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GCP – Improved TabNet on Vertex AI: High-performance, scalable Tabular Deep Learning
Data scientists choose models based on various tradeoffs when solving machine learning (ML) problems that involve tabular (i.e., structured) data, the most common data type within enterprises. Among such models, decision trees are popular because they are easy to interpret, fast to train, and can obtain high accuracy quickly from small-scale datasets. On the other […]

GCP – Best practices for migrating Hadoop to Dataproc by Liveramp
Abstract In this blog, we describe our journey to the cloud and share some lessons we learned along the way. Our hope is that you’ll find this information helpful as you go through the decision, execution, and completion of your own migration to the cloud. Introduction LiveRamp is a data enablement platform powered by identity, […]

GCP – Announcing new GKE functionality for streamlined security management
At Google Cloud, we’re driven by a vision of invisible security, where advanced security capabilities are engineered into our platforms, operations are simplified, and stronger security outcomes can be achieved. As we pursue this ideal, we want to help make security easier to use and manage. Our new built-in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) security posture […]

GCP – Bringing Google Meet to more meeting rooms and shared spaces
With the move to a hybrid workplace, organizations need to bridge the gap between locations and devices, and facilitate more immersive connections between their people, partners, and customers. This is especially important in conference rooms and shared spaces where video meetings are occurring more regularly with a return to the office. That’s why we’ve invested […]

GCP – How Deutsche Bank is building cloud skills at scale
Deutsche Bank (DB) is the leading bank in Germany with strong European roots and a global network. DB was eager to reduce its workload for managing legacy infrastructure, so that their engineering community could instead focus on modernizing their financial service offerings. The bank’s desire for solutions that could dynamically scale to meet demand and […]

GCP – Google Cloud and HashiCorp deliver a more efficient approach for Cloud Support Services
Cloud customers of all sizes require a means to reduce unplanned downtime, scale, and increase productivity while extracting the optimal value from their cloud environments. According to a leading cloud analyst, a majority of today’s businesses operate multi-cloud environments, so essential support services must also be prepared to efficiently address complex cloud environments to meet […]

GCP – Securing Cloud Run Deployments with Binary Authorization
Running applications and workloads in containers is becoming a standard practice for most organizations, especially organizations running in the cloud. This is due to the many benefits of designing applications as microservices. These benefits include increased scalability, better resiliency, faster deployments etc. As a result of this new ability to develop and push features faster, […]

AWS – EC2 High Memory instances with 18TiB and 24TiB of memory are now available with On-Demand and Savings Plan purchase options
Starting today, Amazon EC2 High Memory instances with 24TiB (u-24tb1.112xlarge) of memory are now available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) region and high Memory instances with 18TiB (u-18tb1.112xlarge) of memory are now available in US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions. These instances give customers greater flexibility for instance usage and procurement – customers can […]

AWS – Amazon Aurora MySQL 2.11 with R6i instance support is generally available
Aurora MySQL 2.11, compatible with MySQL 5.7, is now generally available. Aurora MySQL 2.11 includes security updates and also supports R6i instances powered by 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS DataSync adds support for self-signed certificates
AWS DataSync now supports the use of self-signed certificates when connecting to object storage locations via HTTPS. When configuring an object storage location, you can specify a self-signed X.509 (.pem) certificate that the DataSync agent will use to secure the TLS connection to your self-managed object storage server. With this launch, you can now configure […]