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GCP – 21 new ways we’re improving observability with Cloud Ops
We’ve heard from customers about how important it is to be able to reliably operate your applications and infrastructure running on Google Cloud. In particular, observability is critical to reliable operations. To help you quickly gain insight into your Google Cloud environment, we’ve added 21 new features to Cloud Operations, the observability suite we launched […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune introduces an alternative query engine (DFE) in lab mode
Amazon Neptune announced a new engine release that introduces an alternative query engine (DFE) in lab mode that can significantly speed up query execution by improving the resource utilization of database instances. DFE runs both SPARQL and Gremlin queries, and supports a wide variety of plan types, including left-deep, bushy, and hybrid plans. Read More […]
GCP – How Revionics brings advanced analytics to retailers with help from Google Cloud
Editor’s note: Today we’re hearing from Revionics, a lifecycle pricing platform that gives retailers the confidence to ask the “what ifs” and “why nots” that result in profitable pricing strategies. In this blog, the Revionics team shares their cloud data warehouse migration journey and the lessons learned along the way. At Revionics, we’ve been in […]
GCP – From operations to planning, G Suite customers scale data insights with Connected Sheets
We recently announced the general availability of Connected Sheets, which brings you the power and scale of a BigQuery data warehouse in the familiar context of Google Sheets. With Connected Sheets, you can analyze billions of rows and petabytes of data in Sheets without specialized knowledge of computer languages like SQL. This makes it easy […]
GCP – The best of Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir’s Data Analytics Week for technical practitioners
Calling all data practitioners: It’s week 5 of Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir, and this week we’re covering all things data analytics. This covers the full spectrum of data workflows in Google Cloud, from data ingestion using Dataflow and Pub/Sub to BigQuery’s machine learning and geospatial capabilities and data visualization with Looker. And, of course, […]
GCP – Getting hands-on: Start building on Google Cloud for free
We’re pleased to share updates to our Google Cloud free programs so developers can get started even faster in solving real-world business challenges. With more and more developers building with the Google Cloud Platform every day, we’ve invested in a broad range of new hands-on resources, videos, tutorials, and comprehensive documentation to help you get […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune is now available in South America (São Paulo) and Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Regions
Amazon Neptune is now available in South America (São Paulo) and Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Regions. You can now create Neptune clusters using R5 and T3 instance types in these regions for your graph applications. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) now supports next-generation, memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R5 nodes
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) now supports next-generation, memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R5 nodes for high-performance applications. R5 nodes are based on the AWS Nitro System and feature enhanced networking based on the Elastic Network Adapter. Memory-optimized R5 nodes offer memory size flexibility from 16 to 768 GiB. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Solutions: Serverless Bot Framework adds support for securely integrating with third-party APIs
AWS has updated Serverless Bot Framework, an AWS Solutions Implementation that automatically sets up a chatbot application with sample interactions for the chatbot. The solution makes use of AWS services, such as AWS Lambda, to implement the machine learning logic of the chatbot and Amazon Polly to turn text responses into lifelike speech. Read More […]
AWS – AWS CodeDeploy now supports deployments to VPC endpoints
You can now use AWS CodeDeploy to deploy applications to your virtual private cloud (VPC) through VPC endpoints powered by AWS PrivateLink. With this feature, you can use CodeDeploy to deploy your critical, internal applications without using an Internet gateway, public IP addresses, or a VPN connection. AWS PrivateLink provides secure connectivity between VPCs and […]