Welcome to above the clouds

Azure – Azure Sphere SDK version 20.11 is now available
The 20.11 SDK introduces the first Beta release of the azsphere command line interface (CLI) v2, which is designed to more closely match the Azure CLI in functionality and usage. Read More for the details.

Azure – New feature in public preview for intelligent ingestion from Event Hubs source
New ingestion feature intelligently suggests relevant table schema and mapping definitions to Event Hubs source Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Site Recovery update rollup 52 – November 2020
The latest Azure Site Recovery update provides provides fixes, updated Linux support for disaster recovery of Azure VMs, VMware VMs, and physical servers, and download links for Site Recovery components. Read More for the details.

GCP – Advancing healthcare with the Healthcare Interoperability Readiness Program
The 21st Century Cures Act, a United States law enacted at the end of 2016, mandates patient data interoperability for payers, providers, and healthcare organizations. As we approach rolling implementation deadlines, healthcare organizations are wrestling with how to liberate data from siloed systems—not only to give patients more granular control of their data, but also […]

GCP – Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems names Google a Leader
We’re announcing today that Google has been named a Leader in the first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS), 2020. We believe this recognition is due to Google Cloud’s data analytics and databases vision and strategy, and is echoed by the growth in customers across all industries and geographies selecting Google Cloud […]

GCP – Google charts the course for a modern data cloud
Google Cloud is a leader when it comes to data, and in the past few years, we’ve made leaps and bounds to help our customers level up their enterprise databases and analytics capabilities. Our data platform is a primary reason why the largest enterprises in the world like The Home Depot, HSBC, and UPS run […]

GCP – Anthos on bare metal, now GA, puts you back in control
Enterprise IT organizations want it all, don’t they? Choice and freedom in their technology choices, but also automation, security, scale, and support. From the beginning, Anthos has been about putting you back in charge of how you consume the cloud (private or public), while imparting some of the best practices we’ve learned from running a […]

AWS – Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer announces CodeQuality Detector to help manage technical debt and codebase maintainability
Today, we are excited to announce additional capabilities with Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer. You can now use CodeQuality Detector to identify smells early, balance between speed and technical debt, and coordinate software development and maintenance efficiently. Read More for the details.

AWS – The Amazon Chime SDK now supports messaging
The Amazon Chime SDK makes it easier for developers to add add VoIP audio, PSTN audio, video, and content sharing to their applications. Starting today, the Amazon Chime SDK also enables developers to connect communities of users with secure, scalable, and persistent messaging. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Systems Manager Change Calendar integrates with Amazon EventBridge to enable automated actions based on calendar state changes
Change Calendar, a capability of Systems Manager, now publishes an event to Amazon EventBridge when it changes state from open to closed and vice versa. You can use the published state change event to automatically start actions such as disabling promotions through your continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, managing access to your fleet, or […]