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AWS – Amazon Textract adds synchronous support for single page PDF documents and support for PDF documents containing JPEG 2000 encoded images
Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from scanned documents and goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to identify, understand, and extract data from forms and tables. Read More for the details.

GCP – Announcing Quick Builder, a new low-code tool for you to build location-based experiences
Here at Google Maps Platform, we are embracing low-code development. For more than 15 years, we’ve helped customers like Argos, Dunzo, and Redfin drive success by building custom location-based solutions from scratch. While this approach allows for deep customization, we recognize that not all of our customers have the resources or bandwidth to complete these […]

AWS – Introducing Amazon EC2 X2iezn instances
Starting today, memory optimized Amazon EC2 X2iezn instances are available. Amazon EC2 X2iezn instances are powered by 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with an all core turbo frequency of up to 4.5 GHz, the fastest in the cloud. X2iezn instances deliver the highest all-core turbo CPU performance from Intel Xeon Scalable processors in the […]

AWS – Amazon GuardDuty now protects Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters
Amazon GuardDuty has expanded coverage to continuously monitor and profile Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) cluster activity to identify malicious or suspicious behavior that represents potential threats to container workloads. Amazon GuardDuty for EKS Protection monitors control plane activity by analyzing Kubernetes audit logs from existing and new Amazon EKS clusters in your accounts. […]

AWS – Contact Lens for Amazon Connect now supports custom vocabulary for tuning transcription accuracy
Contact Lens for Amazon Connect now includes a new custom vocabulary capability that helps businesses improve the accuracy of speech recognition for product names, brand names, and domain-specific terminology by expanding the vocabulary of Contact Lens’ speech-to-text engine. Read More for the details.

GCP – Google Cloud now the most favored platform for research globally, according to Ipsos
In the summer of 2021 Google Cloud Public Sector commissioned Ipsos to ask researchers in educational institutions around the world about their use of cloud computing. The study aimed to measure awareness and usage of Google Cloud, as well as other cloud providers, in order to assess the benefits and challenges of cloud integration. To […]

GCP – Optimize your applications using Google Vertex AI Vizier
Businesses around the globe are continuing to benefit from innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). At F5, we are using AI/MI in meaningful ways to improve data security, fraud detection, bot attack prevention and more. While the benefits of AI/ML for these business processes are well articulated, at F5, we also use […]

AWS – Amazon MQ is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate
Amazon MQ is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate in the US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon) Regions. Read More for the details.

GCP – The technology and climate science helping CPG brands with sustainable sourcing
In the competitive world of consumer goods, sustainability matters more than ever. In recent Google survey, 82% of consumerssaid sustainability is more top of mind now than it was before COVID-191 and 78% said that big businesses have a role to play in helping to fight climate change.2 As well as delivering on customers’ heightened expectations, […]
GCP – Google Cloud VMware Engine enables Synack’s trusted security platform
Desktop virtualization technology has been available, in a number of forms, for decades. Today, however, enterprises are showing what’s possible with modern virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as they leverage Google Cloud VMware Engine to address a range of interesting and often challenging use cases. Google Cloud VMware Engine, a native Google service, enables organizations to […]