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CP4 Apps by IBM Cloud: Your one-stop shop for cloud-native Java development and modernization

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IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (CP4 Apps) simplifies and streamlines the process of building and modernizing Java applications. It offers a comprehensive platform that:

Builds new cloud-native applications: CP4 Apps provides the tools and resources needed to develop modern applications specifically designed for the cloud environment.
Modernizes existing applications: CP4 Apps includes AI-powered tools that help you update and improve your current applications for better performance and efficiency.
Reduces costs: By using CP4 Apps, you can significantly lower the expenses associated with maintaining your application infrastructure and operations.
Speeds up development: CP4 Apps offers features like AI-powered transformation and refactoring tools to help you modernize your applications faster.
Supports hybrid cloud environments: CP4 Apps is designed to work seamlessly in both on-premises and cloud environments, providing flexibility for your deployment needs.

Overall, CP4 Apps aims to make developing and maintaining Java applications easier and more cost-effective, regardless of whether you’re building new applications from scratch or updating existing ones.

Available for self-hosting, or as a managed service on IBM Cloud.

IBM Cloud Pak® for Data is a modular set of integrated software components for data analysis, organization and management.

Get started with a FREE trial of Cloud Pak for Data. See for yourself how IBM can transform your business into a data driven enterprise.

Scaleway web hosting versus AWS Lightsail: A quick comparison

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Scaleway (https://www.scaleway.com/en/web-hosting) is a European cloud service provider that is known for providing its services at a very competitive price. On doing a quick comparison with Amazon Lightsail (https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail), it appears at least in this niche, Scaleway fails to compete with Amazon Lightsail in providing cheap web hosting. However within their starting subscription cost of 5.99 Euro per month, they are providing one email hosting, a feature not available with Amazon Lightsail with its starting price of 3.50$ per month.

Get free startup resources from NVIDIA

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Source NVIDIA newsletter dated 20 Jan 2024

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Google Workspace Referral Program and Google Cloud Partner Advantage

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Google Cloud has a number of useful products including Google Workspace that we refer to our audience through our websites and social media accounts. Also showcasing ourselves as associated with Google Cloud partner program raises our own brand value! Plus access to free learning, documentation, and interaction with Google community of developers and partners. The program is free to join.

There are two ways as per our experience to partner with Google Cloud. You can refer Google Workspace by registering for their Google Workspace Referral P rogram, which we are doing for the last couple of years. Anyone can signup with his or her Google account and business email not mandatory. Access to exclusive coupon codes such as 10 percent discount for the first year for Google Workspace subscriptions.

When it comes to registering for Google Cloud Partner Program (or Partner Advantage), there is apparently a bug. In my case I signed up and was approved. There was an ambiguity about personal gmail and business email while registering that created a problem.

Got in touch with the Google Cloud Partner Support. They respond fast and within minutes I kept getting response. A staff scheduled an online meeting to help me login with my approved business email. But despite her trying, she was unable to assist. Next she asked me to get in touch with the IT admin of my company in order to assist. I replied that I myself manage the business email. After keeping me waiting for few minutes as she discussed the issue with her colleague, she finally said that the issue is beyond their scope. The thing is that she never accepted that there was a bug in their software that is providing error message as I try to login. Finally, she asked me to once again apply afresh for Google Partner program using a different business email.

I am not sure if there is an issue with the admin management of Google Cloud as a whole as they try to provide top-notch security to the users. Even as a user of Google Cloud, I faced a similar issue of unable to uploading a database file (showing solved on the thread buy actually never solved for me) around a year back and had to abandon that project.

UPDATE

After I was told by apparently the Malaysian team of Google Cloud Partner that I needed to reapply using fresh business email, Google Cloud Partner team (Sameer) with whom the ticket was initiated emailed to help in this regard.

After troubleshooting for around 30 minutes through Google Meet, the issue was resolved. Sameer after trying to resolve for around 15 minutes took help of another senior member of their team who apparently had deep knowledge of the intricacies of Google Cloud and finally solved the issue. The reason cited for the problem was I applied for the Google Cloud Partner using my gmail instead of business email in the first place.

Unlike Google Referral Program in which you sign up using your Google account and get instant referral links to share, selling through Google Partner Advantage needs far more planning and effort as evident from the below requirements:

Joining Google Partner Advantage gives access to free training and certification by Google Cloud in the process.

Founders, fuel up: AWS Build program empowers startups

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Source: Empire Flippers newsletter dated 11 Aug 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS Build, a new initiative to help early-stage startups.

Up to 500 founders from all over the globe will be selected to take part in a 10-week program where they will learn how to successfully kick-start their businesses.

Entrepreneurs will receive both technical and business guidance, learning how to effectively leverage AWS’s technology stack, as well as how to incorporate advanced cloud features like analytics, artificial intelligence, and serverless computing.

The program also guides founders on strategic decisions related to product development, finding beta customers, monetization, and more.

Entrepreneurs entered into the program will receive up to $2,000 in AWS credits to help them develop their products and services in the cloud.

The program will run fully online from October 9 to December 15. Weekly virtual engagements include technical office hours with AWS experts, interactive sessions with venture investors and industry leaders, and networking events with peers.

Once the program wraps up, founders will join the AWS Build community, a global network of peers and technical experts who provide ongoing collaboration and advice.

Applications for AWS Build are now open and will be accepted until September 22, 2023.

Interested entrepreneurs can sign up to take part in the AWS Build program here.

Update: 6 Oct 2023

Level up your Development Career at oneAPI DevSummit for AI

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Source: Intel newsletter dated 8 Aug 2023

August 18, 2023, 9:00am – 10:30am CST – Onboarding onto Discord and Intel Developer Cloud
August 21, 2023, 9:00am – 5:30pm CST – Day 1 with Workshop
August 22, 2023, 9:00am – 12:30pm CST – Day 2 with Workshop

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Calling all researchers, data scientists, and developers.

Join us for this live (and free) virtual event focused on the latest AI technology advances. It’s sure to kickstart or advance your development career.

Start the event with a keynote address by Ibrahim Haddad Vice President of Strategic Programs (AI & Data) at the Linux Foundation with his keynote – “Shaping the Future of AI with PyTorch“.

Detailed Agenda

Session topics include:

Learn new optimization techniques for data preparation, training, inference, deployment, and scaling.
Be among the first to use Intel^® Data Center GPU Max Series on Intel^® Developer Cloud.
Get hands-on practice using top AI tools, libraries, and frameworks from Intel.
Engage with experts from PyTorch, Mod Tech Labs, University of Pittsburgh/SHREC, University of California Berkeley.
And lots more. .

See you there!