Google Shifts Kubernetes Focus to Datacenters and Amazon Releases Five New EC2 Bare Metal Instances: M5, M5d, R5, R5d, and Z1d. Here’s the least you need to know about Cloud and Tech for this week.

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Microsoft

• Singtel unveils AI-powered IoT network through Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Announces Several Updates to Azure Event Grid
• Microsoft Previews Dedicated Environments for Azure Logic Apps
• Symmetry Migrates HDT Global to Azure Government Cloud
• Introducing Azure’s augmented reality: spatial anchors
• Java support in Azure Functions 2.0 now generally available
• Azure keeps on stacking up the cloud features on-premises

Google

• Google’s Software-Driven Hybrid Cloud Platform Moves from Alpha to Beta Stage
• Google Cloud Deploys Cloud Services Platform On GKE As Core Of New Enterprise Strategy
• Ex-AWS executive Amitabh Jacob joins Google Cloud in lead role
• Google open-sources Cloud IoT Device SDK, a collection of libraries for embedded microcontroller-class devices
• Google Shifts Kubernetes Focus to Datacenters

Amazon

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