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AWS – Introducing Amazon Quick Suite: your agentic AI-powered workspace
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Amazon Quick Suite—a new set of agentic teammates that helps you get the answers you need using all of your business data and move instantly from insights to action. Quick Suite retrieves insights across the public internet and all your documents, including information in Slack, Salesforce, Snowflake, databases, and other […]

AWS – AWS Direct Connect announces 100G expansion in Kansas City, MO
Today, AWS announced the expansion of 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps dedicated connections with MACsec encryption capabilities at the existing AWS Direct Connect location in the Netrality KC1 data center near Kansas City, MO. You can now establish private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones from […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 I7i instances now available in AWS Europe (Spain) region
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces the availability of high performance Storage Optimized Amazon EC2 I7i instances in the AWS Europe (Spain) region. Powered by 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with an all-core turbo frequency of 3.2 GHz, these new instances deliver up to 23% better compute performance and more than 10% better price performance […]

GCP – Introducing Gemini Enterprise
AI is presenting a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform how you work, how you run your business, and what you build for your customers. But the first wave of AI, while promising, has been stuck in silos, unable to orchestrate complex work across an entire organization. True transformation requires a comprehensive platform that connects to your […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C6in instances are now available in Mexico (Central) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C6in instances are available in AWS Region Mexico (Central). These sixth-generation network optimized instances, powered by 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and built on the AWS Nitro System, deliver up to 200Gbps network bandwidth, for 2x more network bandwidth over comparable fifth-generation instances. Customers can use […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 M6in and M6idn instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M6in and M6idn instances are available in AWS Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. These sixth-generation network optimized instances, powered by 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and built on the AWS Nitro System, deliver up to 200Gbps network bandwidth, for 2x more network bandwidth over comparable fifth-generation instances. […]

GCP – Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploited in Widespread Extortion Campaign
Written by: Peter Ukhanov, Genevieve Stark, Zander Work, Ashley Pearson, Josh Murchie, Austin Larsen Introduction Beginning Sept. 29, 2025, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant began tracking a new, large-scale extortion campaign by a threat actor claiming affiliation with the CL0P extortion brand. The actor began sending a high volume of emails to executives […]

AWS – Amazon DynamoDB now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Amazon DynamoDB now offers customers the option to use Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses in their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) when connecting to DynamoDB tables, streams, and DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), including with AWS PrivateLink Gateway and Interface endpoints. Customers moving to IPv6 can simplify their network stack and meet compliance requirements by using […]

GCP – Partners powering the Gemini Enterprise agent ecosystem
Google Cloud believes the future of AI should be open, flexible, and interoperable. Today, with the launch of Gemini Enterprise – our new agentic platform that brings the best of Google AI to every employee, for every workflow – we’re introducing powerful new opportunities for partners to integrate their solutions and bring them to market. […]
GCP – Google Skills: Your new home for Google AI learning and more
From the classroom to the boardroom, the world of work is shifting at an incredible pace. As advancements in AI and cloud computing gather speed, it’s not just about adapting — it’s about discovering powerful new ways to thrive, regardless of your role. To help everyone keep up, we’re announcing three major updates to our […]