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Azure – Azure Speech Services REST API v3.0 is now available
Azure Azure Speech Services REST API v3.0 is now available, along with several new features. Read More for the details.
GCP – Mitigating Web Scraping with reCAPTCHA Enterprise
As more and more businesses post content, pricing, and other information on their websites, information is more important than ever in today’s digital age. Web scraping—also commonly referred to as web harvesting or web extracting—is the act of extracting information from websites all around the internet, and it’s becoming so common that some companies have […]
AWS – Manage your AWS Identity and Access Management quotas with AWS Service Quotas
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) administrators can now view and manage their IAM quotas through AWS Service Quotas. Read More for the details.
GCP – Princeton University’s OIT connects students, staff, and faculty with Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks
One of the biggest challenges organizations have faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been transitioning from in-person to remote working, and doing it securely, reliably, and quickly. This transition can be particularly tough for higher education institutions, which have to consider flexible options for faculty, students, and staff that let them be successful from […]
GCP – How Loblaw turns to technology to support Canadians during COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19—and the shift in how we work, live, and shop—has tested every industry, and retailers in the grocery space are no exception. While hospitals and local governments have crisis plans for scenarios like what we are experiencing, few grocery store operators had fully contemplated implications of a global pandemic. While traditional grocers […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon Aurora Serverless with MySQL 5.7 compatibility
Amazon Aurora Serverless is now available with MySQL 5.7 compatibility. MySQL 5.7-compatible Aurora offers enhancements such as JSON support, spatial indexes, and generated columns, and is up to 5X faster than MySQL 5.7. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS CodeCommit now supports Emoji Reactions to Comments
AWS CodeCommit now supports emoji reactions to comments on pull requests and commits. With this launch, a developer can quickly react to a comment by clicking on the emoji icon in the comment to see a list of supported emojis. They can then choose an emoji from the list that represents their feedback about the […]
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon FSx for Lustre now provides highly-durable file system backups
Amazon FSx for Lustre, a service that makes it easy and cost-effective to launch and run the world’s most popular high-performance file system, now enables you to take highly-durable backups of your file systems. This capability makes it easy to further protect your file system data and to meet business and regulatory compliance requirements. Read […]
AWS – AWS Config integrates with the AWS CloudFormation Registry
You can now use AWS Config to manage the compliance of resources from the CloudFormation Registry. With the AWS CloudFormation Registry, you can automate the management of private or third-party application resources alongside AWS ones. With AWS Config, you can assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your application resources. Read More for the details.