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Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): New toolkit certifications generally available
New Toolkit certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Cosmos DB: Python SDK async IO support in public preview
Improve database performance by running IO tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async support capability. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service configuration management with GitOps
You can now enable and use GitOps to manage configuration and applications in AKS clusters. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: UI Library for Azure Communication Services
Developers can simplify the cross-channel user experiences within their applications with Azure Communication Services UI Library. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Windows Server guest licensing offer for Azure Stack HCI
A new, simple, and flexible offer for Azure Stack HCI customers to acquire Windows Server guest licensing now for $0 while in public preview. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure SQL—General availability updates for December 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL for December 2021. Read More for the details.
GCP – Google Cloud managed compute platforms: Top 10 blog posts of 2021
Sure, Google Cloud offers world-class infrastructure, but one of the main reasons that customers choose our platform is to run their applications on one of our managed container platforms: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), the most scalable and easy to use service from the company that invented Kubernetes; Anthos for managing containers in hybrid and multicloud […]
GCP – Compliance Engineering – Continuous Compliance GCP case studies
Our previous article provided tools and techniques to transform your productionalization process and make it ready for Cloud workloads. In this post, we will cover technical examples of GCP controls and how it can help your organization maintain your security and compliance posture in GCP. In comparison to on-prem infrastructure, GCP is a highly integrated […]
GCP – Optimize your system design using Architecture Framework Principles
To help our customers on their path to success with Google Cloud, we published the Google Cloud Architecture Framework – a set of canonical best practices for building and operating workloads that are secure, efficient, resilient, high performing, and cost effective. Today, we’re diving deeper into the Architecture Framework System Design pillar, including the four […]
GCP – Easy as Pie Serverless Hackathon
Over the past year, serverless application development has seen tremendous interest. The number of opportunities that show up on job boards showcase how critical this skill has become. It’s not surprising that at Google, we have seen the use of Serverless products increase by 4X over the past year. Particularly, as developers have moved away […]
