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AWS – Detailed Cost Management Data is now available on AWS Console Mobile Application
Today, we launched the detailed Cost Management view in the AWS Console Mobile Application. The new feature allows you to see your detailed costs on-the-go with your mobile device. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS Data API and Amazon RDS Query Editor for Amazon Aurora Serverless with PostgreSQL compatibility are Available in Europe (Frankfurt)
You can now use the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Data API and Amazon RDS Query editor for Amazon Aurora Serverless with PostgreSQL compatibility in the EU (Frankfurt) region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Introducing AWS CloudEndure Migration Factory Solution
AWS CloudEndure Migration Factory Solution is an AWS Solutions Implementation that helps migrate a large number of servers with CloudEndure in a simplified and expedited way at scale. The solution automates many of the manual, time-consuming tasks that enterprises commonly face in migrating servers from on-premise to the cloud; for example, checking prerequisites on the […]

Azure – Public Preview for Azure Monitor for VMs on Arc Enabled Servers
Azure Monitor for VMs, a monitoring offering with out-of-the-box performance and dependency data, is now available in public preview for Arc enabled servers. Read More for the details.

Azure – An update to Python SDK v2 for Azure IoT has been released
A new release of the Python SDK v2 for Azure IoT is now available. This update fixes issues with reconnection logic. Read More for the details.

AWS – New Amazon Builders’ Library Article: Automating safe, hands-off deployments
Today, the Amazon Builders’ Library published a new article titled, Automating Safe, Hands-off Deployments to help readers understand how Amazon approaches software deployments. AWS Principal Engineer Clare Liguori dives deep into the strategies used at Amazon to continuously deploy software into production while balancing safety and speed. Read More for the details.

GCP – 15 non-profit organizations making an impact with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s note: Over the coming weeks, we’ll share some of our most inspirational customers, partners, and solutions from the past 15 years. Today’s post features our nonprofits community and how they’ve embraced Google Maps Platform to achieve their organizations’ goals. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve been humbled to see how the non-profit community has […]

GCP – Building a G Suite app with the Google Cloud Vision API and Apps Script
The Google Cloud Vision API is a powerful tool that helps developers build apps with visual detection features, including image labeling, face and landmark detection, and optical character recognition (OCR). Getting started building with these services is relatively simple with Apps Script, as it uses simple REST calls to interact with the API directly, eliminating […]

GCP – How Unity analyzes petabytes of data in BigQuery for reporting and ML initiatives
Editor’s note: We’re hearing today from Unity Technologies, which offers a development platform for gaming, architecture, film and other industries. Here, Director of Engineering and Data Sampsa Jaatinen shares valuable insights for modern technology decision makers, whatever industry they’re in. Unity Technologies is the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. […]
GCP – Father’s Day present of the past: 30 years of family videos in an AI archive
My dad got his first video camera the day I was born nearly three decades ago, which also happened to be Father’s Day. “Say hello to the camera!” are the first words he caught on tape, as he pointed it at a red, puffy baby (me) in a hospital bassinet. The clips got more embarrassing […]