins
Amazon Lightsail now provides you with the ability to optimize the delivery of your containerized applications to your global audience by using Lightsail CDN with your Lightsail Container Services. Lightsail containers can be configured as the origin of a Lightsail CDN distribution with just a few clicks from the Lightsail console. Read More for the […]
GCP – From “hidden secret” to open secret: The year ahead for AppSheet
At Google Cloud NEXT last year, Thomas Kurian referred to AppSheet as Google Cloud’s hidden secret—a platform that enables everyone, from developers to marketers to frontline workers, to create powerful applications and automations without writing a single line of code. Now, as we move into 2022, the secret is out. In 2021, we saw more […]
AWS – Amazon Chime SDK now supports video background replacement
The Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add real-time audio, video, and screen share to their web applications. Developers can now replace webcam video background with an image to reduce visual distractions and help increase visual privacy. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Fsx for NetApp ONTAP now enables you to grow your SSD storage capacity
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now enables you to increase your SSD storage capacity with the click of a button, making it even quicker and easier to meet your evolving storage needs over time. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Azure NetApp Files features
Azure NetApp Files features – dual protocol, ADDS LDAP over TLS and SMB3 protocol encryption have reached general availability. Read More for the details.