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GCP – All treats, no tricks with product recommendation reference patterns
In all things technology, change is the only constant. This year alone has brought more uncertainty than ever before, and the IT shadows have felt full of perils. With the onset of the pandemic, the way consumers shop has shifted faster than anyone could have predicted. The move to online shopping vs. brick and mortar […]
GCP – Modernize your Java apps with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud GCP
It’s an exciting time to be a Java developer: there are new Java language features being released every 6 months, new JVM languages like Kotlin, and the shift from traditional monolithic applications to microservices architectures with modern frameworks like Spring Boot. And with Spring Cloud GCP, we’re making it easy for enterprises to modernize existing […]
GCP – Cloud Storage object lifecycle management gets new controls
Managing your cloud storage costs and reducing the risk of overspending is critical in today’s changing business environments. Today, we’re excited to announce the immediate availability of two new Object Lifecycle Management (OLM) rules designed to help protect your data and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) within Google Cloud Storage. You can now […]
AWS – Amazon Textract announces improvements to reduce average API processing times by up to 20%
Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that enables you to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms within scanned documents and images. As a managed service, Textract delivers continuous improvements over time. Today, we are pleased to announce that we delivered enhancements to the underlying machine learning models resulting in a decrease […]
Azure – Action Required: Update to Data Science Virtual Machine Ubuntu 18.04
Migrate to Data Science Virtual Machine – Ubuntu 18.04 Image. Read More for the details.
Azure – Legacy developer portal in Azure API Management will retire on 31 October 2023
Start using the new developer portal in Azure API Management. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Red Hat OpenShift 3.11 will be retired on 30 June 2022
Start using Azure Red Hat OpenShift on OpenShift 4. Read More for the details.
Azure – Community support for PHP 7.4 is ending on 28 November 2022
App Service support for PHP 7.4 on Windows is ending on 28 November 2022. Read More for the details.
Azure – Java 11 support for Azure Functions is now generally available
Developers can now build and publish Azure Functions Apps using Java 11. Read More for the details.
Azure – Schema Registry for Azure Event Hubs public preview
Utilize the Schema Registry in Azure Event Hubs to provide data governance and operational efficiencies for message delivery. Read More for the details.