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GCP – Framework for building a configuration driven data lake using Data Fusion and Composer
The first article in this series provided an overview of a data lake solution architecture using Data Fusion for data integration and Cloud Composer for orchestration. In this article, I will provide an overview of the detailed solution design based on that architecture. This article assumes you have some basic understanding of GCP Data Fusion […]

AWS – New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer – JumpStart for Amazon Textract
JumpStart for Amazon Textract is an AWS Solutions Consulting Offer delivered via a consulting engagement from TensorIoT, an AWS Machine Learning Competency Partner. JumpStart for Amazon Textract enhances the the benefits of Amazon Textract by reducing setup time and adding functionality that improves the data extraction experience and streamlines the user interface. Customers that request […]

GCP – How Sabre Corporation implemented a culture of secure innovation with Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks
Sabre Corporation is committed to driving innovation in the global travel industry and developing solutions that help airlines, hotels, and travel agencies transform the traveler experience and satisfy the ever-evolving travel needs of its customers. In order to build these solutions, Sabre moved to the cloud for newer, faster, and more open platform technologies. Sabre’s […]

GCP – Accelerate data science workflows with Looker, plus free training to help get started
Looker, the modern business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that is now a part of Google Cloud, is more than a BI reporting tool. It’s a full-fledged data application and visualization platform. Looker allows users to curate and publish data, integrating with a wide range of endpoints in many different formats ranging from CSV, JSON, […]

GCP – Conversational AI with Apigee API Management for enhancing customer experiences
The pandemic has accelerated enterprises’ digital transformation investments, notably their efforts to use AI and the cloud to meet rising customer expectations. This means, among other things, that virtual agents and other interactive bots should be part of an organization’s customer service toolset.To provide the excellent experiences that customers demand, it’s not an option for […]

AWS – New digital class and lab on DevOps on AWS
We are excited to announce the launch of our new digital course, Getting Started with DevOps on AWS, together with the optional Getting Started with DevOps on AWS self-paced lab. This course explores the basics of developing, delivering, and maintaining high-quality secure applications and services at high velocity on AWS. The course covers the philosophies, […]

AWS – Updated digital course on Coursera and edX – AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
AWS Training and Certification is excited to announce the launch of the updated AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials digital course on Coursera and edX. If you’re new to the cloud or in a technical or non-technical role such as finance, legal, sales, or marketing, this course provides you with an understanding of fundamental AWS Cloud concepts […]

GCP – New in BigQuery BI Engine: faster insights across popular BI tools
Business analysts working with larger and larger data sets are finding traditional BI methods can’t keep up with their need for speed. BigQuery BI Engine is designed to meet this need by accelerating that most popular dashboards and reports that connect to BigQuery. With the freshest data available, your analysts can identify trends faster, reduce […]

GCP – BigQuery delivers a modern view of materialized views
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability (GA) of BigQuery materialized views. Materialized views (MV’s) are precomputed views that periodically cache results of a query to provide customers increased performance and efficiency. They significantly boost performance and lowers costs of workloads that have the characteristic of common and repeated queries and are ideal […]
GCP – MongoDB and Google Extend Partnership To Drive Enterprise Cloud Modernization
Just two years ago at Next ‘19, Thomas Kurian shared Google’s philosophy for an Open Cloud strategy to provide a best-in-class, seamless experience for our customers. We embarked on this incredible growth journey by bringing MongoDB Atlas, the popular general purpose database platform, closer to customers by launching Atlas on the Google Cloud Marketplace. Since […]