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AWS – Amazon IVS now supports rendition filtering and higher frequency thumbnails for the Record to S3 feature
With Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) you now have the option to filter the specific HLS renditions stored in your S3 bucket as well as control the resolution and pixel count of thumbnail jpeg files while using the auto-record to S3 feature. These controls allow customers to control the amount of data stored while […]
GCP – DevOps Awards winner Boa Vista Services on securing the software supply chain
In this blog post, we’re highlighting Boa Vista for the DevOps achievements that earned them the ‘Securing the software supply chain’ award in the 2022 DevOps Awards. If you want to learn more about the winners and how they used DORA metrics and practices to grow their businesses, start here. Boa Vista Serviços — originally […]
AWS – Amazon ECS adds domainless gMSA authentication for Linux and Windows containers
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) announces domainless Group Managed Service Account (gMSA) support for Linux and Windows containers running on Amazon EC2. This integration allows applications hosted on Amazon ECS (on EC2) to easily authenticate with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to access network shared resources. With this launch, customers can run containers that require AD […]
GCP – DevOps Awards winner Deutsche Bank on paving the ‘DevOps Runway’
In this blog post, we’re highlighting Deutsche Bank for the DevOps achievements that earned them the ‘Paving the DevOps runway’ award in the2022 DevOps Awards. If you want to learn more about the winners and how they used DORA metrics and practices to grow their businesses, start here. Founded in 1870, Deutsche Bank is Germany’s […]
Azure – General availability: Always Serve for Azure Traffic Manager
Always Serve feature for Azure Traffic Manager (ATM) is now generally available. This feature allows you to disable endpoint health checks from an ATM profile and always serve traffic to that given endpoint. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaTailor now supports cue ad tags in Channel Assembly
You can now configure ad breaks in AWS Elemental MediaTailor Channel Assembly using cue ad tags in addition to date range when using HLS outputs. When using cue ad tags, Channel Assembly will create the necessary EXT-X-CUE-IN/OUT/CONT markers in the specific HLS outputs. Additionally, you can now also configure asset metadata key/value pairs to be […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces support of QUALIFY clause in SELECT SQL statement
Amazon Redshift now supports the QUALIFY clause in SELECT SQL statements, which allows you to apply filtering conditions to the result of a window function without using a subquery. By filtering the results of window functions, you can focus on the desired data segments and derive insights from your data more efficiently. Read More for […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaPackage now available in AWS Canada (Central) region
AWS Elemental MediaPackage is a video origination and just-in-time packaging service that allows video distributors to securely and reliably deliver live streaming or on-demand content at scale. From a single video input, MediaPackage creates video streams formatted to play on connected TVs, mobile phones, computers, tablets, and game consoles. It makes it easy to implement […]
GCP – Vodafone: A DevOps approach to AI/ML through cloud-native CI/CD pipelines
Vodafone is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, and committed to building next-generation connectivity and a sustainable digital future. Last year, we discussed AI Booster, an AI/ML platform that we built that runs on Google Cloud, and how we use it to optimize customer service, improve customer loyalty, and provide better product […]
GCP – The big picture: How Google Photos scaled rapidly on Spanner
Mobile photography has become ubiquitous over the past decade, and it’s now easier than ever to take professional quality photos with the push of a button. This has resulted in explosive growth in the number of photo and video captures, and a huge portion of these photos and videos contain private, cherished, and beloved memories […]