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10.2020
Machine Learning:
- Field Notes: Gaining Insights into Labeling Jobs for Machine Learning, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/field-notes-gaining-insights-into-labeling-jobs-for-machine-learning/
- Data visualization and anomaly detection using Amazon Athena and Pandas from Amazon SageMaker
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/data-visualization-and-anomaly-detection-using-amazon-athena-and-pandas-from-amazon-sagemaker/
- BERT inference on G4 instances using Apache MXNet and GluonNLP: 1 million requests for 20 cents
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/bert-inference-on-g4-instances-using-apache-mxnet-and-gluonnlp-1-million-requests-for-20-cents/
- Running on-demand, serverless Apache Spark data processing jobs using Amazon SageMaker managed Spark containers and the Amazon SageMaker SDK
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/running-on-demand-serverless-apache-spark-data-processing-jobs-using-amazon-sagemaker-managed-spark-containers-and-the-amazon-sagemaker-sdk/
- Moving from notebooks to automated ML pipelines using Amazon SageMaker and AWS Glue
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/moving-from-notebooks-to-automated-ml-pipelines-using-amazon-sagemaker-and-aws-glue/
- Amazon SageMaker Autopilot now Creates Machine Learning Models up to 40% Faster with up to 200% Higher Accuracy
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/amazon-sagemaker-autopilot-creates-machine-learning-models-faster-higher-accuracy/
- Pay as you go machine learning inference with AWS Lambda
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/pay-as-you-go-machine-learning-inference-with-aws-lambda/
- Azure Machine Learning's native support for MLflow
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai/azure-machine-learning-s-native-support-for-mlflow/ba-p/1737491
- AstraZeneca uses PyTorch and Azure ML to speed up drug discovery
https://www.neowin.net/news/astrazeneca-uses-pytorch-and-azure-ml-to-speed-up-drug-discovery
- Migrate your custom ML models to Google Cloud in 3 steps, based on GCP
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/migrate-your-custom-ml-models-to-google-cloud-in-3-steps
- AI Platform Prediction goes GA with improved reliability & ML workflow integration, based on GCP
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/ai-platform-prediction-better-reliability-ml-workflows
- PyTorch / XLA now generally available on Cloud TPUs
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/pytorch-is-now-ga-on-google-cloud-tpus
AI Related:
- Building custom language models to supercharge speech-to-text performance for Amazon Transcribe
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/building-custom-language-models-to-supercharge-speech-to-text-performance-for-amazon-transcribe/
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Introduction to AI
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Introduction-to-AI.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Detect fraud, waste, and abuse
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-ML-to-detect-fraud-waste-abuse.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Automate content management
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Automate%20content%20management.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Improve student outcomes
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Improve-student-outcomes.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Extract insights from unstructured medical data
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Extract-insights-from-unstructured-medical-data.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Forecasting service demand and planning capacity
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Forecasting-service-demand-and-planning-capacity.pdf
- AI and ML Week 2020 – Modifying ML models when major events occur
https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AIML-Week-2020-Modifying-ML-models-when-major-events-occur.pdf
- Simplify and accelerate AI for the entire data science team with Azure Machine Learning designer
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai/simplify-and-accelerate-ai-for-the-entire-data-science-team-with/ba-p/1718404
- Accelerate traditional machine learning models on GPU with ONNX Runtime
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2020/09/29/accelerate-machine-learning-models-gpu-onnx-runtime-hummingbird/
- Face detection and processing in 300 lines of code, based on GCP
https://medium.com/google-cloud/face-detection-and-processing-in-300-lines-of-code-38dc51a115d4
Data Analytics:
- Unified serverless streaming ETL architecture with Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/unified-serverless-streaming-etl-architecture-with-amazon-kinesis-data-analytics/
