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GCP – An efficient path to production AI: Kakao’s journey with JAX and Cloud TPUs
When your messaging platform serves 49 million people – 93% of South Korea’s population – every technical decision carries enormous weight. The engineering team at Kakao faced exactly this challenge when their existing infrastructure hit critical limitations. Their solution? A strategic shift to Google Cloud TPUs using the JAX framework that not only solved their […]
GCP – ChromeOS desk sync keeps your momentum going, across devices
For many workers, the frequent need to switch between devices can become cumbersome and disruptive. Otherwise simple tasks like logging in, reopening applications, and re-establishing your workspace end up consuming valuable time when done many times throughout the day. To address this challenge, we’re happy to introduce ChromeOS desk sync. This feature allows users to […]
AWS – New Memory-Optimized Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex Instances
AWS is announcing the general availability of new memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The R8i and R8i-flex instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, […]
AWS – TwelveLabs’ Pegasus 1.2 model now available in US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Seoul)
Amazon announces the expansion of the TwelveLabs’ Pegasus 1.2 video understanding model to the US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) AWS Regions. This expansion makes it easier for customers to build and scale generative AI applications that can understand and interact with video content at an enterprise level. Pegasus 1.2 is a powerful […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Kerberos authentication with self-managed Active Directory
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now supports Kerberos authentication with self-managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD). With this launch, your applications can use Kerberos authentication to connect to your Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances joined to self-managed AD. Previously, customers integrating Amazon RDS for SQL Server with Microsoft Active Directory had […]
AWS – Amazon QuickSight expands limits on calculated fields
Amazon QuickSight has increased the limits on number of calculated fields allowed in an analysis from 500 to 2000, and from 200 to 500 per dataset. This update enables authors and data curators to create more transformations on their data and draw additional complex insights. This is especially useful for authors and data curators who […]
AWS – AWS Direct Connect announces new location in Barcelona, Spain
Today, AWS announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect location within the Equinix BA1 data center near Barcelona, Spain. You can now establish private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones from this location. This site is the first AWS Direct Connect location in Barcelona […]
AWS – Amazon Connect now provides out-of-the box embedding of Tasks and Emails into your websites and applications
You can now easily deliver task and email based customer experiences on your websites and applications using the new contact form option in the Amazon Connect communication widget. For example, you can add the communication widget to your website and give customers the ability to submit callback requests outside business hours or send emails through […]
AWS – Amazon RDS io2 Block Express now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions. Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes provide consistent sub-millisecond latency for mission critical workloads. Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes are designed for all your critical database workloads that demand high performance, high throughput, and consistently low […]
GCP – Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms
Google has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms (CAIP) report, and positioned furthest in vision among all vendors evaluated. We believe this report marks a pivotal moment for enterprise leaders, signaling a market shift where having a strong vision is no longer an abstract concept but the […]