Check out the latest Arduino MKR board, combining a Zero with SigFox low-power comms connectivity ideal for IoT designs.

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You can use the new Amazon Redshift query monitoring rules  feature to set metrics-based performance boundaries for workload management (WLM) queues, and specify what action to take when a query goes beyond those boundaries. For example, for a queue that’s dedicated to short running queries, you might create a rule that aborts queries that run for more than 60 seconds. To track poorly designed queries, you might have another rule that logs queries that contain nested loops. We also provide pre-defined rule templates in the Amazon Redshift management console to get you started.

This new Quick Start automatically deploys a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 environment that receives its storage and data management capabilities from a NetApp ONTAP Cloud system running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now allows you to enable Internet access for your image builder and fleet instances without the need for advanced network configuration. Providing Internet access to your instances allows your applications to access online resources such as application updates and licensing services, and your users to access documents, tutorials, and other information from the Internet.

We are excited to announce a new edge location for Amazon CloudFront in Atlanta, Georgia. Each new edge location helps improve performance and availability for end users of your application. This is our third edge location in the Atlanta area, bringing the total number of CloudFront locations to 85 (including 74 points of presence and 11 regional edge cache locations). To see a full list of all Amazon CloudFront locations, please visit our website here. Meet with the CloudFront team at one of our upcoming webinars.

I am starting with a caveat here – I have no way of judging the medical side of this – for example if it will be rejected by the body, or do something awful long-term. That said, here is some news: I know lots of runners, and quite a few of them have got very …

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The IET and Prospect trade union are working together to help employers in the engineerings and technology sectors on how to attract a wider talent pool, including career returners.

Read full article: Tech firms should attract career returners, says IET

Socionext has a prototype media edge server which uses Socionext’s multi-format codec MB86M30 and SC2A11A central processor.

Read full article: SoC specialist Socionext designs media edge server

NXP Semiconductors releases the MCUXpresso integrated development environment (IDE) for its LPC and Kinetis MCUs based on ARM Cortex-M cores.

Read full article: NXP completes MCUXpresso picture with IDE

The average British adult spends an average of 57 minutes on their gadgets in bed before going to sleep, according to LaptopsDirect, which surveyed 1,012 UK adults. 68% used smartphones in bed, 32% watched television in 19% use tablet computers, 14% listened to music and 8% played on games consoles. Those aged 18-24 were most likely …

Read full article: Britons spend an hour looking at screens before sleeping