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GCP – Introducing the latest Slurm on GCP scripts
Do you use the Slurm job scheduler to manage your high performance computing (HPC) workloads? Today, alongside SchedMD, we’re announcing the newest set of features for Slurm running on Google Cloud, including support for Terraform, the HPC VM Image, placement policies, Bulk API and instance templates, as well as a Google Cloud Marketplace listing. Note […]
GCP – VM Manager 101: Create a disk clone before patching VMs
Earlier this year, we introduced VM Manager, a suite of tools that can be used to manage virtual machines running on Google Cloud at scale. One of the services available with VM Manager isOS patch management, which helps to apply patches to virtual machines on-demand and based on schedules. Both Linux and Windows operating systems […]
GCP – Next-generation claims: Transforming vehicle accidents with AI
Editor’s note: Today we’re hearing from risk management software provider Solera Holdings on how they transformed their automotive claims process using machine learning from Google Cloud. Stuck on hold with your car insurance claims department? If a fender-bender isn’t enough to send your stress levels through the roof, negotiating costs and insurance deductibles with a […]
GCP – What industry leaders teach us about the future of data
Almost two-thirds of leading organizations claim that creating data-rich platforms is one of the best ways they can “future proof” their business. The research, commissioned by McKinsey & Company highlights that one of the attributes of industry winners is that they don’t just think of data as a component of their business, they act as […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports January 2021 Patch Set Update (PSU) for Oracle Database 12.1
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the January 2021 Patch Set Update (PSU) for Oracle Database 12.1. January 2021 Release Update (RU) for Oracle Database 12.2, 18c, and 19c have already been launched. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Solutions Implementation – The Discovering Hot Topics Using Machine Learning solution adds the capability to filter and visualize Twitter topics based on geographical coordinates
AWS Solutions has updated Discovering Hot Topics using Machine Learning, an AWS Solutions Implementation that ingests text, image and video (video: upcoming feature) from online discourse in order to perform topic modeling, sentiment analysis on plain text and text embedded within images as well as detection of unsafe content in images. In this updated version, […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Instance Refresh now supports phased deployments
The Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Instance Refresh feature enables customers to update the EC2 instances in their Auto Scaling groups on a rolling basis. Now, Instance Refresh gives customers more control over the update process by letting them configure Instance Refresh checkpoints to phase their deployments. An Instance Refresh checkpoint specifies what percent of the […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports rollback protection for database major version upgrades
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now offers rollback protection for major version upgrades. Read More for the details.
AWS – New digital course: AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
AWS Training and Certification launched a new course entitled AWS Cloud Technical Essentials. Available for free on Coursera and edX, this course uses video lectures and demonstrations to teach the technical fundamentals of AWS. Upon course completion, learners will be able to make an informed decision about when and how to apply core AWS services […]
AWS – AWS Launch Wizard now supports ‘No Rollback on Failure’
Starting today, AWS Launch Wizard deployments support the ‘No Rollback on Failure’ feature for all Launch Wizard applications. Now, when a Launch Wizard deployment fails, resources that were created as part of the deployment will not be immediately deleted/rolled back. Read More for the details.