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AWS – Amazon Connect adds cut, copy, and paste to the contact flow designer
Amazon Connect enables customers to easily copy and paste blocks within and between flows. Now, administrators can select, cut, copy, and paste a complete flow or multiple blocks within or across flows. Any configured settings, layout arrangements, and connections are persisted, reducing errors and saving time when duplicating functionality or editing. Read More for […]

GCP – 13 sample architectures to kickstart your Google Cloud journey
Whatever your organization’s performance or cost needs, Google Cloud is an eminently flexible platform that supports many different kinds of application architectures. But where should you start? In my role as a Google Cloud Developer Advocate, I recently ran a Twitter series on the 13 days of GCP that covered some common Google Cloud reference […]

GCP – 9 data management sessions to check out at Next OnAir
At Google Cloud, we build databases that are simple to operate, secure, and designed to handle both what you’re running today and what you’re looking to build next. No matter where you are in your journey—whether you’re moving on-prem servers to the cloud, modernizing existing systems, or spinning up new workloads—this week at Google Cloud […]

GCP – Looking ahead as GKE, the original managed Kubernetes, turns 5
It’s hard to believe that GKE is already celebrating its 5th birthday. Over these last five years it’s been inspiring to see what businesses have accomplished with Google Cloud and GKE—from powering multi-million QPS retail services, to helping a game publisher deploy 1700 times to production in the week of its launch, to accelerating research […]

GCP – Deploy GPU workloads across all your clouds with Anthos and NVIDIA
We are very excited to announce a joint solution with NVIDIA now publicly available to all users in beta that allows customers to run NVIDIA GPU workloads on Anthos across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. Running GPU workloads between clouds Machine learning is one of the fastest growing application segments in the market today, powering […]

GCP – Google Cloud VMware Engine explained: Integrated networking and connectivity
Editor’s note: This the first installment in a new blog series that dives deep into our Google Cloud VMware Engine managed service. Stay tuned for other entries on migration, integration, running stateful database workloads, and enabling remote workers, to name a few. We recently announced the general availability of Google Cloud VMware Engine, a managed […]

GCP – App modernization enabled this retail solution provider to converge physical and digital commerce
As Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said earlier this year, digital transformation in the retail industry is more than just a requirement, it’s a race, and the retailers that transform the fastest will be the most successful in the long term. COVID-19’s impact on the retail industry has only exacerbated this challenge, forcing retailers to […]

GCP – Looker news and highlights from Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir, Week 5
August has been a busy month for us here at Looker. We started off Data Analytics week at Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir with a major release of top-requested enhancements—building on our vision of empowering companies to build powerful data experiences and drive positive, data-driven business outcomes. Then, throughout this week, we’ve presented our vision […]

AWS – Amazon Chime application and Amazon Chime SDK now support meetings in additional AWS Regions
Customers can now connect to meetings from the Amazon Chime app or Amazon Chime SDK in Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) AWS Regions. Additionally, Amazon Chime SDK customers can connect to meetings in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Transfer Family supports FIPS 140-2 compliant endpoints in US and Canada Regions
AWS Transfer Family now offers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant endpoints in US and Canada commercial AWS Regions to protect sensitive information. These endpoints terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) sessions using a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic software module, making it easier for you to use Transfer Family for regulated workloads. Read More […]