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GCP – New framework expands Google Cloud access globally
As part of our commitment to supporting pioneering research globally, Google Cloud is proud to announce that its services are now available to participants in the OCRE (Open Clouds for Research Environment) framework. Co-founded in January 2019 by GÉANT, the leading technology organization for higher education and research institutions in Europe, the OCRE framework facilitates […]
GCP – Signify chooses Google Cloud IoT Core to power Philips Hue smart lighting
Today, more than ever, consumers expect personalization, innovation and information protection from their connected products and services. According to industry analysts, this trend will continue, and the number of connected devices will likely exceed 21.5B in 2025.1 To successfully execute a connected products strategy, IoT manufacturers must choose a partner that can scale with their […]
AWS – Amazon ml.Inf1 instances are now available on Amazon SageMaker in 14 additional AWS regions
Amazon SageMaker is a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models quickly. To deploy ML models for real-time predictions, Amazon SageMaker provides you with a large selection of AWS compute instances, so you can find the right cost to performance […]
AWS – AWS Glue Studio jobs can now update AWS Glue Data Catalog tables
AWS Glue Studio now supports updating the AWS Glue Data Catalog during job runs. This feature makes it easy to keep your tables up to date as AWS Glue writes new data into Amazon S3, making the data immediately queryable from any analytics service compatible with the AWS Glue Data Catalog. Read More for the […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Query Editor now supports clusters with enhanced VPC routing, longer query run times, and all node types
You can now use the Amazon Redshift Query editor with Amazon Redshift clusters enabled with enhanced VPC routing. You can leverage AWS Secrets Manager to store your cluster credentials and use that with the Amazon Redshift Query Editor. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances are now available on Amazon SageMaker in 14 additional AWS regions
Amazon SageMaker is a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models quickly. To deploy ML models for real-time predictions, Amazon SageMaker provides you with a large selection of AWS compute instances, so you can find the right cost to performance […]
Azure – Azure Purview available in public preview in South Central US and Canada Central
Azure Purview is now available in the South Central US and Canada Central Azure regions. You can now provision Azure Purview accounts in these regions as a public preview offering. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Glue Studio now supports reading uncatalogued data from Amazon S3 and inferring its schema
AWS Glue now supports reading data stored in Amazon S3 without first adding it to the AWS Glue Data Catalog. This feature makes it fast to start authoring Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) and ELT jobs in AWS Glue Studio by allowing you to use locations and objects in Amazon S3 directly as data sources. […]
AWS – Amazon Pinpoint now supports 10DLC and toll-free numbers
Amazon Pinpoint now includes the ability to register Ten-Digit Long Codes (10DLC), and purchase toll-free phone numbers. Both 10DLC phone numbers and toll-free numbers are used to send SMS text messages to recipients in the United States. Both of these types of phone numbers enable you to send Application-to-Person (A2P) messages with improved delivery rates […]
AWS – Amazon SNS now supports sending SMS messages to US destinations using ten-digit long codes and toll-free numbers
Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) now supports ten-digit long codes (10DLC) and toll-free numbers (TFN) for sending SMS text messages from businesses to consumers in the US. These new origination ID types enable SNS customers to send messages using a phone number that is unique to them, and provide improved delivery rates. Read More […]