Advancing failure prediction and mitigation—introducing Narya

By Dustin Ward

“This post continues our Advancing Reliability series highlighting initiatives underway to constantly improve the reliability of the Azure platform. In 2018 we shared steps we’re taking to improve virtual machine (VM) resiliency using live migration. In 2019 we shared how we’re further improving virtual machine resiliency with Project Tardigrade, which identifies host failures and recovers from…

Azure Storage — Routing Preferences now generally available

By Dustin Ward

Routing Preference for Azure Storage provide the flexibility to optimize traffic between clients external to Azure and your storage account for premium network reliability and performance over the Microsoft global network or for cost efficiency using the transit ISP network. You can now also publish route-specific endpoints for your storage account.

Batch image processing with Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels 

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBatch image processing with Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels  Amazon Rekognition is a computer vision service that makes it easy to add image and video analysis to your applications using proven, highly scalable, deep learning technology that requires no machine learning (ML) expertise to use. With Amazon Rekognition, you can identify objects, people, text, scenes,…

Adopting Kotlin at Prime Video for higher developer satisfaction and less code

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAdopting Kotlin at Prime Video for higher developer satisfaction and less code Choosing a programming language for a new project is a tough decision with long-lasting effects. This involves considering how well the languages integrate with the team’s existing technology stack, how mature the languages are, and what learning curve is required. For example,…