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GCP – Shopify engineers deliver on peak performance during Black Friday Cyber Monday 2021
Many predicted this would be the biggest Black Friday/Cyber Monday (BFCM) weekend ever recorded. And it looks like those predictions were right — especially for independent and direct to consumer (DTC) brands. Shopify, a leading provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, works with more than 1.7 million merchants worldwide. Over the course of the […]
GCP – Announcing version 6.0 of the Maps and Places SDKs for iOS
Today, we released new versions of the Maps and Places SDKs for iOS. Version 6.0 helps improve developer velocity by expanding supported iOS versions to iOS 12, and by providing preview support for XCFrameworks which contain the binaries necessary to develop on iOS 14+ simulators on Apple M1 machines. This version also adds a new […]
GCP – API management on Google Cloud
APIs are the de facto standard for building and sharing the modern applications that power today’s enterprises. All modern businesses leverage APIs to move fast and stay competitive. But securely delivering, managing, and analyzing APIs, data, and services is complex and critical—and it’s getting more challenging as enterprise ecosystems expand beyond on-premises data centers to include […]
AWS – Amazon Athena now supports new Lake Formation fine-grained security and reliable table features
Amazon Athena users can now use AWS Lake Formation to configure fine-grained access permissions and read from ACID-compliant tables. Amazon Athena makes it simple for users to analyze data in Amazon S3-based data lakes to help ensure that users only have access to data to which they’re authorized and that their queries are reliable in the face […]
AWS – AWS Outposts is Now Available in Two Smaller Form Factors
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AWS – New connectivity software, AWS IoT ExpressLink, accelerates IoT development (Preview)
AWS IoT ExpressLink (Preview) is connectivity software that powers a range of hardware modules developed and offered by AWS Partners, such as Espressif, Infineon, and u-blox. These connectivity modules include AWS-validated software, making it faster and easier for you to securely connect almost any product to the cloud in a fraction of the time and […]
AWS – Announcing AWS IoT FleetWise (Preview), a new service for transferring vehicle data to the cloud more efficiently
Today, we are announcing AWS IoT FleetWise, a new service that makes it easier and more cost effective for automakers to collect, transform, and transfer vehicle data to the cloud in near-real time. Once the data is in the cloud, automakers can use it for tasks like remotely diagnosing issues in individual vehicles, analyzing vehicle […]
AWS – Announcing AWS IoT TwinMaker (Preview), a service that makes it easier to build digital twins
Today, we are announcing AWS IoT TwinMaker, a new service that makes it faster and easier for developers to create and use digital twins of real-world systems to monitor and optimize operations. Digital twins are virtual representations of physical systems such as buildings, factories, production lines, and equipment that are regularly updated with real-world data […]
Azure – General availability: Azure HDInsight API version updated
New HDInsight API adds new networking and availability features that help you build more resilient and secure networks. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Geo-redundant backup and restore in public preview
Strengthen your business continuity and disaster recovery plan with geo-redundant backup and restore for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database. Read More for the details.