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GCP – Strengthening network resilience with the Sol transatlantic cable
Today, we’re announcing Sol, a new transatlantic subsea cable system to connect the U.S., Bermuda, the Azores, and Spain. Sol translates to “sun” in Spanish and Portuguese, a nod to the cable system’s landing points in warmer climates. Alongside the Nuvem subsea cable, Sol completes our unique investment in transatlantic resiliency — with the two […]
GCP – London Summit: agentic AI leaders, training 100,000 civil servants, AI sovereignty, and more
There’s a buzz of excitement here at Tobacco Dock as we welcome our customers and partners to the Google Cloud Summit London. Together, we’re exploring the essential role Google Cloud is playing in driving AI innovation and adoption across the UK. Today is about shining a spotlight on our customers and partners, focusing on the […]
AWS – Amazon Q in QuickSight is now available in 7 additional regions
Amazon Q in QuickSight is now generally available in Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Paris), Europe (Zurich) and US East (Ohio), adding to our existing regions: Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), South America (São Paulo), US East (N. Virginia), […]
AWS – AWS Config now supports 12 new resource types
AWS Config now supports 12 additional AWS resource types. This expansion provides greater coverage over your AWS environment, enabling you to more effectively discover, assess, audit, and remediate an even broader range of resources. With this launch, if you have enabled recording for all resource types, then AWS Config will automatically track these new additions. […]
AWS – AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports IPv6 addresses on outer tunnel IPs
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports IPv6 addresses on outer tunnel IPs, making it easier for customers to build or transition to IPv6-only networks. Customers with mandates to use IPv6 network address deployments can now easily build IPv6-only VPN connections to meet their regulatory and compliance needs. AWS Site-to-Site VPN is a fully managed service that […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall: Native AWS Transit Gateway support in all regions
AWS Network Firewall now supports native integration with AWS Transit Gateway for centralized traffic inspection in all AWS Regions where both services are available. This integration enables customers to directly attach a network firewall to a transit gateway and easily route traffic between these services for consistent traffic inspection. The new feature eliminates the need […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker AI is now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Starting today, you can build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models in Asia Pacific (Taipei). Amazon SageMaker AI is a fully managed platform that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models quickly. SageMaker AI removes the heavy lifting from each step of the […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock introduces API keys for streamlined development
Today, we’re announcing the launch of API keys for Amazon Bedrock to simplify the getting started experience and accelerate generative AI development. API keys for Amazon Bedrock enable developers to quickly generate access credentials directly within the Amazon Bedrock console or AWS SDK without needing to manually configure IAM principals and policies. With the introduction […]
AWS – Amazon SNS now supports sending SMS in the Mexico (Central) Region
Customers that use Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) in the Mexico (Central) Region can now send text messages (SMS) to subscribers in more than 200 countries and territories. With this launch, customers using SNS in the Mexico (Central) Region can send SMS messages via AWS End User Messaging. Amazon SNS is a fully managed […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune Analytics now integrates with Mem0 for graph-native memory in GenAI applications
Today, we’re announcing the integration of Amazon Neptune Analytics with Mem0, an open-source, agentic memory system purpose-built for generative AI (GenAI) applications. With this launch, customers can use Neptune as the graph store for memory retrieval and reasoning, enabling long-term memory for AI agents across richly connected graphs—powering more personalized and context-aware AI experiences. This […]