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GCP – Analyzing Twitter sentiment with new Workflows processing capabilities
The Workflows team recently announced the general availability of iteration syntax and connectors! Iteration syntax supports easier creation and better readability of workflows that process many items. You can use a for loop to iterate through a collection of data in a list or map, and keep track of the current index. If you have […]

AWS – Introducing New AWS Solution: AWS QnABot, a self-service conversational chatbot built on Amazon Lex
We are pleased to announce that AWS QnABot has now been released as an official AWS Solution Implementation. The AWS QnABot is an open source, multi-channel, multi-language conversational chatbot built on Amazon Lex, that responds to your customer’s questions, answers, and feedback. Without programming, the AWS QnABot solution allows customers to quickly deploy self-service conversational […]

Azure – Public preview: Dynamic concurrency in Azure Functions
Azure Functions dynamic concurrency feature simplifies configuring concurrency for your function apps. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon ECS Anywhere now supports GPU-based workloads
Amazon Elastic Container Services (ECS) now enables customers to manage containerized GPU-based workloads running on-premises infrastructure using Amazon ECS Anywhere. With Amazon ECS Anywhere GPU support, customers can deploy GPU based applications that need to remain on premise due to regulatory, network latency, data residency, or other requirements. Additionally, enterprises can make use of their […]

Azure – General availability: Azure Monitor container insights portal experience update
Refreshed experience with accessibility updates and new reliable recommended alerts & metrics for monitoring your container resources. Read More for the details.

GCP – BigQuery migrations made easy
Migrations are not easy: they take time, energy and effort to make them successful. BigQuery makes it easier with customizable tools and years of expertise to help out with your journey to the cloud. In line with our commitment to providing an open and flexible platform, we have built these migration tools following an open […]

GCP – Next ’21 is on: Top five things to do at Google Cloud Next
Google Cloud Next is less than a week away. Register now to join us October 12–14, 2021, for our no-cost, three-day flagship event to discover live and on-demand content that allows you to connect with experts, see the latest tech in action, and sharpen your skills around all things cloud. To make the most of […]

GCP – How Cherre transforms real estate data with Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
Editor’s note: Today we are hearing from Ben Hizak, co-founder of Cherre. He shares Cherre’s approach to consolidating multiple data sets into one data warehouse to power BI and analytics for their customers. He explains how the company uses Google Cloud and Cloud SQL to bring real estate datasets together and help customers make better […]

GCP – Making public services more accessible with AI-powered translations from Google Cloud
Editor’s note: This article has originally been published on our German blog. Imagine you’ve done your due diligence for your upcoming trip to the local authority office. You’ve filled out the relevant forms, booked the appointment, found the correct points of contact. But, as much as you’ve prepared, there’s one aspect of your visit you […]
GCP – Dataflow Pipelines, deploy and manage data pipelines at scale
We see data engineers use Dataflow for a wide variety of their data processing needs, ranging from ingesting data into their data warehouses and data lakes to processing data for machine learning use cases to implementing sophisticated streaming analytics applications. While the use cases and what customers do varies, there is one common need that […]