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AWS – AWS DataSync can now copy data between Hadoop Distributed File Systems (HDFS) and AWS Storage services
AWS DataSync now supports transferring data between Hadoop Distributed File Systems (HDFS) and Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), or Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. Using DataSync, you can quickly, easily, and securely migrate files and folders from HDFS on your Hadoop cluster to AWS Storage. You can also use DataSync to replicate data […]

AWS – Simplify CI/CD Configuration for AWS Serverless Applications and your favorite CI/CD system – General Availability
You can now create secure continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines that follow your organization’s best practices with a new pipeline configuration capability for serverless applications. AWS Serverless Application Model Pipelines (AWS SAM Pipelines) is a new feature of AWS SAM CLI that gives you access to benefits of CI/CD in minutes, such as accelerating […]

GCP – Research: Search abandonment has a lasting impact on brand loyalty
Search abandonment—when a consumer searches for a product on a retailer’s website but does not find what they are looking for—costs retailers more than $300 billion annually in the United States alone. Today, we’re releasing more data about the costs of search abandonment, including its ongoing impact to brand loyalty, as found by a Google Cloud-commissioned […]

GCP – SenSen uses Google Cloud to power massively scalable Sensor AI platform
Editor’s note: In this guest blog we look at how a Sensor AI solution provider uses Google Cloud to deliver highly scalable and reliable SaaS solutions across the globe. SenSen has become the world leader in Sensor AI technology-based solutions thanks in large part to Google Cloud. Sensor AI is the branch of AI that […]

AWS – AWS Amplify launches further data management capabilities in the Admin UI
AWS Amplify Admin UI now allows generating seed data with Faker, and downloading data to a CSV file. This simplifies creating and managing your data in Amplify, and allows for more realistic demo data that is quickly shareable. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Snowcone SSD is now available in the US East (Ohio), US West (San Francisco), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney) and AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and regions
The AWS Snowcone solid state drive (SSD) is now available in the US East (Ohio), US West (San Francisco), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney) and AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions adding to our growing list of regions already offering Snowcone SSD including, EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), US East (N. Virginia), and US West (Oregon). […]

GCP – At Hackensack Meridian Health, the patient care experience starts in Chrome browser
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Mark Eimer, CTO at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), a New Jersey network of 17 hospitals with 36,000 employees. Hackensack Meridian Health adopted Chrome browser to support employees’ access to apps and content, no matter where they’re working. To date, HMH is managing 60,000 Chrome browser installs across 500 locations. […]

GCP – Avoiding GCF anti-patterns part 3: How to establish outbound connections correctly
Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks, you’ll see a series of blog posts focusing on best practices for writing Google Cloud Functions based on common questions or misconceptions as seen by the Support team. We refer to these as “anti-patterns” and offer you ways to avoid them. This article is the third post in the […]

Azure – General availability: New Azure Data Explorer output plugin for Telegraf
This new output plugin allows you to write telemetry collected by any of the input plugins of Telegraf directly into Azure Data Explorer e.g. it makes SQL monitoring at scale better and affordable. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure VMware Solution now generally available in the Germany West Central Azure region
Azure VMware Solution has now expanded availability to Germany West Central, this update is in addition to the existing availability multiple Azure regions in US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Brazil and Southeast Asia (Singapore). Read More for the details.