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GCP – Retailers find flexible demand forecasting models in BigQuery ML
Retail businesses understand the value of demand forecasting—using their intuition, product and market experience, and seasonal patterns and cycles to plan for future demand. Beyond the need for forecasts that are as accurate as possible, modern retailers also face the challenge of being able to perform demand planning at scale. Product assortments that span tens […]
GCP – The evolution of data architecture at The New York Times
Like virtually every business across the globe, The New York Times had to quickly adapt to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic last year. Fortunately, our data system with Google Cloud positioned us to perform quickly and efficiently in the new normal. How we use data We have an end-to-end type of data platform; on […]
GCP – Respond to customers faster and more accurately with Dialogflow CX
Contact center agents have become a lifeline for many businesses. They are on the front lines of generating revenue and delivering great customer experiences—all while working from home. Contact center leaders can equip their human agents with the tools they need to be more productive with Google Cloud AI’s new advanced Virtual Agents available in […]
GCP – New Cloud DNS response policies simplify access to Google APIs
Organizations building applications on top of Google Cloud make heavy use of Google APIs, allowing developers to build feature-rich and scalable services on Google Cloud infrastructure. But accessing those APIs can be tough if an organization uses VPC Service Controls to isolate resources and mitigate data exfiltration risks. Today, we’re introducing Cloud DNS response policies. […]
Azure – Resource instance rules for access to Azure Storage now in public preview
Resource instance rules enable secure connectivity to Azure Storage by restricting access to specific resources of select Azure services. Resource instance rules to control access to Azure Storage are now in preview in all Azure public regions. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Cognitive Services Translator – Inuktitut language text translation now available
Translate to or from Inuktitut into any of the more than 70 languages available in Translator. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Direct Connect launches second location in Italy
AWS Direct Connect is now live at Equinix ML2, Milano, Italy. This is the second Direct Connect location in Italy. Equinix ML2 compliments the existing CDLAN Srl in Via Caldera 21, Milano, Italy Direct Connect location. Customers in Italy can use both Milan locations to deploy location-redundant connectivity. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EBS announces CloudWatch metrics with 1-minute granularity on all EBS volume types
We are excited to announce that all Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume types now receive CloudWatch metrics with 1-minute granularity at no additional cost. You can use CloudWatch metrics to monitor the performance and status of your Amazon EBS volumes. Additionally, you can use CloudWatch alarms to automatically perform actions or send SNS […]
GCP – New white paper: Strengthening operational resilience in financial services by migrating to Google Cloud
Operational resilience continues to be a key focus for financial services firms. Regulators from around the world are refocusing supervisory approaches on operational resilience to support the soundness of financial firms and the stability of the financial ecosystem. Our new white paper discusses the continuing importance of operational resilience to the financial services sector, and […]
Azure – 99.99% uptime for Azure Active Directory Premium customers is coming April 1st, 2021
SLA for Azure AD is increasing the up-time commitment to 99.99% for Azure AD Premium customers to support the need for an Identity service with high resilience and low interruptions. Read More for the details.