Category: Cloud Offerings

Feed: AWS Public Sector Blog. Author: Joe Flasher. The AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program makes high-value, cloud-optimized datasets publicly available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). We work with data providers to democratize access to data by making it available to the public for analysis on AWS; to develop new cloud-native techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data; and to encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets. Our full list of publicly available datasets are on the Registry of Open Data on AWS. This quarter, we released 19 new or updated ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Arjun Ruparelia; When you try to access streaming platforms like Hotstar or SonyLIV from outside India, you’ll see a page that will tell you the service isn’t available in the country you’re in. It’s because the platforms are geoblocked and you’ll need an Indian IP address to access them. However, if you don’t know how to get an Indian IP address using a VPN, we’ve got your back. Key Takeaways: If you want unrestricted access to Indian websites, you’ll need an Indian IP. You can get one using a VPN.We recommend ExpressVPN because it’s fast, secure and ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Jacob Roach; The last time we wrote the worst VPN guide, we tested numerous VPNs and combed through their privacy policies to spot their weaknesses. Some of the services we highlighted as VPN scams, like Onavo Protect, have ceased operation, while others such as Archie VPN have changed for the better.  However, the rot in the free VPN market is getting worse, making it difficult for you to distinguish trustworthy free VPN services. Thankfully, we thoroughly searched through the market to pinpoint the worst free VPN providers that either track your sensitive information, unload malware onto your ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Kit Copson; Before we get into where to watch Westworld, a brief summary to refresh your memory. Evan Rachel Wood stars as Dolores Abernathy in Westworld. Supporting cast includes Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe, Aaron Paul, Thandiwe Newton, Tessa Thompson, Ed Harris and Vincent Cassel. The legendary Anthony Hopkins appeared in the first two seasons.  Key Takeaways: There are a few ways to watch sci-fi series Westworld, including online streaming services HBO Max, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video.Using a VPN is the easiest way to watch Westworld on HBO Max U.S. when you’re traveling overseas. All you ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Arjun Ruparelia; China’s famed Great Firewall blocks many websites and apps, from Google to Facebook. It has its own internet ecosystem, where people use WeChat instead of WhatsApp, Youku instead of YouTube and iQiyi instead of Netflix. These Chinese services have geoblocks that won’t allow access if you’re outside China. If that’s what you want, you need to know how to get a Chinese IP address. Key Takeaways: You can get a China IP address using a VPN and get access to geoblocked Chinese content.The best VPN to get a China IP is CyberGhost. However, if you ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Lewis Carr. And why is it better than a Data Lake or an Analytics Hub? In the opening installment of this blog series—Data Lakes, Data Warehouses and Data Hubs: Do we need another choice?  I explore why simply migrating these on-prem data integration, management, and analytics platforms to the Cloud does not fully address modern data analytics needs. In comparing these three platforms, it becomes clear that while all of them meet certain critical needs, none of them meet the needs of business end-users without significant support from IT. What we in fact need is a platform ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Pradeep Bhanot. In this third and last part of the series on Actian Vector in Hadoop (VectorH), we will cover how the VectorH file format supports the performance and efficiency of our data analytics platform to accelerate business insights, as well as some of the other enterprise features that can help businesses move their Hadoop applications into production. Part one of this series showed the huge performance advantages VectorH has over other SQL on Hadoop alternatives, while part two explored the benefits of the richer implementation of SQL and the ability to perform data updates in VectorH.The ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Emma McGrattan. Today we are excited to announce the release of Actian Avalanche on Microsoft Azure. Azure is growing significantly as a platform in the enterprise space and becoming the de facto choice for retail analytics. Hence, making Actian Avalanche available on Microsoft Azure has been a priority for us.With this release, Actian Avalanche is now available on Microsoft Azure, AWS, and on-premises, delivering on our hybrid and multi-cloud vision. We have added new features to this release, like independent scaling of compute and storage resources. This is particularly appealing to those customers who have large amounts ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Adam Luciano. Actian Avalanche on  Microsoft Azure launched this week with a free cloud storage offer.  This post will walk you through getting set up on Avalanche on Azure. You must first have an Actian account as a customer of Avalanche or have signed up for a free trial.  After you log in to the Avalanche service, you will see the below screen in the center of the Avalanche console:  To create your first warehouse, click the green Create your first Cluster button, which will load the below screen to get you set up:  All fields depicted above are required fields. After filling ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Adam Luciano. Today we announced the availability of Actian’s industry-leading Avalanche Cloud Data Warehouse Managed Service on Azure. Actian Avalanche is the only hybrid data warehouse solution on Azure and provides significant performance gains at a lower cost compared to alternatives. Learn why Avalanche on Azure makes sense for your business.We are also pleased to announce a special offer of $0 cloud storage on Azure for customers of Avalanche.    Details of the offer:                              You will receive up to 10TB Free Cloud Storage with your Avalanche ... Read More