- Azure HDInsight – Autoscale for Interactive Query with HDInsight 4.0 is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-hdinsight-autoscale-for-interactive-query-with-hdinsight-40-is-now-generally-available/
- GA: Data Factory adds ORC data lake file format support for ADF Data Flows and Synapse Data Flows
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-data-factory-adds-orc-data-lake-file-format-support-for-adf-data-flows-and-synapse-data-flows/
- Orchestrating Azure Databricks Notebooks with Azure Data Factory
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/6580/how-to-call-databricks-notebook-from-azure-data-factory/
- Scheduling Google BigQuery Slots
https://medium.com/google-cloud/scheduling-bigquery-slots-2a2beba42711
- Google BigQuery Explained: Working with Joins, Nested & Repeated Data
https://medium.com/google-cloud/bigquery-explained-working-with-joins-nested-repeated-data-1941646ccb5b
Genomic Research:
- Broad Institute gnomAD data now accessible on the Registry of Open Data on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/broad-institute-gnomad-data-now-accessible-on-the-registry-of-open-data-on-aws/
- Accelerating genomics workflows and data analysis on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerating-genomics-workflows-and-data-analysis-on-azure/
GPU Related:
- Azure VMs at GTC: New Options for Workloads of Any Size
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute/azure-vms-at-gtc-new-options-for-workloads-of-any-size/ba-p/1732594
- How to create a numeric calculation web service that autoscales on GPUs, based on GCP
https://medium.com/daas-labs/how-to-create-a-numeric-calculation-web-service-that-autoscales-on-gpus-c43b865d867d
HPC Related:
- Whitepaper for SAS 9.4 Grid using Lustre on Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-global/whitepaper-for-sas-9-4-grid-using-lustre-on-azure/ba-p/1713279
- Introducing the New Azure HPC Cache Namespace Page
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage/introducing-the-new-azure-hpc-cache-namespace-page/ba-p/1729819
General Administration:
- Design a hybrid Domain Name System solution with Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/design-a-hybrid-domain-name-system-solution-with-azure/ba-p/1722787
- Azure VMware Solution: Nested ESXi
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration/azure-vmware-solution-nested-esxi/ba-p/1731666
- Azure Automation: Scale-Down VM Size
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/azure-automation-scale-down-vm-size/ba-p/1736557
Remote Learning and Remote Working:
- Amazon WorkSpaces introduces sharing images across accounts
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/amazon-workspaces-introduces-sharing-images-across-accounts/
- Introducing Student Success Services from Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/education/introducing-student-success-services-from-google-cloud
- Enable your remote workforce to work with Microsoft 365 and Teams with enhanced security
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-community-blog/enable-your-remote-workforce-to-work-with-microsoft-365-and/ba-p/1726265
- What’s New in Microsoft Teams for Education | September 2020
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/education-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-september-2020/ba-p/1727261
Database Related:
- Running MySQL Managed Database in the Cloud (Hebrew)
https://www.iucc.ac.il/he/blog/mysql-managed-database-in-the-cloud/
- Best practices for configuring performance parameters for Amazon RDS for SQL Server
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/best-practices-for-configuring-performance-parameters-for-amazon-rds-for-sql-server/
- AWS Launch Wizard now supports SQL Server Always On deployments on Linux
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/aws-launch-wizard-supports-sql-server-always-on-deployments-linux/
- How to Change collation for production Azure SQL databases
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/how-to-change-collation-for-production-azure-sql-databases/ba-p/1723869
Business Continuity:
- Azure Backup Center Brings Unified Admin Experience for Management at Scale
https://petri.com/azure-backup-center-brings-unified-admin-experience-for-management-at-scale
Cloud Migration:
- Building a Cloud Roadmap
https://cloudtweaks.com/2020/09/building-a-cloud-roadmap/
- 5 Steps to Transform to On-Premises Cloud Services
https://www.cio.com/article/3575601/5-steps-to-transform-to-on-premises-cloud-services.html
- Google Cloud migration made easy
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/google-cloud-migration-made-easy
Security Related:
- Prevent cloud account hijacking with 3 key strategies
https://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Prevent-cloud-account-hijacking-with-3-key-strategies