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Azure – Public preview: Azure Purview Resource Set configuration enhancements
You can now customize how Azure Purview Data Catalog assets are grouped into resource sets and are named as well. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter now displays an aggregated view of all operational issues for a specified resource
Starting today, you can view all operational issues (OpsItems) for an impacted resource in AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter. OpsCenter allows operations engineers and IT professionals to investigate, diagnose, and resolve operational issues related to AWS resources from a central place. This enables you to understand the greater context while troubleshooting an issue such as an […]

AWS – New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer – Driving Digital Transformation with Sitecore
Driving Digital Transformation with Sitecore is an AWS Solutions Consulting Offer delivered via a consulting engagement from Slalom, an AWS DevOps Competency and AWS Digital Experience Competency Partner. With the Driving Digital Transformation with Sitecore consulting offer, Slalom leverages Sitecore’s combination of content management, commerce, and customer insights to design and create a complete, customer-centric […]

AWS – FreeRTOS demonstrates meeting a set of security criteria for IoT platforms
FreeRTOS is now certified for the Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP) Assurance Level 2. With this certification, FreeRTOS libraries have demonstrated meeting a specific set of security criteria for IoT platforms. In addition, embedded developers writing FreeRTOS-based applications can achieve SESIP certification for their own applications more quickly because the underlying libraries have […]

GCP – Automating smartphone manufacturing with Visual Inspection AI
AI technologies can help organizations keep up with their customers’ fast-changing demands and gain an edge over the competition. For manufacturers, AI promises benefits at every level of the value chain as they try to speed up production while maintaining high-quality products. AI has proven especially beneficial for improving product quality, lowering costs, predicting equipment […]

GCP – How to build a serverless real-time credit card fraud detection solution
As businesses continue to shift toward online credit card payments, there is a rising need to have an effective fraud detection solution capable of real-time, actionable alerts. In collaboration with Quantiphi, an award-winning Google Cloud Premier Partner with experience engaging with global financial institutions, we developed a smart analytics design pattern that enables you to […]

AWS – New Amazon SNS Console Now Available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
The Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) console with a new and updated user interface is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EventBridge now supports propagation of X-Ray trace context
Amazon EventBridge now supports propagation of AWS X-Ray trace context, enabling you to view the end-to-end flow of events through your applications. AWS X-Ray traces user requests as they travel through your entire application. It connects and visualizes the data generated by individual services like AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2 and the many resources that make […]

AWS – The AWS Lambda console now features a new navigation design
We reorganized features on the console based on key tasks such as, writing code, testing, monitoring and configuring. With this update, we reduced the amount of scrolling needed to access common configuration options by creating a dedicated configuration tab. In addition, the new navigation design orients your work on the Lambda console towards the tasks […]
AWS – FreeRTOS Long Term Support now includes AWS IoT over-the-air update, AWS IoT Device Defender, and AWS IoT Jobs libraries
FreeRTOS Long Term Support (LTS) release 202012.01 now includes the over-the-air update (OTA), AWS IoT Device Defender, and AWS IoT Jobs libraries in the first LTS release (FreeRTOS 202012.00 LTS). With this release, developers can use the FreeRTOS LTS libraries to update firmware, manage device fleets, and monitor fleet metrics for their microcontroller-based IoT devices. […]