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Azure – Azure IoT Central—May 2020 dashboard updates
Azure IoT Central May 2020 dashboard feature updates are now available. Read More for the details.
AWS – Improve productivity with interactive SQL tools in Amazon Elasticsearch Service
Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports SQL Workbench and SQL CLI to run queries on Elasticsearch indexes with the conventional and familiar database language. SQL Workbench, a popular open source visual tool used to manage database environments, is now integrated in Kibana to view the results of SQL queries executed on Elasticsearch indexes. SQL CLI provides […]
Azure – Azure Service Fabric 7.1 First Refresh Release
The Azure Service Fabric 7.1 first refresh release includes bug fixes, and performance enhancements for standalone, and Azure environments. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL support for encryption at rest using customer-managed keys
Azure Database for PostgreSQL support for encryption of data at rest using customer-managed keys (data encryption) through Azure Key Vault is now in preview. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Databricks is now available in the Azure Government cloud (in preview)
Azure Databricks is now available in preview to Azure Government customers in the US Gov Virginia and Arizona regions. Azure Databricks provides a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache Spark™-based analytics platform as a fully managed service. It helps you increase your developer productivity, automatically scales with your most demanding workloads, and enables enterprise-grade security that’s […]
AWS – AWS Shield Advanced now supports proactive response to events
AWS Shield Advanced now allows proactive engagement from the DDoS Response Team (DRT) when a DDoS event is detected. When you turn on proactive engagement, the DRT will directly contact you if an Amazon Route 53 health check associated with your protected resource becomes unhealthy during an event that’s detected by Shield Advanced. This allows […]
AWS – Alexa for Business now available on Lifesize Icon meeting room systems
Alexa for Business is now available on Lifesize meeting rooms systems. Lifesize meeting room systems with Alexa built-in enables Lifesize customers into a wide range of productivity-enhancing, voice-activated commands without requiring additional hardware. Users get a touch-free way to interact with Lifesize room systems and can save time by leveraging Alexa to check into rooms, […]
AWS – New Course Teaches APN Partners How to Co-Sell with AWS
We’re excited to offer our first foundational business course for new alliance teams and sales professionals at APN Technology Partner organizations. AWS Solutions Training for Partners: APN Technology Partners Co-Selling with AWS – Business will provide partners with a fundamental understanding of what it means to co-sell with AWS and how to be prepared to […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C5n, M5n, M5dn, R5n, and R5dn instances now available in additional regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C5n instances are available in the AWS Europe (London) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions. In addition, Amazon EC2 M5n, M5dn, R5n, R5dn instances are available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. Read More for the details.
GCP – Gannett uses Google’s serverless platform to reach next generation of readers
Editor’s note: Today we hear from Gannett, the largest local news organization in the U.S., with more than 260 publications. With a mission to make meaningful connections within its communities, Gannett recently developed a highly personalized, mobile news application based on a full-stack serverless framework from Google Cloud. Read on to learn how they did […]