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AWS – Amazon QuickSight launches Histogram, new languages, and cross region APIs
Amazon QuickSight now includes Histogram as a new chart type. Histogram allows you to categorize/bin data points within defined ranges of a metric and visualize the distribution of specific metrics. QuickSight supports this categorization by interval size or number of bins. For example, for retail businesses, you can visually categorize products based on the range of […]

Azure – Company branding feature is now available on your organization’s Azure AD sign-in page
The enhanced company branding feature is now generally available on your organization’s Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-in page. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Firewall July 2020 update
Custom DNS, DNS Proxy, and FQDN filtering in network rules are now in preview. IP Groups and IP Groups in Firewall policy are now generally available. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon QuickSight now supports Lake Formation–protected Athena data sources
QuickSight users can now visualize their Lake Formation–protected Athena data, natively using the benefits that come with Lake Formation, including table and column-level access controls. Athena is already a popular choice for storing data because of its serverless model, and Lake Formation makes it even easier to manage access and permissions as part of a […]

AWS – Amazon Connect allows you to continue engaging with your customer after an agent hangs-up
You can set a contact flow after an agent disconnects from a customer call by transferring them to an automated flow. Previously, contact-center administrators did not have a native way to configure the customer experience when an agent hung up; including conducting a post-call survey, placing a customer back into a queue, or scheduling a […]

GCP – Google Cloud VMware Engine is now generally available
Let’s face it: bringing workloads to the public cloud isn’t always easy. And if you want to take full advantage of the elasticity, economics and innovation of the cloud, you usually have to write a new application. But that isn’t always an option, especially for existing applications, which may be from a third-party or written […]

GCP – Analyzing petabytes of data just got easier, with Google Sheets
At Google Cloud, we believe everyone—not just those who specialize in writing complex queries—should be able to harness the power of data. As businesses adapt to new realities, it’s important that employees have access to useful data, so they can make informed decisions quickly and produce better business results. To help deliver on this vision, […]

GCP – Reinforcing our commitment to privacy with accredited ISO/IEC 27701 certification
For decades, there has been a growing focus on privacy in technology, with laws such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act, and the Australian Privacy Principlesproviding guidance on how to protect and maintain user privacy. Privacy has always been a priority at Google, and we’re continuously evolving to […]

GCP – Dataproc Metastore: Fully managed Hive metastore now available for alpha testing
Google Cloud is announcing a new data lake building block for our smart analytics platform: Dataproc Metastore, a fully managed, highly available, auto-healing, open source Apache Hive metastore service that simplifies technical metadata management for customers building data lakes on Google Cloud. With Dataproc Metastore, you now have a completely serverless option for several use […]
Azure – Plan your migration to Azure VMware Solution using the Azure Migrate server assessment tool
Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure VMware Solution. Plan your move to Azure VMware Solution using the Azure Migrate server assessment tool. Read More for the details.