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GCP – Scaling deep learning workloads with PyTorch / XLA and Cloud TPU VM
Introduction Many deep learning advancements can be attributed to increases in (1) data size and (2) computational power. Training deep learning models with larger datasets can be extremely beneficial for model training. Not only do they help stabilize model performance during training, but research shows that for moderate to large-scale models and datasets, model performance […]
AWS – AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EBS io2 Block Express Volumes
Today AWS announced general availability of io2 Block Express volumes that deliver up to 4x higher throughput, IOPS, and capacity than io2 volumes, and are designed to deliver sub-millisecond latency and 99.999% durability. io2 Block Express refers to io2 volumes running on the EBS Block Express architecture, and supports standard io2 features such as Multi-Attach […]
Azure – Public preview: IoT Edge Metrics Collector module 1.0.1 release
This update provides security and reliability improvements, and support for government and regional clouds. Read More for the details.
Azure – Shared disks on Azure Disk Storage are now generally available on all Premium SSD and Standard SSD sizes
Shared disks can now be leveraged on smaller Premium SSDs from 4GiB to 128 GiB and all Standard SSDs from 4 GiB to 32 TiB. This expands shared disk support to Ultra Disk, Premium SSD, and Standard SSD enabling you to optimize for different price and performance options based on your workload needs. Read More […]
Azure – Public preview: Scan and view lineage of data stored in Erwin Mart, Google BigQuery and Looker using Azure Purview
Azure Purview now supports automated scanning from Erwin, BigQuery and Looker soureces to extract schema and lineage between data. Read More for the details.
Azure – Announcing the Azure Firewall Premium general availability
Utilize next-generation firewall capabilities in Azure Firewall Premium Read More for the details.
GCP – Where should I run my stuff? Choosing a Google Cloud compute option
Where should you run your workload? It depends…Choosing the right infrastructure options to run your application is critical, both for the success of your application and for the team that is managing and developing it. This post breaks down some of the most important factors that you need to consider when deciding where you should […]
AWS – New AWS Solutions Implementation: Tamper Proof Quality Data Using Amazon QLDB
We are delighted to announce the addition of Tamper Proof Quality Data Using Amazon QLDB to the AWS Solutions Implementations portfolio. AWS Solutions Implementations help you solve common problems and build faster using the AWS platform. Read More for the details.
Azure – Private preview: New telemetry for SAP Application (NetWeaver) in Azure portal
SAP on Azure customers can now view SAP Application telemetry like short dumps, SDF/SMON and STO3 in Azure portal. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Alerts, Pacemaker cluster (RHEL OS) and data-size for SAP HANA
SAP on Azure customers can now set threshold-based alerts on SAP application, databases and clusters though Azur portal with few clicks. Read More for the details.