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GCP – Document AI Workbench is now powered by generative AI to structure document data faster
Document AI helps businesses structure document data to automate processes, improve SLAs, reduce costs, and unlock insights by making analysis across documents possible. A critical part of document processing is the ability to customize results for enterprise-specific documents. That’s why we launched Document AI Workbench. Document AI Workbench enables users to customize models for document […]

GCP – Ten ways troubleshooting GKE apps is now easier in Cloud Logging, part 2
At Google Cloud, we know that developer time is precious. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to improve your productivity. In our first post, we covered the first five of ten new features that we launched in Cloud Logging so that you can more quickly get to the logs that matter and resolve issues […]

GCP – Deploy, secure, and monitor streaming service with Media CDN
Media CDN is Google Cloud’s media delivery CDN platform designed for streaming video and large object downloads. Media CDN complements Cloud CDN, Google Cloud’s web acceleration CDN platform. With Google Cloud’s Media CDN, customers can now leverage the same infrastructure that YouTube uses to serve its global users. Media CDN gives its customers a platform […]

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Javascript SDK v4.0
Open-source Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript v4.0 SDK empowers developers to streamline operations with enhanced ease and efficiency. Read More for the details.

Azure – General Availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-September 2023 Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: Configure customer-managed keys on existing Cosmos DB accounts
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account with Azure Key Vault. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve access key when mounting Azure Storage as a local share in App Service
You can now use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve Azure Storage account access key when mounting it as a local share in App Service. Azure Key Vault has the benefits of storing application secrets centrally and securely with the ability to monitor, administer, and integrate with other Azure services like Azure App Service. This […]

GCP – Fine tune autoscaling for your Dataflow Streaming pipelines
Stream processing helps users get timely insights and act on data as it is generated. It is used for applications such as fraud detection, recommendation systems, IoT and others. However, scaling live streaming pipelines as input load changes is a complex task, especially if you need to provide low-latency guarantees and keep costs in check. […]

GCP – What is Optical Character Recognition? OCR explained by Google
If you have ever used Google Translate to understand a menu while traveling, deposit a check through your bank’s mobile app, or search your photo storage for a screenshot, you’ve used Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The image above is an example of a real-world application of OCR in which text in images can be detected […]
GCP – SAP MaxDB High Availability (HA) solution using Google Cloud Native storage
Introduction SAP’s MaxDB database is an important aspect of a customer’s environment, with common use cases such as: SAP Content Server for document storage SAP LiveCache for Supply Chain Management (SCM) and/or Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) functions SAP Business All-In-One customer’s primary database in some cases Downtime for these systems will have a material […]