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AWS – AWS Clean Rooms is now available in preview
Today, AWS announces the preview release of AWS Clean Rooms, a new analytics service that helps customers collaborate with their partners to more easily and securely analyze their collective datasets—without sharing or revealing underlying raw data. Instead of spending weeks or months developing clean room solutions, customers can use AWS Clean Rooms to create their […]
AWS – Amazon ElastiCache for Redis data tiering is now available in the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region
You can now use data tiering for Amazon ElastiCache for Redis as a lower cost way to scale your clusters to up to hundreds of terabytes of capacity in the Europe (Stockholm) Region. Data tiering provides a new price-performance option for Redis workloads by utilizing lower-cost solid state drives (SSDs) in each cluster node in […]
AWS – AWS AppConfig allows tracking of stale feature flags, improving code hygiene
Today, AWS AppConfig announces new options for customers to new options for customers to track and clean up stale feature flags. Previously, customers needed to build their own schedules for managing stale feature flags. Now, customers can do this through AWS AppConfig. Feature flagging is a powerful technique that allows engineering teams to change application […]
GCP – Changing the customer experience with Contact Center AI: Look back and look forward
We meet daily with contact center owners and customer experience (CX) execs across all industries, geographies, and business sizes. Looking back at these conversations, it’s crystal clear that 2022 was a high-stakes year for call centers, with three primary challenges trending across all customers and continuing in 2023: Many organizations feel pressure to rapidly scale […]
Azure – General availability: IoT Edge Metrics Collector 1.1
This refresh updates the module’s dependencies and base image. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview: Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension
Use the Azure Automation extension to perform local authoring and management of automation runbooks using VS Code Read More for the details.
GCP – Masthead Data boosts data confidence with observability solution powered by Google Cloud
Before co-founding Masthead Data, the question I heard constantly in my previous roles was, ‘can we trust the data?’ It’s not surprising that people have doubts. Even a minor data error can result in wasted resources, missed opportunities, and lost revenues. While data observability solutions do exist, many are expensive and difficult to scale, especially […]
GCP – How a multi-national CPG brand clocked a 90-day time-to-value with Lytics and Google Cloud
Editor’s note: To kick off the new year and in preparation for NRF The Big Show, we invited partners from across our retail ecosystem to share stories, best practices, and tips and tricks on how they are helping retailers transform during a time that continues to see tremendous change. Please enjoy this entry from our […]
GCP – Drive operational impact in retail cloud applications using Address Validation
Incorrect or incomplete addresses can cause delays, incur high costs to retailers, and lead to poor delivery experiences across the retail journey. In fact, a single failed delivery costs on average $17.20 in the US and £11.6 in the UK1. And with 5% of all last mile deliveries failing, it’s no surprise that retailers and […]
GCP – How Kibo Commerce wows their customers with composable analytics using Looker
The pandemic transformed how consumers and the retail ecosystem interact and do business with one another. From exclusive online shopping and curbside pick up to the return of footfall in physical stores—engagement, operations, and expectations have changed. Consumers want seamless shopping experiences, regardless of where their shopping begins and ends. Retail, distribution, and manufacturing data […]