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AWS – AWS Compute Optimizer now supports 37 new EC2 instance types and new memory metrics for Windows instances
AWS Compute Optimizer now provides cost and performance optimization recommendations for 37 new EC2 instances types, including bare metal instances (m6g.metal) and compute optimized instances (c7g.2xlarge, hpc6a.48xlarge). Additionally, AWS Compute Optimizer now analyzes the “Available Mbytes”, “Available Kbytes”, and “Available Bytes” metrics to deliver more accurate EC2 instance recommendations for EC2 Windows instances. Read More for […]
GCP – Efficient File Management using Batch Requests with Google Apps Script
Abstract Google Drive alone can handle small file management jobs, but for larger batches of files, it can be too much for a simple Drive script to manage. With Google Apps Script, even large batches can be executed within 6 minutes, offering businesses the monetary and time benefits of efficient file management. This report looks […]
AWS – AWS announces Amazon WorkSpaces Core
Amazon WorkSpaces Core is a new, fully managed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) service that combines the security, global reliability, and cost efficiency of AWS with existing VDI management solutions. WorkSpaces Core removes the need for capacity planning or infrastructure refreshing, and simplifies the provision, deployment, and management of VDI environments. With WorkSpaces Core, you can migrate […]
AWS – AWS introduces Ubuntu Desktop for Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces now offers support for Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS. Ubuntu is a popular Linux distribution published by Canonical and the first third-party Linux operating system supported by Amazon Workspaces. With this launch, Amazon WorkSpaces customers now have the flexibility to select Amazon Linux, Microsoft Windows, or Ubuntu desktops depending on the specific needs of […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker Canvas supports mathematical functions and operators for richer data exploration
Amazon SageMaker Canvas now supports mathematical functions and operators for richer data exploration, allowing you to define new features in your data. SageMaker Canvas is a visual point-and-click service that enables business analysts to generate accurate ML predictions on their own — without requiring any machine learning experience or having to write a single line of […]
AWS – Bottlerocket is now supported by Amazon Inspector
Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system that is purpose built to run container workloads, is now integrated with Amazon Inspector. Customers that have Inspector EC2 scanning already enabled do not need to take any additional action. If Amazon Inspector discovers a vulnerability, it will recommend an update to the version of Bottlerocket that fixes that vulnerability. […]
AWS – Snow Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) available on all Snow Family jobs
AWS Snow Family now offers the Snow Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for all Snowball Edge and Snowcone jobs. With this launch, customers can get started running edge workloads on Snow devices using the Snow AL2 AMI. The Snow AL2 AMI is maintained and provided by AWS Snow, making it easier for […]
Azure – General availability: ExpressRoute FastPath support for Vnet peering and UDRs
FastPath support for virtual network peering and user defined routes (UDRs) enables high-bandwidth connectivity to workloads deployed across hub-and-spoke architectures. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Policy analytics for Azure Firewall
You can now manage firewall rules over time by providing insights and analysis of traffic flowing through Azure Firewall. Read More for the details.
GCP – Introducing support for GPU workloads and even larger Pods in GKE Autopilot
Autopilot is a fully managed mode of operation for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). But being fully managed doesn’t mean that you need to be limited in what you can do with it! Our goal for Autopilot is to support all user workloads (those other than administrative workloads which require privileged access to nodes) so they […]