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Azure – Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
This release fixes an Ethernet connection issue for devices with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet enabled. Read More for the details.
Azure – HBv2-series VMs for HPC are now available in UAE North
Azure’s most powerful and scalable HPC VMs, the HBv2-series, are now available in the UAE North region. Customers in this region can now run scale-out MPI workloads to tens of thousands of CPU cores. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure IoT Central new and updated features—November 2020
November updates include IoT Plug and Play support, new pricing tier, a preview of the jobs API, and documentation updates. Read More for the details.
Azure – Event hubs on Azure Stack Hub is now generally available
The GA version of Event Hubs is now available on Azure Stack Hub. This will allow you to realize cloud and on-premises scenarios that use streaming and event-based architectures. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Lumberyard Beta 1.27 Now Available
Amazon Lumberyard 1.27 Beta is now available for download, bringing you a range of updates including usability with optimized work flows throughout the user interface, support for new and improved physics features, and even more customization options for developers on major platforms. Read More for the details.
Azure – Automatic VM placement and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets available on Dedicated Host
Azure can now select the dedicated host to which your VM is deployed. Additionally, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets can be deployed in conjunction with Dedicated Hosts. Read More for the details.
GCP – Ensuring financial stability starts with database stability
Editor’s note: We are hearing today from Freedom Financial Network, provider of technology-based solutions that help consumers overcome debt and establish financial security. To meet the demand of their growing suite of services across the organization, they moved from Rackspace to Google Cloud SQL. At Freedom Financial Network, our products and services have helped hundreds […]
AWS – Amazon EBS reduces the minimum volume size of Throughput Optimized HDD and Cold HDD Volumes by 75%
December 11th, 2020 – You can now create Throughput Optimized HDD (ST1) and Cold HDD Volumes (SC1) as small as 125GB, allowing you to save up to 75% over the previous 500GB minimum when creating volumes at this new minimum size. Read More for the details.
GCP – Preparing your MySQL database for migration with Database Migration Service
Recently, we announced the new Database Migration Service (DMS) to make it easier to migrate databases to Google Cloud. DMS is an easy-to-use, serverless migration tool that provides minimal downtime database migration to Cloud SQL for MySQL (Preview) and Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL (available in Preview by request). In this post, we’ll cover some of […]
GCP – How banks can build resilience into core systems and accelerate a return to innovation in 2021
Banks have an important role to play in the post-pandemic economic recovery. According to an EY Future Consumer Index study, more than eight out of 10 people are worried about their financial position, and 25% believe it may take years before they return to a state of stability. Banks can help by providing businesses access […]