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AWS – Amazon SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning now supports increased limits to improve the accuracy of your models
Amazon SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning enables you to find the most accurate version of a machine learning (ML) model by finding the optimal set of hyperparameter configurations for your dataset. SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning now supports increased limits for two service quotas, with up to 50% higher number of total training jobs that can be […]
GCP – Debugging cloud spanner latency using OpenCensus and Go client library
You may have faced a situation where your client reported high latency while your Cloud Spanner metrics didn’t show the corresponding latency. This article describes a case study of increased client side latency caused by session pool exhaustion and how you can diagnose the situation by using OpenCensus features and Cloud Spanner client library for […]
AWS – AWS Fault Injection Simulator is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS) is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East and US-West) Regions. The expansion of AWS FIS into the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions allows US government agencies and contractors to create and run fault injection experiments that reveal how their applications respond to stress under real world conditions. Read More for […]
AWS – AWS Firewall Manager now supports AWS Network Firewall strict rule order with alert and drop configurations
AWS Firewall Manager now enables you to centrally deploy AWS Network Firewalls with additional strict rule order, default deny, and default drop configurations. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon VPC Flow Logs adds Transit Gateway support for improved visibility and monitoring
Starting today, Amazon VPC Flow Logs adds support for Transit Gateway. With this feature, Transit Gateway can export detailed telemetry information such as source/destination IP addresses, ports, protocol, traffic counters, timestamps and various metadata for all of its network flows. This feature provides you with an AWS native tool to centrally export and inspect flow-level […]
AWS – Amazon QuickSight support for IE11 is ending by July 31, 2022
Effective July 31, 2022, Amazon QuickSight is ending support for IE11. After that date, we can no longer guarantee that the features and webpages of Amazon QuickSight will function properly on IE 11. We recommend customers use one of our supported browsers: Microsoft Edge (Chromium), Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Redshift improves cluster resize performance and flexibility of cluster restore
Amazon Redshift has improved the performance of Redshift’s classic resize feature and increased the flexibility of the cluster snapshot restore operation. Redshift classic resize is used to resize a cluster in scenarios where you need to change the instance type or transition to a configuration that cannot be supported by elastic resize. Previously, this can […]
GCP – Hear how this Google M&A Lead is helping to build a more diverse Cloud ecosystem
Editor’s note: Wayne Kimball, Jr. is Principal for Google Cloud’s Mergers & Acquisitions business. He is also the founder of Black+TechAmplify, a corporate development initiative to accelerate the growth of traditionally untapped, diverse founders. In both cases, he says, it’s about creating empathy around people and processes to create greater value. You’re a “boomerang,” or […]
Azure – Generally available: Azure Gateway Load Balancer
Gateway Load Balancer enables you to deploy, scale, and enhance the availability of third party network virtual appliances (NVAs) in Azure with ease. Read More for the details.
Azure – Generally available: Exporting device customizations and cloud properties in Azure IoT Central
Device capability customizations and cloud properties are now included in exported device templates in Azure IoT Central. Read More for the details.