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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 […]

GCP – Advancing cancer research with public imaging datasets from the National Cancer Institute Imaging Data Commons
Medical imaging offers remarkable opportunities in research for advancing our understanding of cancer, discovering new non-invasive methods for its detection, and improving overall patient care. Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, have been key in unlocking our ability to use this imaging data as part of cancer research. Development of AI-powered research approaches, however, […]
GCP – Scaling Microservices Applications: From Open Source to Redis Enterprise on Google Cloud
Redis excels as a fast caching solution or in-memory database, and is commonly utilized by startups as a self-managed open source technology. But what happens when you eventually outgrow open source limitations and the in-house expertise required to manage OSS deployments? How do you scale without business disruption or data loss? Read on to discover […]