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GCP – Google Cloud VMware Engine explained: Integrated networking and connectivity
Editor’s note: This the first installment in a new blog series that dives deep into our Google Cloud VMware Engine managed service. Stay tuned for other entries on migration, integration, running stateful database workloads, and enabling remote workers, to name a few.We recently announced the general availability of Google Cloud VMware Engine, a managed VMware […]
GCP – App modernization enabled this retail solution provider to converge physical and digital commerce
As Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said earlier this year, digital transformation in the retail industry is more than just a requirement, it’s a race, and the retailers that transform the fastest will be the most successful in the long term. COVID-19’s impact on the retail industry has only exacerbated this challenge, forcing retailers to […]
GCP – Looker news and highlights from Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir, Week 5
August has been a busy month for us here at Looker. We started off Data Analytics week at Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir with a major release of top-requested enhancements—building on our vision of empowering companies to build powerful data experiences and drive positive, data-driven business outcomes. Then, throughout this week, we’ve presented our vision […]
AWS – Amazon Chime application and Amazon Chime SDK now support meetings in additional AWS Regions
Customers can now connect to meetings from the Amazon Chime app or Amazon Chime SDK in Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) AWS Regions. Additionally, Amazon Chime SDK customers can connect to meetings in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Transfer Family supports FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints in US and Canada Regions
AWS Transfer Family now offers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant endpoints in US and Canada commercial AWS Regions to protect sensitive information. These endpoints terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) sessions using a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic software module, making it easier for you to use Transfer Family for regulated workloads. Read More […]
AWS – Amazon Comprehend adds five new languages to Custom Entity Recognition
Amazon Comprehend is a natural language processing (NLP) service that uses machine learning to analyze text documents and identify insights such as sentiment, entities, and topics from text. No ML expertise required. You can use Custom Entity Recognition to identify terms that are specific to your domain. For example, you can instantly extract product names, […]
AWS – Amazon ElastiCache for Redis Now Supports Up To 500 Nodes Per Cluster
Amazon ElastiCache for Redis now allows you to scale your Redis Clusters up to 500 nodes. Redis (cluster mode enabled) configuration allows you to partition your data across multiple shards and offers better scalability, performance, and availability. With this announcement, you can double your cluster size from 250 nodes to 500 nodes, thereby supporting larger […]
AWS – AWS Site-to-Site VPN Now Supports IPv6 Traffic
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports IPv6 traffic for VPN connections to AWS Transit Gateway. With this launch, you can now use IPv6 addressing for traffic between your customer gateway device and your resources in AWS. If you use IPv6 addresses for your resources in Amazon Virtual Private Clouds and on-premises data center or office sites, […]
AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for the native desktop experience
Starting today, you can enable the native desktop experience for your Amazon AppStream 2.0 fleets. Previously, AppStream 2.0 streaming sessions only showed the windows of the applications that were launched. With this launch, you can enable Desktop View on your fleet, which provides the same desktop experience your users are used to with the existing […]
AWS – Amazon ECS now launches the Amazon ECS Optimized Inferentia AMI
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) today launched the new Amazon ECS Optimized Inferentia Amazon Machine Image (AMI), a new Amazon Linux 2 based AMI for the Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances on ECS. This makes it easy for customers to run Inferentia based containers on ECS using the ECS Optimized Inferentia AMI which comes pre-baked with […]