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Azure – IaaS Agent extension full mode no restart for SQL VMs generally available
SQL Server IaaS Agent extension can now be upgraded to full mode from lightweight mode without any service disruptions. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Database Migration Service now offers a new console experience, AWS DMS Studio
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is pleased to announce the launch of AWS DMS Studio, a new service console that makes it easy to manage database migrations from start to finish. AWS DMS Studio accelerates and simplifies migrations by integrating tools for each phase of the migration journey from assessment to conversion to migration. […]
AWS – Introducing AWS DMS Fleet Advisor for automated discovery and analysis of database and analytics workloads (Preview)
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a service that helps you migrate databases to AWS quickly and securely. AWS DMS Fleet Advisor is a new feature of AWS DMS that allows you to quickly build a database and analytics migration plan by automating the discovery and analysis of your fleet. AWS DMS Fleet Advisor […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS, an ML-powered capability that automatically detects and diagnoses performance and operational issues within Amazon Aurora
Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS is a new Machine Learning (ML) powered capability for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) that automatically detects and diagnoses database performance and operational issues, enabling you to resolve bottlenecks in minutes rather than days. Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS is a feature of Amazon DevOps Guru, which detects operational and performance […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom is a managed database service for legacy, custom, and packaged applications that require access to the underlying OS and DB environment. Amazon RDS Custom is now available for the SQL Server database engine. Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server automates setup, operation, and scaling of databases in the […]
GCP – How data and AI can help media companies better personalize; and what to watch out for
Media companies now have access to an ever-expanding pool of data from the digitally connected consumer. And over the past two years, as content consumption and audience behaviors have shifted in response to the world around us, direct-to-consumer has only accelerated. As media organizations pivot from third-party to first-party data, this presents challenges with the […]
GCP – Easier administration and management of BigQuery with Resource Charts and Slot Estimator
As customers grow their analytical workloads and footprint on BigQuery, their monitoring and management requirements evolve – they want to be able to manage their environments at scale, take action in context. They also desire capacity management capabilities to optimize their BigQuery environments. With our BigQuery Administrator Hub capabilities, customers can now better manage BigQuery […]
GCP – Unlock the power of change data capture and replication with new, serverless Datastream, now GA
We’re excited to announce that Datastream, Google Cloud’s serverless change data capture (CDC) and replication service, is now generally available. Datastream allows you to synchronize data across disparate databases, storage systems, and applications reliably and with minimal latency to support real-time analytics, database replication, and event-driven architectures. You can easily and seamlessly deliver change streams […]
GCP – Creating a prediction market on Google Cloud
Predictive analytics has long been a source of strategic advantage for innovative companies. High-performing firms use strong predictive analytics to predict future outcomes more accurately, plan for unknown events, and discover product and customer opportunities. One challenge with predictive analytics is producing the historical data to power the predictions. Some of the most important questions […]
GCP – Join Cloud Learn to build your Google Cloud skills at no cost, regardless of experience level
We recently announced a new goal of equipping more than 40 million people with Google Cloud skills. To help achieve this goal, we’re hosting Cloud Learn from Dec. 8-9 (for those in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, the event will be from Dec. 9-10 and for those in Japan, you can access the event […]