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Month: October 2022 (Page 3 of 3)

MongoDB announces pay-as-you-go offering on Azure

October 12, 2022 /

MongoDB, Inc. announced that it will make it easier for developers to build data rich applications with a pay as you go experience of MongoDB Atlas within the Azure Marketplace & Portal. By engaging MongoDB Atlas through the Azure Marketplace, developers can access a free trial along with streamlined billing and procurement using their Azure accounts to pay for their Atlas usage.

MongoDB is among the initial set of partners participating in the launch of Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform Partner Ecosystem, which was announced at Ignite 2022. This integration provides developers with the ability to work with the platform of their choice to build on while also meeting the stringent requirements of Corp IT without impacting the speed of innovation. Microsoft customers leveraging MongoDB Atlas can take advantage of:

  • Ecosystem integrations including Synapse, Power BI, Purview, PowerApps, and PowerAutomate to add MongoDB Atlas to existing AI / ML / IoT / and Analytic architectures.
  • Security features such as always-on authentication, network isolation, end-to-end encryption, and role-based access controls to protect data.
  • Build full-text search, run real-time analytics, share visualizations, and sync to the edge with integrated and native Atlas data services that require no manual data replication or additional infrastructure.

https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/azure-mongodb

Gilbane Advisor 10-12-22 — GraphQL, XR glasses

October 12, 2022 /

This week we feature articles by Kingsley Uyi Idehen, and Avi Bar-Zeev.

Additional reading from Emily M. Bender, Sana Behnam & Raluca Budiu, Mimi Chen, Calvin Lei, & Amit Yadav, and Stephen O’Grady.

News comes from Apollo, Optimizely, Confluent, and Elastic.

If you’ve missed any of the past 59 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

What GraphQL brings to data access

Data remains the fundamental fuel that drives computing while emerging trends paradoxically remain an area rife with confusion. This post covers the role of GraphQL in the grand scheme of data access across the enterprise and world wide web.

Kingsley Uyi Idehen explains the role and value GraphQL brings to data access and digital transformation initiatives, and provides helpful context for IT and technical business analysts who are in the early stages of modernizing. (5 min).

https://medium.com/virtuoso-blog/what-graphql-brings-to-data-access-ae6eaa4ded2d

The road to all-day XR glasses

Avi Bar-Zeev wrote this article in July, but it is especially relevant this week given Meta’s Connect event and announcement of their Quest Pro headset. Bar-Zeev has been involved in “about ten different XR headset projects”, and is especially interested in what it will take to deliver consumer-ready all-day wearable AR glasses — he does not think we are close. This probably won’t be a surprise to many if you, but if you want to be well-informed on this topic you need to read this. (14 min).

https://medium.com/predict/the-road-to-all-day-xr-glasses-46063af34285

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Apollo GraphQL introduces GraphOS

A platform to build, connect, and scale any supergraph, a runtime that connects backend and frontend systems in a modular way.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/apollo-graphql-introduces-graphos/

Optimizely announces Orchestrate

The new Orchestrate solution combines its Content Marketing (CMP), Content Management (CMS), and Digital Asset Management (DAM) products.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/optimizely-announces-orchestrate/

Confluent launches Stream Governance Advanced

To extend data streaming across the business with point-in-time lineage insights, sophisticated data cataloging, and global quality controls.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/confluent-launches-stream-governance-advanced/

Elastic announces updates to search platform

The data analytics platform for search-powered solutions aims to transform the way enterprises search, observe and protect data.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/elastic-announces-updates-to-search-platform/

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Crownpeak acquires ilumino

October 5, 2022 /

Crownpeak, provider of a digital experience platform (DXP), announced the acquisition of ilumino, a digital accessibility services and consulting firm. The acquisition reinforces an existing two-year partnership with ilumino, expanding Crownpeak’s automated accessibility scanning technology with ilumino’s subject matter expertise in digital accessibility and usability. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

More than one billion people worldwide live with some form of visual, auditory, mobility, or cognitive disability, and many organizations are recognizing the need to deliver digital experiences that are inclusive of all users. The Crownpeak/ilumino partnership already serves business services, insurance, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) leaders operating in multiple countries.

Crownpeak’s accessibility solutions enable enterprises to deliver consistent, inclusive, and accessible digital experiences across digital touchpoints – including web, mobile apps, and software. Crownpeak’s Accessibility and Quality solution provides automated and ongoing scanning and auditing against WCAG guidelines, enabling compliance with ADA, AODA and EAA (European Accessibility Act) requirements. Crownpeak’s accessibility functionality is natively integrated into its Digital Experience Platform (DXP) for ease of content operations workflow. With Crownpeak’s technology and expertise, enterprise customers can improve digital accessibility practices within the context of their existing business practices, brand guidelines, and personalized user experiences.

https://www.crownpeak.com ■ https://www.ilumino.co

Apollo GraphQL introduces GraphOS

October 5, 2022 /

Apollo GraphQL introduced Apollo GraphOS, a platform to build, connect, and scale any supergraph, a runtime that connects backend and frontend systems in a modular way. GraphOS is the execution fabric for the supergraph. It offers self-hosted or cloud-hosted routing, so users can choose to operate the supergraph in the cloud, and build without complex infrastructure setup or configuration. Features include:

  • Cloud-hosted or self-hosted routing for supergraphs with Federation built in. Connect everything in one graph with a supergraph runtime where you need it.
  • Advanced GraphQL capabilities. New and upcoming features like @defer, live queries, and edge caching give devs the power and flexibility to build a new generation of apps.
  • A central source of truth for schemas and delivery pipeline for changes. Keep all of your developers up to date with the most recent schema changes, and verify changes against past client operations before they hit production.
  • Control who can access your supergraph, as well as when and why they can do it. SOC 2 Type II compliant. Tested and audited by Doyensec.

