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GCP – Preparing for serverless big data open source software
Big data open source software (OSS) like Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Presto, and others continue to become industry-standard in enterprise data lakes and big data architectures. As enterprises turn to on-prem OSS deployments to avoid vendor lock-in, lower costs, and harness the power of community innovation, they struggle to balance the requirements of the enterprise […]
GCP – Announcing the Google Maps Platform On-demand Rides & Deliveries solution
In 2018 we launched an initial ridesharing solution for in-app navigation to help companies around the world integrate Google Maps into their apps for reliable, real-time routing. Ride-hailing has grown significantly since then, and despite some challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shift in transportation appears to be here to stay. At the […]
AWS – Amazon Connect launches agent connection time metrics
You can now add connection time metrics to your reporting in Amazon Connect. This enables you to understand the time from when Connect sends a contact to an agent to when they accept and are connected to the phone call or chat. Read More for the details.
Azure – Increased functionalities to 1-click on Azure Data Explorer is now generally available
1-click capabilities for intuitive semi-automatic table and ingestion experiences in Azure Data Explorer is generally available. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Simple Email Service is now available in the US West (N. California), Europe (Paris), and Europe (Stockholm) Regions
Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is now available in 3 additional AWS Regions including US West (N. California), Europe (Paris), and Europe (Stockholm). This regional expansion is particularly useful for organizations where data residency considerations previously made it difficult for customers to use Amazon SES. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS App Mesh is now available in Europe (Milan) Region
AWS App Mesh is a service mesh that provides application-level networking to make it easy for your services to communicate with each other across multiple types of compute infrastructure. AWS App Mesh standardizes how your services communicate, giving you end-to-end visibility and ensuring high-availability for your applications. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now available in the US West (California) AWS region
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics is now available in the US West (California) AWS region. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 2.6.0
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 2.6.0 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 2.6.0 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some key features include native APIs to manage client quotas (KIP-546) and explicit rebalance triggering to enable advanced consumer usecases (KIP-568). For a […]
Azure – Multiple new features for Azure VPN Gateway in public preview
Take advantage of multiple new enhancements and features that are now available in Azure VPN Gateway. Read More for the details.
AWS – Pause and Resume Workloads on I3, M5ad, and R5ad Instances with Amazon EC2 Hibernation
You can now hibernate newly-launched EBS-backed Amazon EC2 I3, M5ad, and R5ad instances. Hibernation provides you with the convenience of pausing your workloads and resuming them later from the saved state. Hibernation is just like closing and opening your laptop lid — your application will start right from where it left off. By using hibernation, […]