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Azure – COPY command now generally available in Azure Synapse Analytics
The COPY command can now automatically parse your files to calculate file splits and can evenly distribute data chunks across the Synapse SQL compute nodes for parallel ingestion. Read More for the details.
Azure – Windows IoT Microsoft Edge Kiosk Mode in public preview
Microsoft Edge can now be run in Kiosk mode on Windows IoT Read More for the details.
Azure – New MERGE command for Azure Synapse Analytics
Users can now synchronize two tables in a single step, streamlining the data processing using a single step statement while improving code readability and debugging. Read More for the details.
Azure – Column-level encryption for Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics already provides a breadth of options that can be used to handle sensitive data in a secure manner—we are expanding that support with the introduction of Column Level Encryption (CLE). Read More for the details.
GCP – Modern detection for modern threats: Changing the game on today’s threat actors
2020 has introduced complex challenges for enterprise IT environments. Data volumes have grown, attacker techniques have become complex yet more subtle, and existing detection and analytics tools struggle to keep up. In legacy security systems, it’s difficult to run many rules in parallel and at scale—so even if detection is possible, it may be too […]
GCP – SRE Classroom: exercises for non-abstract large systems design
Have you ever tried your hand at designing a resilient distributed software system? If you have, you likely found that there are many factors that contribute to the overall reliability of a system. Different parts of the system can fail in varied and unexpected ways. Certain architecture patterns work well in some situations, but poorly […]
GCP – Cloud Run for Anthos brings eventing to your Kubernetes microservices
Building microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides you with maximum flexibility to build your applications, while still benefiting from the scale and toolset that Google Cloud has to offer. But with great flexibility comes great responsibility. Orchestrating microservices can be difficult, requiring non-trivial implementation, customization, and maintenance of messaging systems. Cloud Run for Anthos […]
AWS – Amazon Lex now offers language support for US Spanish
Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. Starting today, you can build an Amazon Lex bot in US Spanish. Amazon Lex provides deep learning powered automatic speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize the intent of the text, to […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C5a instances now available in South America (Sao Paulo) region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C5a instances, featuring AMD EPYCTM 2nd generation 7002 Series processors, are available in AWS South America (Sao Paulo) region. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now in preview
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server is a new deployment option that provides better control and flexibility, more options for high availability, and cost optimization controls. Read More for the details.