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AWS – AWS SAM CLI introduces ‘sam list’ command to inspect AWS SAM resources
The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) announces the launch of sam list command, helping developers access information about deployed resources while they are testing their SAM applications. The AWS SAM CLI is a developer tool that makes it easier to build, test, package, and deploy serverless applications. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Panorama simplifies ordering of Panorama Appliances
AWS Panorama customers are now able to get faster quotes and place orders for AWS Panorama Appliances directly in the AWS Panorama Console. With these new capabilities, customers can receive an automated quote from the AWS Panorama Console. This will reduce the time needed for customers to generate purchase orders and will expedite orders for […]

GCP – How to use advance feature engineering to preprocess data in BigQuery ML
Preprocessing and transforming raw data into features is a critical but time consuming step in the ML process. This is especially true when a data scientist or data engineer has to move data across different platforms to do MLOps. In this blogpost, we describe how we streamline this process by adding two feature engineering capabilities […]

GCP – New study uses Google Earth Engine to tackle climate inequities in California cities
While there has been a lot of attention given to wildfires, floods, and hurricanes, heat-related weather events are still understudied and underreported. Every summer, heat waves pose a major threat to the health of people and ecosystems. 83% of the North American population lives in cities, where the urban heat island (UHI) effect leads to […]

GCP – Cardinal Health goes big with Google Cloud Bare Metal Solution for SAP
Over the past few years, Google Cloud has become the platform of choice fora growing number of SAP enterprise customers. That’s especially true for companies looking to migrate large and challenging SAP workloads, including those moving to S/4HANA systems as part of a cloud modernization strategy. Google Cloud’sBare Metal Solution (BMS) for SAP systems plays […]

GCP – Submit your entry now for our *new* Talent Transformation Google Cloud Customer Award
Has your business made talent investments that directly link to your digital transformation strategy? Google Cloud wants to honor your organization for its dedication to developing your team’s Google Cloud skills through our *new* Talent Transformation Google Cloud Customer Award. Submit your application before March 31, 2023 to be recognized as a global leader in […]

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 […]