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#Microsoft's recent €4.3 billion investment in Italy is a significant step towards enhancing #AI infrastructure and cloud capacity in the country. This move will not only strengthen Italy's digital transformation but also create new opportunities for businesses to harness advanced cloud services and AI technologies. By supporting global cloud services like Azure OpenAI, Microsoft aims to enable organizations of all sizes to adopt more scalable and efficient digital solutions. This initiative resonates with #Italy's national #AI strategy, focused on driving innovation and economic growth through digitalization. It underscores Microsoft's unwavering commitment to the Italian market, building upon past investments in local data centers and partnerships. In addition to cloud and AI advancements, Microsoft will prioritize sustainability and skills development, with plans to train over a million individuals in digital literacy and AI-related skills by 2026. With the expansion of its infrastructure and the introduction of cutting-edge AI solutions, Microsoft is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping Italy's digital landscape. This move will empower companies across various sectors to innovate and drive growth in an increasingly digitalized world. #MicrosoftAI #Italy #MSFTadvocate #Copilot #Azure #Microsoft

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🎉 Here is my latest achievement from Amazon Web Services (AWS). I've successfully completed the AWS Solution Architect exam! This certification demanded a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of topics. It covered various aspects of networking, AWS Organization, Active Directory, and many database solutions including Aurora, RDS for Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle. The exam also explored in-depth AWS migration tools and services, strategies for deploying infrastructure across multiple regions, and essential disaster recovery concepts. One of the main challenges was managing the time constraint, but I persevered and finally achieved this milestone. #AWS #CloudComputing #CertificationSuccess P.S. I passed the SAP-C01 exam three years ago, and I feel that the SAP-C02 is more complex. It might be due to the growing number of services, or maybe it's just because I'm getting older! 😄 By the way, I don't quite understand why there is a deeper focus on networking and security in the SAP-C02. I know these skills are important for a solutions architect, but then what's the purpose of having a separate Networking and Security certification?

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AI must be guided from its inception to ensure its potential serves the greater good.” Learn how we joined President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia and leaders at the Hiroshima conference to advocate for responsible #AI: http://cs.co/6044YKb1e

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🚨New blog🚨 Learn how to seamlessly integrate Amazon Sagemaker Studio with your custom file systems in Amazon EFS for enhanced data collaboration

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In just two years since its open source launch, CloudNativePG—EDB’s Kubernetes operator for Postgres—has become the world’s most popular PostgreSQL operator, with more than 4,300 stars on GitHub. EDB VP Chief Architect Kubernetes Gabriele Bartolini and EDB Principal Engineer Leonardo Cecchi will lead a session at PGConf.EU 2024 titled "Mastering PostgreSQL in Kubernetes with CloudNativePG". Dive into the fundamentals of Kubernetes and its application in managing PostgreSQL databases. Discover solutions for common challenges in running stateful workloads in Kubernetes and transforming these challenges into opportunities for robust PostgreSQL deployments. Register here >> https://lnkd.in/eJ5wsu4H #Postgres #PostgreSQL #justsolveitwithPostgres #EDBPostgresAI #data #AI #database #DBA #opensource #kubernetes #k8s

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In just two years since its open source launch, CloudNativePG—EDB’s Kubernetes operator for Postgres—has become the world’s most popular PostgreSQL operator, with more than 4,300 stars on GitHub. EDB VP Chief Architect Kubernetes Gabriele Bartolini and EDB Principal Engineer Leonardo Cecchi will lead a session at PGConf.EU 2024 titled "Mastering PostgreSQL in Kubernetes with CloudNativePG". Dive into the fundamentals of Kubernetes and its application in managing PostgreSQL databases. Discover solutions for common challenges in running stateful workloads in Kubernetes and transforming these challenges into opportunities for robust PostgreSQL deployments. Register here >> https://lnkd.in/eJ5wsu4H #Postgres #PostgreSQL #justsolveitwithPostgres #EDBPostgresAI #data #AI #database #DBA #opensource #kubernetes #k8s

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Always happy to see our IT infrastructures and services growing. This is great news for our competitive footprint in the international market

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At Kiratech we are one of the few companies in Italy that offers a #PlatformEngineering team to our customers. But what is Platform Engineering? “Modern #SoftwareEngineering is becoming more and more complicated, especially in #cloudnative environments like #Kubernetes. There are countless moving parts and pieces and no two applications are built the same. The larger the company, the more moving parts there are. With more moving parts, #development cycles become stretched, onboarding developers takes longer, and the chances of mistakes increase. Because of this, companies stagnate and become slower to innovate and push new products and features. The modern answer to this problem is Platform Engineering and, according to Gartner, 80% of software engineering organizations will establish platform teams by 2026.” #platformops #krateo

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New blog post: https://lnkd.in/gNsuHTGD I had the joy of reading (and working!) through this Amazing Azure Cookbook by my friends Massimo Bonanni and Marco Obinu The Azure Cookbook is a comprehensive guide that offers over **75 practical recipes** to help you tackle common Azure challenges in everyday scenarios. Whether you're a seasoned Azure professional or just starting your journey with Microsoft's cloud platform, this book provides valuable insights and solutions to enhance your Azure experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your Azure skills and take your cloud expertise to the next level. **Get your copy of the Azure Cookbook today** and start exploring the endless possibilities of Microsoft's cloud platform!

