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GCP – How Google Cloud and Fitbit are building a better view of health for hospitals, with analytics and insights in the cloud
Great technology gives us new ways of seeing and working with the world. The microscope enabled new scientific understanding. Trains and telegraphs, in different ways, changed the way we think about distance. Today, cloud computing is changing how we can assist in improving human health. When you think of the healthcare system, it historically includes […]
GCP – Introducing Device Connect for Fitbit: How Google Cloud and Fitbit are working together to help people live healthier lives
Healthcare is at the beginning of a fundamental transformation to become more patient-centered and data-driven than ever before. We now have better access to healthcare, thanks to improved virtual care, while wearables and other tools have dramatically increased our ability to take control of our own health and wellness. Healthcare alone generates as much as […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora supports in-place upgrades from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0
Starting today, you can perform an in-place upgrade of your Amazon Aurora database cluster from Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) to Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility). Instead of backing up and restoring the database to the new version, you can upgrade with just a few clicks in the […]
AWS – Amazon Textract announces self-service quota management and higher default quotas in select AWS Regions.
Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. Today, we’re excited to announce self-service quota management support for Amazon Textract through enhanced integration with AWS Service Quotas, a new self-service Amazon Textract quota calculator, and higher default Transactions Per Second (TPS) throughput quotas in select […]
Azure – General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect now provides a queue dashboard
Amazon Connect now provides a dashboard that enables you to view and compare real-time queue performance through time series graphs. You can review key metrics including service level, contacts queued, and average handle time to track and improve queue performance. For example, you can see when the current week service levels are lower than the […]
AWS – Amazon MSK Serverless is now HIPAA eligible
Amazon MSK Serverless is now a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) eligible service. This enables you to use Apache Kafka managed by Amazon MSK Serverless to store, process, and access protected health information (PHI) and power secure healthcare and life sciences applications. MSK Serverless is a cluster type for Amazon MSK that makes […]
AWS – AWS App Runner now supports Node.js 16 managed runtime
AWS App Runner adds Node.js v16 managed runtime for building and running node.js based web applications and APIs. App Runner allows you to deploy your application from source code or a container image directly in the AWS cloud. Regardless of the source type, App Runner takes care of starting, running, scaling, and load balancing your […]
Azure – Deployment Center setting of Azure Kubernetes service (AKS) will be retired on 31 March 2023 – Use Automated Deployments to create pipelines
Retirement notice: Deployment center setting of Azure Kubernetes Service will be retired 31 March 2023. Read More for the details.
Azure – Continuous delivery setting of Azure VM will be retired on 31 March 2023 – Use Azure DevOps to create pipelines
Start using Azure Pipelines by 31 March 2023 instead of Azure Portal to create Continuous delivery pipelines for Azure Virtual Machines. Read More for the details.