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GCP – Built with BigQuery: How Oden provides actionable recommendations with network resiliency to optimize manufacturing processes
Background The Oden Technologies solution is an analytics layer for manufacturers that combines and analyzes all process information from machines and production systems to give real-time visibility to the biggest causes of inefficiency and recommendations to address them. Oden empowers front-line plant teams to make effective decisions, such as prioritizing resources more effectively, solving issues […]

AWS – AWS Elemental MediaLive adds Dolby E audio decoding
AWS Elemental MediaLive now supports decoding audio from sources with Dolby E compressed tracks. Dolby E supports delivery of eight discrete audio source channels in a PCM (pulse code modulated) stereo pair. With this feature you can deliver content with different language tracks and/or high channel count spatial audio from a single high-quality source. This is […]

AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is now available in Europe (Zurich), Europe (Spain), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) AWS regions
Starting today, customers can use Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose in the Europe (Zurich), Europe (Spain), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS AppConfig expands encryption capabilities, integrating with AWS Secrets Manager and AWS KMS
Today, AWS AppConfig announces integrations with AWS Secrets Manager and AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), providing customers with additional configuration sources and encryption capabilities. In addition to its own AWS AppConfig Hosted Configuration store, AWS AppConfig already integrates with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), AWS CodePipeline, AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, and AWS […]

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Native New Relic Service
Enable full stack cloud observability and app performance monitoring with Azure Native New Relic Service in public preview Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory and AD Connector are now available in the AWS Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Regions
AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, and AD Connector are now available in the AWS Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Regions. Read More for the details.

GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: January 2023
Welcome to January’s Cloud CISO Perspectives. This month, we’re going to catch up with a few of the cloud security megatrends that I described a year ago, and see how they and the cloud security landscape has evolved. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud […]

GCP – BBC: Keeping up with a busy news day with an end-to-end serverless architecture
Editor’s note: Today’s post is from Neil Craig at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. Neil is part of the BBC’s Digital Distribution team, which is responsible for building the services such as the public-facing www bbc.co.uk and .com websites and ensuring they are able to scale and operate […]

GCP – Black History Month: Celebrating the success of Black founders with Google Cloud: Valence Discovery
Editor’s note: February is Black History Month—a time for us to come together to celebrate the diverse identities and perspectives that make up the Black experience. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight Black-led startups and how they use Google Cloud to grow their businesses. This feature highlights Valence Discovery co-founder Therence Bois who’s […]
GCP – Demystifying BigQuery BI Engine
BigQuery BI Engine is a fast, in-memory analysis system for BigQuery currently processing over 2 billion queries per month and growing. BigQuery has its roots in Google’s Dremel system and is a data warehouse built with scalability as a goal. On the other hand BI Engine was envisioned with data analysts in mind and focuses […]