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09.2020
Machine Learning:
- Machine learning tools increase power of hypothesis testing, based on AWS
https://www.amazon.science/blog/machine-learning-tools-increase-power-of-hypothesis-testing
- Visualizing TensorFlow training jobs with TensorBoard, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/visualizing-tensorflow-training-jobs-with-tensorboard/
- Automated monitoring of your machine learning models with Amazon SageMaker Model Monitor and sending predictions to human review workflows using Amazon A2I
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/automated-monitoring-of-your-machine-learning-models-with-amazon-sagemaker-model-monitor-and-sending-predictions-to-human-review-workflows-using-amazon-a2i/
- Open-sourcing TensorFlow with DirectML, based on Azure
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2020/09/08/open-sourcing-tensorflow-with-directml/
AI and Deep Learning:
- Using Fewer Resources to Run Deep Learning Inference on Intel FPGA Edge Devices, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/using-fewer-resources-to-run-deep-learning-inference-on-intel-fpga-edge-devices/
- Explainable AI – Virtual Meetup (Hebrew)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gopDM1IhcIE
Data Analytics:
- Azure Synapse Analytics Overview
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/6553/azure-synapse-analytics-overview/
- Data Lakehouse & Synapse
https://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2020/09/data-lakehouse-synapse/
- Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/query-acceleration-generally-available/
- Lab: Serverless Synapse – From Spark to SQL On Demand
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics/lab-serverless-synapse-from-spark-to-sql-on-demand/ba-p/1643510
- How to operationalize your data analytics pipelines, based on Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics/how-to-operationalize-your-data-analytics-pipelines/ba-p/1637468
- Loading Petabytes of Data to Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/loading-petabytes-of-data-to-azure/ba-p/1621235
- Setting Up dbt with Google Cloud Composer
https://blog.doit-intl.com/setup-dbt-with-cloud-composer-ab702454e27b
- Google BigQuery Explained: Storage Overview
https://medium.com/google-cloud/bigquery-explained-storage-overview-70cac32251fa
Research in the cloud:
- Amazon helps fund NSF high-priority AI research initiative
https://www.amazon.science/blog/amazon-supports-nsf-research-in-human-ai-interaction-collaboration
- Building cloud-based community knowledge about machine learning to predict and understand extreme weather, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-cloud-based-community-knowledge-machine-learning-predict-understand-extreme-weather/
- Google supports COVID-19 AI and data analytics projects
https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/google-org/google-supports-covid-19-ai-and-data-analytics-projects/
Kubernetes Related:
- Azure Kubernetes Service: Node disk DOS by writing to container /etc/hosts (CVE-2020-8557)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-kubernetes-service-node-disk-dos-by-writing-to-container-etchosts-cve20208557/
- Azure Kubernetes Service: Privilege escalation from compromised node to cluster (CVE-2020-8559)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-kubernetes-service-privilege-escalation-from-compromised-node-to-cluster-cve20208559/
- 5 Methods for Kubernetes Application Access Control
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-management/5-methods-for-kubernetes-application-access-control/
Remote Learning and Remote Working:
- Open source tools (such as Moodle) are scaling and expanding access to education, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/open-source-tools-expanding-access-to-education/
- Manage Amazon WorkSpaces lifecycle automatically with users in Active Directory
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/desktop-and-application-streaming/manage-amazon-workspaces-lifecycle-automatically-with-users-in-active-directory/
- Amazon WorkSpaces introduces support for cross-Region redirection
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/amazon-workspaces-introduces-support-cross-region-redirection/
- Azure Windows Virtual Desktop Architecture
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/azure-windows-virtual-desktop-architecture/ba-p/1642509
- How to manage your privacy and other settings in Microsoft Teams
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-manage-your-privacy-and-other-settings-in-microsoft-teams/
- Moving from a Physical Lab to Azure Lab Services
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-lab-services/moving-from-a-physical-lab-to-azure-lab-services/ba-p/1654931
- 5 Google Drive productivity add-ons for remote workers
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-google-drive-productivity-add-ons-for-remote-workers/
- 4 Ways College IT Departments Can Support Online Learning
https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-and-user-productivity/4-ways-college-it-departments-can-support-online-learning
- Understanding the Complexities of Securing a Remote Workforce
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/09/09/understanding-the-complexities-of-securing-a-remote-workforce/
Patch Management:
- AWS Systems Manager now supports on-demand patching with just two clicks
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/systems-manager-now-supports-on-demand-patching-with-just-two-clicks/
- Preview: Automatic VM guest patching for Windows VMs in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/automatic-vm-guest-patching
Business Continuity:
- Recovering from a disaster by using AWS Storage Gateway and Amazon S3 Glacier
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/recovering-from-a-disaster-using-aws-storage-gateway-and-amazon-s3-glacier/
Security Related:
- Diving Deeper: 4 Best Practices for Securing Enterprise Data in Office 365 (O365)
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/09/09/diving-deeper-4-best-practices-for-securing-enterprise-data-in-office-365-o365/