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GCP – Improve the data science experience using scalable Python data processing
Python has quickly solidified itself as one of the top languages for data scientists looking to prep, process, and analyze data for analytics and machine learning related use cases. Dask is a Python library for parallel computing with similar APIs to the most popular Python data science libraries such as Pandas, NumPy and scikit-learn. Dask’s […]
GCP – Faster machine learning on Dataproc with new initialization action
Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark are established and standard frameworks for distributed storage and data processing. Google Cloud’s Dataproc is a fast, easy-to-use, fully managed cloud service for running Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop clusters in a simple, cost-efficient way. For users looking to build machine learning models, you might use Dataproc for preprocessing your […]
Azure – Azure Storage account recovery available via portal is now generally available
Recover you deleted storage account directly from the portal. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon QuickSight now supports Amazon Elasticsearch Service, and adds new box plot and filled map visuals
Amazon QuickSight dashboards can now visualize data from Amazon Elasticsearch Service. Amazon Elasticsearch Service is a fully managed service that makes it easy for you to deploy, secure, and run Elasticsearch cost effectively at scale. Authors in QuickSight can select Amazon Elasticsearch Service as a data source, select the specific data domain to analyze and […]
GCP – What is zero trust identity security?
A zero trust network is one in which no person, device, or network enjoys inherent trust. All trust, which allows access to information, must be earned, and the first step of that is demonstrating valid identity. A system needs to know who you are, confidently, before it can determine what you should have access to. […]
GCP – Using Document AI to automate procurement workflows
Earlier this month we announced the Document AI platform, a unified console for document processing. Document AI is a platform and a family of solutions that help businesses to transform documents into structured data with machine learning. With custom parsers and Natural Language Processing, DocAI can automatically classify, extract, and enrich data within your documents […]
Azure – Azure Databricks now generally available in the Azure China region
The availability of Azure Databricks in China enables global enterprises to provide a consistent experience for customers in this region. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Data Factory data flow connectors now generally available for CDM and Delta Lake.
Azure Data Factory (ADF) has make data flow connectors for ETL data loading, transforming, and landing in Common Data Model (CDM) and Delta Lake formats. Read More for the details.
GCP – Introducing the Modern Computing Alliance: The best way to predict the future is to build it
If the last two decades have taught us anything, it’s that things—especially technology—move pretty fast. As an industry, technology providers have done a fantastic job developing new hardware and software products to make sure people can keep up, and get ahead. However the user experience is defined not only by the innovation of the building […]
GCP – Streaming analytics 101: Making modern data decisions with ease
Within the realm of modern data collection, streaming analytics is just what it sounds like: a flow of constantly moving data called event streams. These streams comprise events that occur as the result of an action at any moment, such as a web click, a transaction, or a fraudulent activity. Streaming analytics provides the ability […]