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GCP – Building advanced Beam pipelines in Scala with SCIO
Apache Beam is an open source, unified programming model with a set of language-specific SDKs for defining and executing data processing workflows. Scio, pronounced shee-o, is Scala API for Beam developed by Spotify to build both Batch and Streaming pipelines. In this blog we will uncover the need for SCIO and a few reference patterns. Why […]
GCP – Flare Network gives blockchain a boost with groundbreaking protocol running on Google Cloud
Flare started as a research organization looking into the future of blockchain technology. This resulted in the development of our own platform and the launch of Flare Network, a blockchain which presents developers with a simple and coherent stack for decentralized interoperability. Decentralized applications on Flare can safely access information from outside the Flare network […]
GCP – A deep dive into Spanner’s query optimizer
Spanner is a fully managed, distributed relational database that provides unlimited scale, global consistency, and up to five 9s availability. It was originally built to address Google’s needs to scale out Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) workloads without losing the benefits of strong consistency and familiar SQL that developers rely on. Today, Cloud Spanner is used […]
Azure – Generally available: Encrypt storage account with cross-tenant customer-managed keys
Azure Storage now supports customer-managed keys using a key vault on a different Azure Active Directory tenant. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Launch Wizard now supports Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and SAP HANA Host Auto Failover
AWS Launch Wizard now allows you to deploy SAP HANA databases using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volumes in single node, multi-node, and high availability (HA) deployment patterns. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Textract announces updates to its Analyze ID API
Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. Analyze ID is a specialized API within Textract that extracts data from identity documents, such U.S. Driver Licenses and U.S. Passports. Today, we are pleased to announce updates to our Analyze ID extraction API. Read More […]
AWS – Amazon Textract announces updates to the Analyze Expense API used for processing documents such as invoices and receipts
Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts printed text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. AnalyzeExpense is a specialized API within Textract that understands the context of invoices and receipts and automatically extracts relevant data such as vendor name and invoice number. Today, we are pleased to announce major enhancements […]
Azure – General availability: Microsoft Azure Payment HSM Service
Secure your digital payment system in the cloud with Azure Payment HSM. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports scaling storage
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that allows administrative access to the operating system. Starting today, RDS Custom for SQL Server provides a simple way to scale your database disk storage as needed. With storage scaling, RDS Custom for SQL Server simplifies the burdensome process of storage configuration as your […]
AWS – AWS App Runner now supports privately accessible services within Amazon VPC
AWS App Runner now supports private services which enables access to App Runner services from within an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). App Runner makes it easier for developers to quickly deploy containerized web applications and APIs to the cloud, at scale, and without having to manage infrastructure. By default, App Runner services are accessible […]