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AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now supports configurable limits to effectively manage fixed resources
AWS Deadline Cloud now includes the ability to specify a limit for a specific resource, like a floating license, and also constrain the maximum number of workers that work on a job. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated graphics and visual effects, for films, television […]
GCP – Improving model performance with PyTorch/XLA 2.6
For developers who want to use the PyTorch deep learning framework with Cloud TPUs, the PyTorch/XLA Python package is key, offering developers a way to run their PyTorch models on Cloud TPUs with only a few minor code changes. It does so by leveraging OpenXLA, developed by Google, which gives developers the ability to define […]
GCP – Blackwell is here — new A4 VMs powered by NVIDIA B200 now in preview
Modern AI workloads require powerful accelerators and high-speed interconnects to run sophisticated model architectures on an ever-growing diverse range of model sizes and modalities. In addition to large-scale training, these complex models need the latest high-performance computing solutions for fine-tuning and inference. Today, we’re excited to bring the highly-anticipated NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to Google Cloud […]
AWS – Amazon S3 Tables add schema definition support to the CreateTable API
Amazon S3 announces schema definition support for the CreateTable API to programmatically create tables with pre-defined columns. This enhancement simplifies table creation for data analytics applications, making it easier to get started and ingest data in S3 table buckets. To use this feature, you can specify column names and their data types as new request […]
AWS – Amazon S3 Tables now support 10,000 tables per table bucket
Amazon S3 Tables now support creating up to 10,000 tables in each S3 table bucket. With this higher quota, you can scale up to 100,000 tables across 10 table buckets within an AWS Region per AWS Account. The higher table quota is available by default on all table buckets at no additional cost. S3 Tables […]
AWS – Amazon Q Developer Pro tier adds automated user onboarding emails
The Amazon Q Developer Pro tier now offers automated email notifications for newly subscribed users. When a new user is subscribed by an administrator, users will now automatically receive a welcome email within 24 hours containing important information to help them get started quickly and efficiently with their new subscription. This automation streamlines the onboarding […]
GCP – Simplify the developer experience on Kubernetes with KRO
We are thrilled to announce the collaboration between Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure on Kube Resource Orchestrator, or kro (pronounced “crow”). kro introduces a Kubernetes-native, cloud-agnostic way to define groupings of Kubernetes resources. With kro, you can group your applications and their dependencies as a single resource that can be easily consumed by end users. […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now in preview in seven additional Regions
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio is now available in preview in seven additional AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Seoul, Singapore, and Sydney), Europe (Frankfurt and London), South America (São Paulo), and Canada (Central). Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio (preview) is an integrated data and AI development environment that enables collaboration and helps teams build data products faster. It […]
AWS – Amazon Lex expands Assisted Slot Resolution regions and model access
Amazon Lex has expanded Assisted Slot Resolution to additional AWS regions and enhanced its capabilities through integration with newer Amazon Bedrock foundation models. Bot developers can now select from allowlisted foundation models in their account to enhance slot resolution capabilities, while maintaining the same simplified permission model through bot Service Linked Role updates. When enabled, […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics adds IPv6 support
CloudWatch Synthetics now allows canaries running in a VPC to make outbound requests to IPv6 endpoints allowing monitoring of IPv6-only and dual stack enabled endpoints over IPv6. You can also access CloudWatch Synthetics APIs over both IPv4 and IPv6 through new dual stack compatible regional endpoints. Additionally, PrivateLink access to Synthetics within VPCs is now […]