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GCP – Google Maps Platform gaming solution now available to everyone
Just over two years ago we launched our gaming solution to bring real-world games to life, starting with a limited group of game studios. Since then, 10 games, played by more than 11 million players each month, have been built with Google Maps Platform. But almost immediately after launch, we recognized the interest from independent […]
GCP – 15 years of collaboration: new features and what’s next from Google Maps Platform
This month 15 years ago, just a few months after the Google Maps website rolled out in 2005, we launched the Google Maps API. We quickly saw an explosion of what were then called Google Maps ”mashups”–when a developer mashed together a specific dataset with a Google map and placed the resulting map and data […]
GCP – Data scientists assist medical researchers in the fight against COVID-19
Cutting-edge technological innovation will be a key component to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaggle—the world’s largest community of data scientists, with nearly 5 million users—is currently hosting multiple data science challenges focused on helping the medical community to better understand COVID-19, with the hope that AI can help scientists in their quest to beat the […]
AWS – Simplify cloud resource management with AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow
Today, we’re excited to announce the AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow, formerly known as the AWS Service Catalog Connector. The AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow enables integration features for AWS Service Catalog, AWS Config, and AWS Systems Manager within ServiceNow. This simplifies cloud provisioning and resource management for ServiceNow administrators, and also makes […]
Azure – Azure IoT Central jobs and metrics feature updates—May 2020
May 2020 jobs and metrics feature updates for Azure IoT Central are now available. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Sphere OS update 20.06 is now available for compatibility testing
The Azure Sphere OS quality update 20.06 is now available for evaluation via the retail evaluation feed. The release includes an OS update and an updated Linux SDK. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Service Catalog now supports sharing portfolios across an organization from a delegated member account
Today, AWS Service Catalog is releasing delegated administrator portfolio sharing, which enables administrators to more easily distribute and manage AWS services across multiple AWS accounts. Service Catalog administrators can now share services from multiple member accounts within their AWS Organization. Read More for the details.
Azure – Budgets in Cost Management now accounts threshold edits and alert limits above 100%
Budget evaluations in Azure Cost Management now re-fire alerts for the same period after you edit a budget. Additionally, now Budgets will also allow you to set a threshold above 100% Read More for the details.
GCP – How a gaming studio brought a lost world into the real world with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s note:Today’s post comes from Maggy Larouche, senior producer of Jurassic World Alive at Ludia, one of Canada’s leading mobile video game companies. Jurassic World Alive brings players up close with their favorite prehistoric creatures from the Jurassic World film franchise using Google Maps Platform. Jurassic World Alive is Ludia’s first geolocation game. With every […]
GCP – New ways to manage custom Cloud Monitoring dashboards
Earlier this year, we added a Dashboard API to Cloud Monitoring, allowing you to manage custom dashboards and charts programmatically, in addition to managing them with the Google Cloud Console. Since then, you’ve asked us to provide more sample dashboard templates that target specific Google Cloud services. Many of you have also asked us to […]