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AWS – Amazon Forecast now supports generating predictions for 10X more items
Amazon Forecast is a fully managed service that uses machine learning (ML) to generate accurate forecasts without requiring any prior ML experience. Amazon Forecast can be used in a wide variety of use cases, including product demand forecasting, inventory planning, workforce planning and cloud infrastructure usage forecasting. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EMR now supports encrypting log files with AWS Key Management Service (KMS) customer managed CMKs for more flexible security
Amazon EMR now supports AWS Key Management Service (KMS) customer managed CMKs to encrypt log files that are stored in Amazon S3. When logging and debugging is enabled on an EMR cluster, Amazon EMR will automatically upload log files to Amazon S3. Now Amazon EMR lets you specify customer managed CMKs when the EMR cluster […]
AWS – Amplify CLI adds support for Lambda layers to easily share code & assets across Lambda functions
With this release, Amplify CLI makes it easy to use Lambda layers to share code & assets across various Lambda functions. Amplify CLI provides a guided creation, update, and deployment process for Lambda layers designed for Node.js, and Python runtimes. Read More for the details.
AWS – Quickly identify public access to resources using the IAM Access Analyzer console
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer console now flags resources that allow public access to help you quickly identify and remediate unintended public access. The console now displays a warning message when you have findings for resources with public access and labels the findings “Public”. You can now also use filters to quickly […]
Azure – Upcoming changes to JSON flattening and storage for new Azure Time Series Insights deployments
Azure Time Series Insights is making changes to JSON telemetry data flattening and storage. These changes will go into effect 10 July 2020 for new deployments only. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect now supports Kevin, Polly’s latest text to speech voice
Amazon Connect enables customers to use Amazon Polly’s latest US-English neural voice, Kevin. Built on Amazon Polly’s neural text-to-speech technology, this new voice delivers groundbreaking improvements in speech quality, making automated conversations sound more lifelike by improving the pitch, inflection, intonation, and tempo. Read More for the details.
GCP – Enhancing multi-cloud data governance on Google Cloud
Data governance is an essential part of managing your cloud infrastructure, particularly if you’re taking advantage of multiple cloud providers. In many industries, you need to show where data has been stored, and how it’s been used, to meet regulations. In addition, using access controls and other data governance tools helps ensure that only those […]
Azure – Azure Stream Analytics tools for Visual Studio Code now supports Visual Studio Codespaces
Azure Stream Analytics tools for Visual Studio Code now supports Visual Studio Codespaces. Read More for the details.
GCP – Admin Essentials: Publishing custom extensions for the enterprise
IT administrators often need to manage extensions to protect and enable their employees who use Chrome. I’ve written about the different methods of managing third-party extensions, but sometimes enterprises want to create their own custom extensions, so they can meet the exact needs of their users. Once the extension is created, the question becomes: How […]
GCP – New research on how Google Cloud certifications are transforming careers and businesses
Getting the most from cloud technologies means organizations need the right talent with the right combination of skills. However, 86 percent of IT leaders report that the shortage of cloud computing skills will slow down their 2020 cloud projects. To find the cloud skills they need, companies are increasingly turning to industry-recognized certifications: 93 percent […]