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AWS – Customers can now tag resources in the Amazon Braket console
You can now manage custom tags for quantum tasks and notebooks directly in the Amazon Braket console. A tag is a simple label consisting of a customer-defined key and value pair. The ability to attach tags such as owner name, project, or cost center makes it easier for you to organize your resources into categories […]
AWS – Monitor your Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) storage usage with Amazon CloudWatch
You can now monitor the storage size of your Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) resources using Amazon CloudWatch. Using the Amazon EFS or Amazon CloudWatch consoles, you can view your file system’s storage size over time, including size in each of the EFS storage classes – EFS Standard, and the cost-optimized EFS Infrequent Access. […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora supports in-place upgrades from MySQL 5.6 to 5.7
Starting today, you can perform an in-place upgrade of your Amazon Aurora database cluster from MySQL major version 5.6 to 5.7. Instead of backing up and restoring the database to the new version, you can upgrade with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 API now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
The Amazon EC2 API now supports the IPv6 protocol, allowing applications to connect over IPv6. This allows you to more easily meet IPv6 compliance requirements, more easily integrate with existing IPv6-based on-premises applications, and remove the need for expensive networking equipment to handle the address translation between IPv4 and IPv6. Read More for the details.
Azure – Monitoring your Azure Data Explorer Clusters with Azure Monitor (Insights) – public preview
Azure Monitor for Azure Data Explorer (public preview) provides comprehensive monitoring of your Azure Data Explorer clusters by delivering a unified view of the performance, operations, and usage. Read More for the details.
GCP – Streaming augmented reality with Google Cloud
Every year at CES, people from around the world experience the latest and greatest that consumer tech has to offer. In 2021, CES will be in an all-digital format for the first time. So how can a virtual show like CES create immersive experiences for attendees tuning in remotely? That’s an interesting challenge for the […]
Azure – View change data through Azure Monitor workbook integration with Application Change Analysis
Application Change Analysis integration with Azure Monitor workbook is now in public preview Read More for the details.
GCP – Stubhub’s path to retire the data center with Bare Metal Solution
Editor’s note: Today, we’re speaking with Austin Sheppard, CTO of StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace. We’ll hear how Google Bare Metal Solution is helping StubHub on their journey into the cloud by reducing their dependency on Oracle, lowering overall costs, and driving performance. At StubHub, we’ve been at the very forefront of ticket marketplace […]
Azure – Public IP SKU upgrade generally available
Azure public IPs now support the ability to be upgraded from Basic to Standard SKU, enabling customers to retain the same IP address for services that require Standard IP frontends. Read More for the details.
GCP – Google Cloud and SAP demonstrate massive scalability for financial services customers
The mission: Proving a scale-out cloud solution for SAP financial products subledger delivers performance, scale and reliability When financial firms run a critical, resource-intensive application like SAP’s financial products subledger (FPSL), they have traditionally adopted a monolithic, single-node, scale-up architecture. But this type of system isn’t designed to sustain long-term growth. As these systems grow, […]