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GCP – Dataflow Under the Hood: the origin story
Editor’s note: This is the first blog in a three-part series examining the internal Google history that led to Dataflow, how Dataflow works as a Google Cloud service, and how it compares and contrasts with other products in the marketplace. Google Cloud’s Dataflow, part of our smart analytics platform, is a streaming analytics service that unifies […]
GCP – Synthetic data generation with Dataflow data generator flex template
Generating synthetic data at a very high queries per second (QPS) is a challenging task that forces developers to build and launch multiple instances of a complex multi-threaded application. Having learned that this is a very common need which helps IT teams to validate system resilience during evaluations and migrations to new platforms, we decided […]
AWS – Amazon Corretto 8 & 11 support extended
Amazon is extending long-term support (LTS) for Amazon Corretto 8 from June 2023 to May 2026 and for Amazon Corretto 11 from August 2024 to September 2027. Long-term support (LTS) for Corretto includes security updates and specific performance enhancements released at least quarterly. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. Read More […]
GCP – S&L Zorg: Better patient care, less IT with Chrome Enterprise and G Suite
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Rob Voets, Senior Advisor for S&L Zorg, a caregiving organization for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands. S&L Zorg operates two large residences and several smaller homes in and around the West Brabant region, caring for about 360 clients. The organization has adopted a cloud-first approach, choosing Chrome […]
Azure – Azure SQL Database gateways changes effective September 15, 2020
Beginning September 15, 2020, new & existing Azure SQL Database gateways in multiple regions will start accepting traffic Read More for the details.
AWS – Service Quotas is now available in AWS EU (Milan) and AWS Africa (Cape Town) regions
You can now use Service Quotas in EU (Milan) and Africa (Cape Town) regions to view and manage your service quotas at scale as your AWS workloads grow. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Personalize can now create up to 50% better recommendations for fast changing catalogs of new products and fresh content
Amazon Personalize now makes it easier to create personalized recommendations for fast-changing catalogs of books, movies, music, news articles, and more, improving recommendations by up to 50% (measured by click-through rate) with just a few clicks in the AWS console. Without needing to change any application code, Amazon Personalize enables customers to include completely new […]
AWS – AWS Storage Gateway adds data protection features for Tape Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway now supports Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) and Tape Retention Lock on Tape Gateway virtual tapes, providing you data protection features to meet regulatory compliance. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) is now generally available in the AWS China (Beijing) Region, Operated by Sinnet, and the AWS China (Ningxia) Region, Operated by NWCD
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), a scalable, highly available, and managed Apache Cassandra–compatible database service, is now generally available in the AWS China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and the AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Migration Hub is now available in the EU (Ireland) & EU (London) Regions
You can now centrally discover, plan, and track your migrations into any commercial AWS region from the Migration Hub in the EU (Ireland) & EU (London) Regions. Read More for the details.