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Azure – General availability: ExpressRoute now supports Azure Virtual Desktop Shortpath RDP over Private Peering
ExpressRoute enables direct connectivity between on-premises and Microsoft global network. You can connect to virtual machines and private endpoints defined in an Azure virtual network with private peering. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Build and deploy full-stack .NET 6.0 apps with Azure Static Web Apps
Azure Static Web Apps now supports building and deploying .NET 6 Blazor WebAssembly and Azure Functions apps. Read More for the details.
Azure – .NET 6.0 in Azure Functions is now generally available
Both the in-process and isolated models are supported in .NET 6.0 Azure Functions. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Azure Functions runtime 4.0
Version 4.0 of the Azure Functions runtime supports .NET 6. It also supports Node.js, Python, Java, PowerShell, and other languages using custom handlers. Read More for the details.
Azure – PowerShell on Linux SKU in Azure Functions is now available in public preview
You can now develop Azure Functions PowerShell apps locally and deploy them to Azure Functions on Linux OS. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Backup adds support for Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
AWS Backup announces support for Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility), allowing you to centrally manage data protection of your DocumentDB clusters along with other supported AWS services for database, storage, and compute. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Polly now offers Neural Text-to-Speech voices in Spanish and Italian
Amazon Polly, a service that turns text into speech (TTS), launches 2 new neural TTS voices. You can now use Lucia for Castilian Spanish and Bianca for Italian. With this launch, we now offer 22 neural TTS voices across 12 languages. With these voices, you can create applications that talk, and build entirely new categories […]
AWS – AWS Backup adds support for Amazon Neptune
AWS Backup announces the addition of Amazon Neptune to its portfolio of supported services. This is a new functionality in AWS Backup that allows you to create automated periodic snapshots of Amazon Neptune clusters using your centralized data protection policy across the supported AWS services for database, storage, and compute. Read More for the details.
GCP – How Looker is helping marketers optimize workflows with first-party data
It’s no secret that first-party data will become increasingly important to brands and marketing teams as they brace for transformation and unlock new, engaging ways of providing consumer experiences. The pain points that marketers are experiencing today (siloed data preventing complete customer view, non-actionable insights, and general data access issues) are coming into focus as […]
GCP – Predict hospital readmission rates with Google Cloud Platform
Today’s challenge with healthcare data:The amount of data collected today is at an all time high and the demand to leverage and understand that data is rapidly growing. Organizations across every industry want convenient, fast, and easy access to data and insights, while allowing users to take action on it in real-time. Healthcare is no […]