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Azure – Azure Synapse Analytics Compute Optimized data flows will be retired on 31 August 2024
Transition from Compute Optimized data flows to General Purpose data flows by 31 August 2024. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Functions support for Python 3.6 is ending on 30 September 2022
Functions App support for Python 3.6 is ending on 30 September 2022, we recommend you upgrade to Python 3.8. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Functions support for Node 8 is ending on 28 February 2022
Functions App support for Node 8 apps is ending on 28 February 2022, we recommend you upgrade to Node 14. Read More for the details.

GCP – Save messages, money, and time with Pub/Sub topic retention
Starting today, there is a simpler, more useful way to save and replay messages that are published to Pub/Sub: topic retention. Prior to topic retention, you needed to individually configure and pay for message retention in each subscription. Now, when you enable topic retention, all messages sent to the topic within the chosen retention window […]

GCP – Six new features in Dialogflow CX
Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of six new features in Dialogflow CX that make it the best chatbot virtual agent for enterprises. With these features, our customers will be able to improve the end-user conversational experience and manage security and deployment better. These launches also include some console improvements and built-in […]

GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: August 2021
We’re more than halfway through 2021 and cybersecurity continues to be one of the most pressing issues facing organizations around the globe. As a major cloud provider, we have the opportunity to help address these challenges by delivering high levels of security in the platforms and services we offer. This remains a top priority for […]

GCP – New features to better secure your Google App Engine apps
Since its launch in 2008, Google App Engine has anchored on ease-of-use for app developers, allowing them to focus on writing code without having to manage underlying infrastructure. Over the years, we have added a variety of features to help you better secure your apps, including ingress controls, App Engine Firewalls, and support forIdentity-Aware Proxy. […]

GCP – How Renault solved scaling and cost challenges on its Industrial Data platform using BigQuery and Dataflow
Following the first significant bricks of data management implemented in our plants to serve initial use cases such as traceability and operational efficiency improvements, we confirmed we got the right solution to collect industrial data from our machines and operations at scale. We started to deploy that solution and we therefore needed a state-of-the-art data […]

Azure – General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.08
This quality release includes bug fixes and security updates of the Azure Sphere OS. Read More for the details.
AWS – The new Amazon DynamoDB console is now your default experience to help you manage data and resources more easily
The new Amazon DynamoDB console is now your default experience to help you manage data and resources more easily through simpler navigation and by providing you richer contextual information. Read More for the details.