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GCP – All you need to know about Datastream
With data volumes constantly growing, many companies find it difficult to use data effectively and gain insights from it. Often these organizations are burdened with cumbersome and difficult-to-maintain data architectures. One way that companies are addressing this challenge is with change streaming: the movement of data changes as they happen from a source (typically a […]
GCP – Building with Looker made easier with the Extension Framework
Our goal is to continue to improve our platform functionalities, and find new ways to empower Looker developers to build data experiences much faster and at a lower upfront cost. We’ve heard the developer community feedback and we’re excited to have announced the general availability of the Looker Extension Framework. The Extension Framework is a fully […]
AWS – Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now automatically optimizes client connections made through AWS PrivateLink to improve availability and read/write throughput
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), a scalable, highly available, and fully managed Apache Cassandra–compatible database service, now automatically optimizes client connections made through AWS PrivateLink to improve availability and read/write throughput. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels makes it easy for customers to learn how to train machine learning models by providing tutorial videos, and sample datasets
Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels introduces a simplified on-boarding experience with the ability to explore images, labels, and datasets by one-click creation of example projects. Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels provides out of the box video tutorials, and example projects with hundreds of images for single-class classification, multi-class classification, object detection, and logo detection. Read More for […]
AWS – The Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) SDK for Java 2.x is now available
The Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) SDK for Java 2.x is now available and is compatible with the AWS SDK for Java 2.x. You can build Java applications with accelerated access to DynamoDB and benefit from non-blocking I/O and other features of the latest AWS SDK for Java. Read More for the details.
AWS – Introducing new Amazon EC2 G4ad instance sizes
We are excited to announce the availability of smaller sized Amazon EC2 G4ad instances that deliver up to 40% better price performance over comparable GPU-based instances for graphics intensive applications such as virtual workstations and game streaming. Like the other G4ad instances, these new sizes are powered by AMD Radeon Pro V520 GPUs and second-generation […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you control which instances to terminate on scale-in
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you control which instances to terminate during a scale-in event by allowing you to provide a custom function that selects which instances to terminate. Previously, you could use one of the predefined termination policies to determine which instances Auto Scaling would terminate. (For example, the OldestLaunchTemplate termination policy would […]
AWS – AWS IoT SiteWise Edge now generally available
Today, AWS announces the general availability of AWS IoT SiteWise Edge, a feature of AWS IoT SiteWise that makes it easy for industrial customers to collect, organize, process, and monitor equipment data on-premises (i.e. at the edge). SiteWise Edge software enables factory operators to get visibility into their equipment data and make decisions that help […]
AWS – Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ version 3.8.17
You can now launch RabbitMQ 3.8.17 brokers on Amazon MQ. This patch update to RabbitMQ contains several fixes and enhancements compared to the previously supported version, RabbitMQ 3.8.11. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon S3 on Outposts adds two larger storage tiers
Amazon S3 on Outposts now offers two larger storage tiers: 240 TB and 380 TB. These new storage tiers help you meet your needs for workloads with larger object storage requirements, and add to the existing options of: 26 TB, 48 TB, and 96 TB storage tiers. Read More for the details.