GraphOS will soon include the ability to link supergraphs beyond organizational firewalls connecting third-party APIs like partners, payment services, content management systems, or public APIs.

https://www.apollographql.com/graphos/

Gilbane Advisor 10-5-22 — structured content, zero knowledge, search

October 5, 2022 /

This week we feature an article by Carrie Hane.

Additional reading comes from Rachel Andrew, and Elena Burger, Bryan Chiang, Sonal Chokshi, Eddy Lazzarin, Justin Thaler & Ali Yahya.

News comes from Adobe, Veryfi, AtScale, and Grammarly.

If you’ve missed any of the past 58 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

Structured content 101

Many of you don’t need an explanation of structured content or its value potential, but you’ll appreciate Carrie Hane’s effort to educate a broader audience of content-focused and business professionals that do. Her guide might also facilitate communication and collaboration between content pros and data science colleagues. (14 min).

https://www.sanity.io/structured-content

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Adobe updates Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements

The new releases incorporate new Adobe Sensei AI-powered features to enable streamlined editing, step-by-step Guided Edits to help beginners.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/adobe-updates-photoshop-elements-and-premiere-elements/

Grammarly announces general availability of its Text Editor SDK

Grammarly for Developers allows builders to easily add grammar checking and real-time writing support into their web or desktop applications.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/grammarly-announces-general-availability-of-its-text-editor-sdk/

Veryfi offers free platform to transform documents into structured data

Companies can turn unstructured documents into structured data can add AI-driven OCR capabilities to their apps without typical startup costs.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/veryfi-offers-free-platform-to-transform-documents-into-structured-data/

AtScale adds enterprise AI capabilities to semantic layer platform

New capabilities support developer productivity and business adoption to accelerate the deployment of Data-Centric enterprise AI.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/atscale-adds-enterprise-ai-capabilities-to-semantic-layer-platform/

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The Gilbane Advisor is curated by Frank Gilbane for content technology, computing, and digital experience professionals. The focus is on strategic technologies. We publish recommended articles and content technology news weekly. We do not sell or share personal data.

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Optimizely announces Orchestrate

October 4, 2022 /

Optimizely, a digital experience platform (DXP) provider, announced its new Orchestrate solution, combining its three products: Content Marketing (CMP), Content Management (CMS), and Digital Asset Management (DAM), into a comprehensive offering. The Orchestrate solution transforms the way marketing teams work by letting them manage the entire content lifecycle and deliver better digital experiences faster.

Optimizely’s new product integration will break down complexities and siloes, producing more efficient content experiences and allowing marketers to publish more strategic, individualized content, faster. Orchestrate enables the CMS to combine upstream content creation processes with downstream publishing capabilities through a unified solution for the entire content lifecycle, allowing teams to:

  • Plan & collaborate – Build campaign plans, propose ideas, assign tasks, and schedule work to be completed
  • Create, preview, & publish – Create content, preview drafts, and publish to the CMS—all from one centralized platform that’s purpose-built for marketers’ needs
  • Manage across channels – Manage content in one place and power digital experiences across any mix of channels and technologies
  • Store & access – Easily repurpose content by dragging-and-dropping from a full media library directly from within the context of the CMS page builder
  • Target & personalize – Test different versions of content, identify customer segments, and customize content experiences.

https://www.optimizely.com

Confluent launches Stream Governance Advanced

October 4, 2022 /

Confluent, Inc., a data streaming provider, announced a new capabilities for Stream Governance, a managed governance suite for Apache Kafka and data in motion. With Stream Governance Advanced, organizations can resolve issues within complex pipelines easier with point-in-time lineage, discover and understand topics faster with business metadata, and enforce quality controls globally with Schema Registry. With more teams able to safely and confidently access data streams, organizations can build critical applications faster. New capabilities include:

  • Point-in-time playbacks for Stream Lineage: Troubleshooting complex data streams is now faster with the ability to understand where, when, and how data streams have changed over time. Point-in-time lineage provides a look back into a data stream’s history.
  • Business metadata for Stream Catalog: Improve data discovery with the ability to build more contextual, detail-rich catalogs of data streams. Alongside tagging, business metadata gives individual users the ability to add custom, open-form details represented as key-value pairs to entities they create such as topics.
  • Exploring the catalog is now easier with GraphQL API.
  • Globally available Schema Registry for Stream Quality: With global availability of Schema Registry to 28 regions, teams have flexibility to manage schemas alongside their Kafka clusters to maintain compliance requirements and data sovereignty.

https://www.confluent.io

Elastic announces updates to search platform

October 4, 2022 /

Elastic announced updates across the Elastic Search Platform, a data analytics platform for search-powered solutions, including:

  • Simplifying the Elastic Cloud on AWS Experience Enabling customers to ingest data from any AWS service into Elastic Cloud on AWS directly from the AWS Marketplace with just three clicks.
  • Improving search relevance with machine learning-based hybrid scoring
  • Combining traditional keyword scoring with vector search scoring capabilities.

They also announced plans to develop stateless Elasticsearch, a new, fully cloud-native architecture. The stateless architecture will fully decouple compute and storage services, enabling customers to store and search all of their data in stateless object storage services such as Amazon S3, Azure Blob Store, and Google Cloud Storage.

A private beta version of a new Universal Profiling and additional synthetic monitoring capabilities to provide visibility into how application code and infrastructure are performing at all times, in production and across a wide range of languages, in both containerized and non-containerized environments was introduced, as well as a new managed testing infrastructure within Elastic Uptime to enable customers to schedule tests from a global network of testing agents for greater visibility into regional variances, also in beta.

https://www.elastic.co

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