This article introduces the field of green software engineering, showing the Green Software Foundation’s Software Carbon Intensity Specification, which is used to estimate the carbon footprint of software, and discusses ideas on how to make machine learning greener. It aims to give you the tools to take an active part in the climate solution By […]
Archives for May 2023
How to conduct a smart contract audit and why it’s needed
Adopting Artificial Intelligence: Things Leaders Need to Know
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help companies identify new opportunities and products, and stay ahead of the competition. Senior software managers should understand the basics of how this new technology works, why agility is important in developing AI products, and how to hire or train people for new roles. By Ben Linders
What’s new with Azure Files
Azure Files provides fully managed file shares in the cloud that you can access from anywhere using standard protocols such as Server Message Block (SMB) or Network File System (NFS). Since announcing the general availability of support for the Network File System (NFS) v4.1 protocol back in December 2021, we have seen customers leveraging this capability for a […]
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AWS Introduces Athena Provisioned Capacity
AWS recently announced a new feature Provisioned Capacity for Athena, that allows users to run SQL queries on fully-managed compute capacity for a fixed price and no long-term commitments. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Microsoft Cost Management updates—April 2023
Whether you're a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you're spending, where it’s being spent, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Microsoft Cost Management comes in. We're always looking […]
Preparing for future health emergencies with Azure HPC
A once-in-a-century global health emergency accelerates worldwide healthcare innovation and novel medical breakthroughs, all supported by powerful high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities. COVID-19 has forever changed how nations function in the globally interconnected economy. To this day, it continues to affect and shape how countries respond to health emergencies. COVID-19 has demonstrated just how interconnected our […]
Azure Virtual WAN introduces its first SaaS offering
Today we are excited to announce the preview of Palo Alto Networks Cloud Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) for Azure, available as a software as a service (SaaS) offering in Azure Virtual WAN. Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN), networking as a service brings networking, security, and routing functionalities together to simplify networking in Azure. With ease of […]
Secure your cloud environment with Cloud Next-Generation Firewall by Palo Alto Networks, an Azure Native ISV Service—now in preview
To support our customers in accelerating their digital transformation journey and protecting their cloud environment against threats, Microsoft is committed to giving customers the best possible options for securing their applications. To accelerate that commitment, we are excited to announce the preview of Cloud Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) for Azure. Cloud NGFW for Azure is Palo […]