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AWS – New self-paced course about designing data lakes on edX and Coursera
AWS Training and Certification has launched a new self-paced digital course: Introduction to Designing Data Lakes in AWS. This course is for learners ranging from storage administrators to data scientists who want to explore how to create and operate a data lake in a secure and scalable way. Read More for the details.
Azure – The Azure Quota REST API to manage service limits (quotas) is now generally available
Use Azure REST Quota APIs to manage the service limits (quota) of Azure Virtual Machines (cores/vCPU) and Azure Machine Learning. Take advantage of this capability to query current usage and quotas for the supported resources and update these limits. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority now supports additional certificate customization
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) Private Certificate Authority (CA) now supports additional customization options for issuing CA and end entity certificates to meet additional use cases such as identity certificates, including smart card certificates. Customers can now include certificate attributes via API calls at the time of issuance in addition to inclusion in the certificate signing […]
Azure – Azure Monitor ITSM Connector for ServiceNow ITOM with Secure Export
Introducing a public preview of Secure Export as a new version of Azure Monitor ITSM Connector, providing integration with ServiceNow ITOM. Read More for the details.
GCP – Hands-on with Anthos on bare metal
Hands on with Anthos on Bare Metal In this blog post I want to walk you through my experience of installing Anthos on bare metal (ABM) in my home lab. It covers the benefits of deploying Anthos on bare metal, necessary prerequisites, the installation process, and using Google Cloud operations capabilities to inspect the health […]
AWS – AWS SDK for Go version 2 is now generally available
Today, the AWS SDKs and Tools announces general availability of the AWS SDK for Go, version 2 (v2). This release has a modular architecture that allows customers to model service dependencies in their application and independently control service client updates using Go modules. A marked improvement in CPU and memory utilization provides more resources for […]
AWS – Amazon ECS now supports VPC Endpoint policies
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) now lets you attach IAM resource policies to VPC Endpoints. This allows you to control access to your ECS resources from VPC Endpoints, helping you meet compliance and regulatory requirements. Read More for the details.
GCP – Homesearch makes looking for real estate easier with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Giles Ellwood, CEO and Co-Founder of Homesearch, a technology company at the forefront of United Kingdom property data, working to create a more informed, connected, and proactive property market for everyone. For most people, buying a home will be the biggest purchase of their life. But with so […]
GCP – BenchSci helps pharma deliver new medicines—stat!—with Google Cloud
Every startup should have a lofty goal, even if they’re not 100% certain how they’ll reach it. Our company, BenchSci, is a Canadian biotech startup whose mission is to help scientists bring new medicines to patients 50% faster by 2025. Since founding the company in 2015, we’ve been building a platform to help scientists design […]
GCP – Build your own workout app in 5 steps—without coding
With the holidays behind us and a new year ahead, it’s time to reset our goals and find ways to make our lives healthier and happier. This time last year, like many people, I decided to create a more regimented exercise routine and track my progress. I looked at several fitness and workout apps I […]