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Why Microsoft made a €4.3B bet on Italians? 🎰 🇮🇹 AI and cloud expansion: Microsoft is making a big move by investing in hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure. Reskilling 1 million Italians: By 2025, Microsoft plans to train over 1M people in AI and digital skills. Boosting economy: This investment is expected to add €312 billion to Italy’s economy over the next 15 years, creating AI-powered jobs and opportunities for businesses. Why? Italy is facing a shrinking workforce, with 3.7 million retirements expected by 2040. Microsoft sees this as a chance to bridge that gap by empowering people and businesses with the skills and tools they need to thrive in the age of AI. Is it a lot? For comparison, Estonia, a global leader in digital innovation—as we like to call ourselves—is investing €85 million in AI over the next six years. Draw your own conclusions, but it seems that change is coming faster than we could ever imagine...

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A new edition of my newsletter about Digital architectures is available! Enjoy my inteview to William Bariselli (head of Google Cloud's Italian Customer Engineering team for Financial Services) about Google Cloud Run! #DigitalArchitecture #GCP #CloudRun

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🥁 🥁 The first Confluent Data in Motion event hosted in the splendid city of Rome is now close! See you next June 18th at the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel in Piazza della Repubblica (near Termini railway station) and I will also be one of the speakers, together with my colleagues Ugo Landini, Stefano Linguerri, Pierpaolo Rametta to talk to you about the future of data streaming, the connections with the new era of #AI and the addition of Apache Flink to the stack. #apachekafka #datainmotion #confluent #apacheflink

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Thanks AWS Community Day Italy for having me and the opportunity given to talk on AWS global databases where I talked on AWS Aurora and Irine Kokilashvili talked on AWS DynamoDB. I would like to thank the whole team for the excellent event and in particular to Monica Colangelo for her dedication and effort. I would like to thank Elena Yukhymenko for help and tips when preparing the presentation. The sessions I attended were all top-notch! Luca Mezzalira's session was a blast - and definitely agree "Serverless is a strategy". The closing keynote by Danilo Poccia was a good example how to use Gen AI in good use and how it can applied in practice fairly easy. A good presentation by 🦁 Luciano Mammino where he shared great insights on AWS organizations. Davide de Paolis nailed the DynamoDB optimization talk with some useful practical tips and Anna Aitchison I really liked your presentation. It was a pleasure finally meeting you in person María Encinar and nice meeting you Guillermo Ruiz. Thanks, María, for your support with the AWS User groups. #AWSCommunity

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🛡️ Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer Certification Achieved! 🎄 A Special Holiday Achievement: What better way to wrap up the year than with this prestigious certification, my most meaningful "gift" of the season, earned through hard work and studying! 🔒 Leveling Up in Cloud Security: I'm thrilled to announce my latest milestone in the Google Cloud ecosystem. This advanced security engineering certification represents another step forward in my cloud journey, enriching my professional growth in the dynamic world of cloud security. 🙏 Gratitude Overflows: Go Reply's unwavering support has been instrumental in this journey. Their investment in professional growth has enabled me to pursue excellence in cloud technologies. 🌱 The Security Journey Continues: While this certification marks a significant milestone, it's just one step in the continuous learning path. The cybersecurity landscape keeps evolving, and so does my commitment to growth and innovation. 🤝 Let's Connect: Whether you're passionate about cloud security, infrastructure protection, or modern security architectures, I'd love to share insights on securing cloud environments! This certification journey has deepened my appreciation for robust security frameworks, identity management, data protection, and network security in the Google Cloud Platform ecosystem. #GoogleCloud #CloudSecurity #Cybersecurity #SecurityEngineering #CloudComputing #IAM #NetworkSecurity #DataSecurity #DataGovernance #SecurityControls #ProfessionalDevelopment #CloudCertification #GoogleCloudPlatform #GCP #ZeroTrust #CloudArchitecture https://lnkd.in/d-8WQHi8

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Dive into the world of NoSQL without the hassle! This talk is all about making your life easier and your database work more enjoyable with the #Couchbase Plugin for the JetBrains and VSCode platforms #couchbase #cloud #database #NoSQL #JSON #DBaaS#AI #vectorsearch

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ICYMI! It was great to share our team’s key learnings in this space, and see so many great questions from the audience- there’s so much happening with GenAI, it’s hard to keep up! Tomorrow is Day 3 of the Azure Bootcamp, so tune in if you’d like to learn more! My personal favourite area was the trajectory of cost- those who are waiting until business cases fully stack up are getting left behind by their competitors. The price of GPT 4 has dropped ~12x since release, and even further with the latest version. It’s better to start developing and realize value, so you’re ready to take advantage of this technology. By the time you launch, the landscape will be completely different!

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In this insightful video, Fumagalli Andrea, Head of Cloud Transformation A2A takes us through the possibilities of A2A, a leading multi-utility company, and discusses its innovative approach to leveraging generative AI and Amazon Q for business intelligence. The company aims to empower its executives with more than just dashboards by enabling natural language queries that cater to the unique needs of its five diverse business units. By choosing to host these solutions in the AWS Milan Region, A2A ensures data sovereignty, aligning with its commitment to secure and localized data management. Watch this video to learn how A2A is at the forefront of AI-driven decision-making. Watch it and share the word: https://lnkd.in/gJhcin6C #GenerativeAI #AmazonQ #BusinessIntelligence #AWS #DataSovereignty #AIinBusiness

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In the era of Artificial Intelligence, having at least a basic understanding of AI and Generative AI is essential. This not only helps us stay ahead of innovation, but also enables us to better support our clients in their transformation, helping them reinvent themselves and adopt new, more effective solutions. 💡🌐 AI is not just the future, it's already the present: let's get ready together!

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