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AWS – Amazon DynamoDB introduces warm throughput for tables and indexes in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon DynamoDB now supports a new warm throughput value and the ability to easily pre-warm DynamoDB tables and indexes in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The warm throughput value provides visibility into the number of read and write operations your DynamoDB tables can readily handle, while pre-warming let’s you proactively increase the value to meet […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift announces support for History Mode for zero-ETL integrations
Today, Amazon Redshift announces the launch of history mode for zero-ETL integrations. This new feature enables you to build Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD 2) tables on your historical data from databases, out-of-the-box in Amazon Redshift, without writing any code. History mode simplifies the process of tracking and analyzing historical data changes, allowing you […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 introduces provisioning control for On-Demand Capacity Reservations in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon EC2 introduces new capabilities that make it easy for customers to target instance launches on their On-Demand Capacity Reservations (ODCRs). On-Demand Capacity Reservations help you reserve compute capacity for your workloads in a specified Availability Zone for any duration. You can now ensure instance launches are fulfilled exclusively by ODCRs, or prefer unutilized ODCRs […]
AWS – CloudWatch provides execution plan capture for Aurora PostgreSQL
Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights now collects the query execution plans of top SQL queries running on Aurora PostgreSQL instances, and stores them over time. This feature helps you identify if a change in the query execution plan is the cause of performance degradation or a stalled query. Execution plan capture for Aurora PostgreSQL is available […]
AWS – AWS IoT SiteWise now supports null and NaN data types
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. announces that AWS IoT SiteWise now supports NULL and NaN (Not a Number) data of bad or uncertain data quality from industrial data sources. AWS IoT SiteWise is a managed service that makes it easy to collect, store, organize, and analyze data from industrial equipment at scale. This new feature […]
GCP – Introducing BigQuery metastore, a unified metadata service with Apache Iceberg support
Does your organization use multiple data processing engines like BigQuery, Apache Spark, Apache Flink and Apache Hive? Wouldn’t it be great if you could provide a single source of truth for all of your analytics workloads? Now you can, with the public preview of BigQuery metastore, a fully managed, unified metadata service that provides processing […]
GCP – Discover and assess your database workloads migration to Google Cloud using Migration Center
Organizations continue to adopt the public cloud to deliver better business and IT outcomes. However, migration — and modernization — is a complex, multifaceted challenge. It involves understanding the current state of infrastructure and applications to determine what the future state should look like and how to get there. And all this occurs across multiple […]
GCP – Announcing the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First UK
According to the UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, the UK’s AI sector is rapidly expanding, with over 3,000 AI companies generating more than £10 billion in revenues, employing over 60,000 people, and contributing £5.8 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA). Google is committed to unlocking AI’s potential in the UK through initiatives that […]
AWS – Amazon Connect agent workspace now supports audio optimization for Citrix and Amazon WorkSpaces virtual desktops
Amazon Connect agent workspace now supports the ability to redirect audio from Citrix and Amazon WorkSpaces Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments to a customer service agent’s local device. Audio redirection improves voice quality and reduces latency for voice calls handled on virtual desktops, providing a better experience for both end customers and agents. For region […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora now supports R7g and R7i database instances in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region
AWS Graviton3-based R7g database instances as well as R7i database instances are now available for Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility and Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. AWS Graviton3 instances provide up to 30% performance improvement and up to 20% price/performance improvement over Graviton2 instances for Amazon Aurora, depending on the […]