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GCP – Introducing the Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 713
We introduced Chromebook Enterprise last year to establish a portfolio of Chromebooks that come with enterprise capabilities unlocked, right out of the box. Since then, our valued partners have built a diverse range of Chromebooks that meet the needs of enterprise users.One of these partners is Acer. They’ve assembled a range of seven Chromebook Enterprise […]

GCP – More value for less with Cloud SQL committed use discounts
Getting the best price in the cloud shouldn’t require sophisticated forecasting models or unnecessary financial risk. Today, we’re introducing committed use discounts for Cloud SQL, which reward your steady-state, predictable usage in a way that’s easy to use and can accommodate changes in your database environment. Cloud SQL committed use discounts give you a 25% […]

GCP – Your Next ‘20 OnAir journey starts here: Resources and session guides available now
Get ready. Get set. Get solving. Google Cloud Next ‘20 OnAir kicks off July 14, offering nine full weeks of programming to help you solve your toughest business challenges in the cloud. And the best part is you can join in, for free, no matter where you are, and at a time that works for […]

GCP – The new Google Cloud region in Jakarta is now open
Indonesia is one of the most creative, dynamic, and entrepreneurial countries in Southeast Asia. We’ve seen developers and enterprises embrace new cloud technology to solve their challenges and drive one of the fastest growing economies in the world. To better help our customers in Southeast Asia accelerate their growth, we’re excited to announce that our […]

Azure – Updates for monitoring and troubleshooting Azure IoT Hub message routing
More detailed monitoring metrics and diagnostic logs, plus a new troubleshooting guide, are now available to accelerate monitoring and troubleshooting for Azure IoT Hub message routing. Read More for the details.

Azure – Improvements to Azure Monitor log alerts include new links and added dimensions
Updates to log alerts in Azure Monitor include new links to the Log Analytics API and links filtered by dimensions. Dimensions are also now included in the payload of most action types. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds sixteen additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics for monitoring MongoDB opcounters, connections, cursors, operations on documents and index cache hits
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. Amazon DocumentDB makes it easy and intuitive to store, query, and index JSON data. Starting today, Amazon DocumentDB offers sixteen additional in Amazon CloudWatch. Read More for the details.

AWS – Introducing Digital User Engagement Events Database
Modern marketers look to data to understand their customers to deliver the right message, on the right channel, at the right time. These marketers require messaging tools that can execute across multiple channels at scale and analytics tools to gain insights from customer engagement. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights is now available in the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region
AWS announces the availability of Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights, a fully integrated, interactive, and pay-as-you-go log analytics service for CloudWatch in the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. CloudWatch Logs Insights enables you to explore, analyze, and visualize your logs instantly, allowing you to troubleshoot operational problems with ease. With Logs Insights, you only pay for […]
AWS – Announcing media analysis features for Amazon Rekognition Video
Amazon Rekognition Video is a machine learning (ML) based service that can analyze videos to detect objects, people, faces, text, scenes, and activities, as well as detect any inappropriate content. Starting today, you can automate four common media analysis tasks – detection of black frames, end credits, shot changes, and color bars using fully managed, […]