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GCP – Migrate databases to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE)
The following blog covers some common processes and tools used to migrate databases from on-premises (Physical or VMware) to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE). Many customers choose this lift-and-shift migration approach as a first step to quickly migrate databases into Google Cloud before beginning database upgrade and modernization workstreams. Google Cloud VMware Engine GCVE is […]
GCP – Get value from data quickly with Informatica Data Loader for BigQuery
If data is currency in today’s digital environment, then organizations should waste no time in making sure every business user has fast access to data-driven insights. Informatica and Google Cloud are working together to make it happen. We’re excited to share that Informatica will provide a free service on Google Cloud called Informatica Data Loader […]
GCP – Assembling and managing distributed applications using Google Cloud Networking solutions
In the cloud era, modern applications are assembled from services running across different environments. The benefit of this approach is that organizations can choose which services to use that best serve their needs when building applications. But assembling applications from disparate component services also brings complexity, including: How to connect services together in a reliable […]
Azure – Generally available: DCsv3 and DCdsv3 series Virtual Machines
Confidential computing DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series virtual machines (VMs) are generally available. Read More for the details.
GCP – The new Google Cloud region in Columbus, Ohio is open
Digital tools such as cloud computing are fueling economic transformation across the US, including Ohio. Google continues to invest across cities and communities in Ohio, bringing over 200 jobs to the state, and helping provide $12.85 billion of economic activity for tens of thousands of Ohio businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators and developers. To further accelerate […]
AWS – Offer acceptance email notifications is now available on AWS Marketplace
Today, AWS Marketplace announced general availability of Offer Acceptance Email Notifications which will notify users by email when a customer completes an offer subscription. With this launch, customers can now have real-time visibility into Offer Acceptance and Subscription by buyers, allowing them to track the overall progress of an AWS Marketplace transaction. Buyers, ISVs and Channel Partners […]
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now FedRAMP compliant
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon) and as FedRAMP High in AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East). Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Comprehend detects and redacts 14 new PII entity types across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and India
Amazon Comprehend is a natural language processing (NLP) service that uses machine learning (ML) to find insights and relationships like people, places, sentiments, and topics in unstructured text. You can use Amazon Comprehend ML capabilities to detect and redact personally identifiable information (PII) in customer emails, support tickets, product reviews, social media, and more. For […]
GCP – How ASU is improving learner experiences with the Unizin Data Platform
Many first-generation and non-traditional learners who enroll at Arizona State University (ASU) benefit from a personalized learning approach. To support a diverse range of learners, the EdPlus team at ASU needed a way to deliver more individualized learning experiences to support student success at scale. The EdPlus team sought technology that was easy to deploy, […]
AWS – Amazon CloudFront now provides TLS version and cipher suite in CloudFront-Viewer-TLS-header
CloudFront now provides the CloudFront-Viewer-TLS header for use with origin request policies. CloudFront-Viewer-TLS is an HTTP header that includes the TLS version and cipher suite used to negotiate the viewer TLS connection. Previously, TLS information was available in CloudFront access logs to analyze previous requests. Now, customers can access the TLS version and cipher suite […]
