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AWS – Quantum computing is now available on AWS through Amazon Braket
Amazon Braket is a fully managed quantum computing service that helps researchers and developers explore potential applications and evaluate current quantum computing technologies. Amazon Braket provides a development environment to design quantum algorithms, test them on simulated quantum computers, and run them on different types of quantum computing hardware. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Step Functions adds support for string manipulation, new comparison operators, and improved output processing
AWS Step Functions announces enhancements to Amazon States Language, making it easier for you to build workflows. Customers now have more flexibility within their state machine definition and allow for more dynamic behaviour within their workflow application with enhanced Choice and Task states. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances based on AWS Inferentia now available in US East (Ohio), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Sydney, Tokyo) Regions
AWS has expanded the availability of Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances in US East (Ohio), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Sydney, Tokyo). Inf1 instances are powered by AWS Inferentia chips, which Amazon custom-designed to provide customers with the lowest cost-per-inference in the cloud and lower barriers for everyday developers to use machine learning at scale. […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family adds pre-defined security policies to choose cryptographic algorithms
AWS Transfer Family now offers pre-defined security policies to control cryptographic algorithms used for communication between your end users’ file transfer clients and AWS Transfer Family server endpoints, helping you meet your organization’s requirements for security and compatibility. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Blob storage—Network File System 3.0 protocol support public preview region expansion
NFS 3.0 support to block blob storage accounts with premium performance public preview regions now include: Australia Southeast, North Europe, UK West, Korea Central, Korea South, West Central US. Read More for the details.
Azure – Line numbers in Log Analytics query editor
Log Analytics query editor now show line numbers when composing a query Read More for the details.
Azure – Log Analytics new System Center configuration blade
System center configuration now has it’s own dedicated blade in Log Analytics. Read More for the details.
Azure – Data Factory managed virtual network support is now in public preview
Run your data integration pipelines in an isolated and highly secure environment. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics now available in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Middle East (Bahrain), Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) Regions
CloudWatch Synthetics allows you to monitor your REST APIs, URLs, and website content every minute, 24×7, and alerts you when your application endpoints don’t behave as expected. CloudWatch Synthetics enables you to continually verify your customer experience even when there is no customer traffic on your applications. This lets you discover issues before your customers […]
GCP – 6 tips for database pros to adapt to cloud data warehouses
Data warehouse modernization affects both people and technology. For IT professionals like database administrators (DBAs) who run legacy architectures, using a cloud data warehouse means you no longer have to spend the bulk of your time on tedious activities like testing, patching, upgrading, and managing backups. It can also free you from the impossible task […]