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AWS – Amazon EC2 I8g instances now available in AWS US East (Ohio) region
AWS is announcing the general availability of Amazon EC2 Storage Optimized I8g instances in US East (Ohio) region. I8g instances offer the best performance in Amazon EC2 for storage-intensive workloads. I8g instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors that deliver up to 60% better compute performance compared to previous generation I4g instances. I8g instances use […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitoring adds flow visibility between Regions
With flow monitors in Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitoring, you can now monitor network performance of traffic flowing between AWS Regions across the AWS global network. Flow monitors provide near real-time visibility of network performance for workloads between compute instances such as Amazon EC2 and Amazon EKS, and AWS services such as Amazon S3 and Amazon […]
AWS – AWS HealthImaging now supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication for DICOMweb APIs
AWS HealthImaging now supports OAuth 2.0-compatible identity providers for authentication of DICOMweb requests using OpenID Connect (OIDC). With OIDC authentication, you can manage secure access to DICOM resources using your organization’s standard procedures for creating, enabling, and disabling user accounts. With this launch, you can now use existing identity providers (IdPs)—such as Amazon Cognito, Okta, […]
GCP – Introducing no-cost, multicloud Data Transfer Essentials for EU and U.K. customers
At Google Cloud, our services are built with interoperability and openness in mind to enable customer choice and multicloud strategies. We pioneered a multicloud data warehouse, enabling workloads to run across clouds. We were the first company to provide digital sovereignty solutions for European governments and to waive exit fees for customers who stop using […]
AWS – TwelveLabs’ Marengo Embed 2.7 can now be used for synchronous inference in Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock now supports synchronous inference for TwelveLabs’ Marengo 2.7, expanding the capabilities of this multimodal embedding model to deliver low-latency text and image embeddings directly within the API response. This update enables developers to build more responsive, interactive search and retrieval experiences while maintaining the same powerful video understanding capabilities that have made Marengo […]
GCP – Now available: Rust SDK for Google Cloud
Rust is gaining momentum across the cloud developer community for good reason. It’s fast, memory-safe, and built for modern systems. Until now, however, your options for integrating Rust with Google Cloud were limited to unofficial Rust SDKs, which made things harder to maintain, less secure, or were missing features. We’re excited to announce the official […]
AWS – Amazon MSK Connect is now available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Amazon MSK Connect is now available in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. MSK Connect enables you to run fully managed Kafka Connect clusters with Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK). With a few clicks, MSK Connect allows you to easily deploy, monitor, and scale connectors that move data in and out of Apache […]
AWS – Amazon CloudFront adds ECDSA support for signed URLs
Amazon CloudFront now supports Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) for signed URLs and signed cookies, providing customers with enhanced performance and security for content access control. This addition gives customers the flexibility to choose between RSA and ECDSA cryptographic algorithms based on their specific security and performance requirements. Previously, CloudFront only supported RSA based […]
GCP – Announcing partner-built AI security innovations on Google Cloud
Securing AI systems is a fundamental requirement for business continuity and customer trust, and Google Cloud is at the forefront of driving secure AI innovations and working with partners to meet the evolving needs of customers. Our secure-by-design cloud platform and built-in security solutions are continuously updated with the latest defenses, helping security-conscious organizations confidently […]
GCP – Introducing the Agentic SOC Workshops for security professionals
The security operations centers of the future will use agentic AI to enable intelligent automation of routine tasks, augment human decision-making, and streamline workflows. At Google Cloud, we want to help prepare today’s security professionals to get the most out of tomorrow’s AI agents. As we build our agentic vision, we’re also excited to invite […]