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GCP – Hear how this Google M&A Lead is helping to build a more diverse Cloud ecosystem
Editor’s note: Wayne Kimball, Jr. is Principal for Google Cloud’s Mergers & Acquisitions business. He is also the founder of Black+TechAmplify, a corporate development initiative to accelerate the growth of traditionally untapped, diverse founders. In both cases, he says, it’s about creating empathy around people and processes to create greater value. You’re a “boomerang,” or […]

Azure – Generally available: Azure Gateway Load Balancer
Gateway Load Balancer enables you to deploy, scale, and enhance the availability of third party network virtual appliances (NVAs) in Azure with ease. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Exporting device customizations and cloud properties in Azure IoT Central
Device capability customizations and cloud properties are now included in exported device templates in Azure IoT Central. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 62 – July 2022
Azure update for Azure Site Recovery update rollup 62. Read More for the details.

GCP – Introducing model co-hosting to enable resource sharing among multiple model deployments on Vertex AI
When deploying models to the Vertex AI prediction service, each model is by default deployed to its own VM. To make hosting more cost effective, we’re excited to introduce model co-hosting in public preview, which allows you to host multiple models on the same VM, resulting in better utilization of memory and computational resources. The […]

GCP – Cloud SQL – SQL Server Performance Analysis and Query Tuning
The following blog covers popular performance analysis tools and technologies database administrators can use to tune and optimize Cloud SQL for SQL Server. Common performance challenges are described in each section along with tools and strategies to analyze, address and remediate them. After reviewing this blog, consider applying the tools and processes detailed in each […]

GCP – Nordic Choice Hotels bounces back from ransomware attack with ChromeOS Flex
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Kari Anna Fiskvik, VP of Technology at Nordic Choice Hotels, one of the largest hotel companies in Scandinavia. When a ransomware attack shut down operations, Nordic Choice hotels choseChromeOS Flex to quickly recover by repurposing Windows devices. This enabled the business to sustainably bounce back while providing security against […]

GCP – Get ready to flex this summer: ChromeOS Flex is now ready to scale broadly to PCs and Macs
Summer’s here, and it’s time to sit back, relax, and soak up some sun. While others might be bulking up on the beach or showing off their swimming skills, we’ve got the best way you can flex, no matter where you are. Today, we’re excited to announce that ChromeOS Flex, the cloud-first, easy-to-manage, and fast […]

AWS – AWS announces AWS AppConfig Extensions
AWS announces AWS AppConfig Extensions, a new capability that allows customers to enhance and extend the capabilities of feature flags and dynamic runtime configuration data. AWS AppConfig, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, allows customers to configure, validate, and deploy configuration data to more safely and quickly update application behavior. The AppConfig Extensions framework exposes […]
GCP – A Guide to Databases on Google Cloud part 3 – Cloud Spanner! & CRUD it with Spring Boot on Cloud Run
In this blog We are going to experiment with CRUD on a Java Spring Boot application using Cloud Spanner’s DML API deployed on Cloud Run, without using a Dockerfile (yes, too good to be true, but it is!). For this experiment, I have taken the use case of the Badminton Court Reservation for a residential […]