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GCP – Rethinking 5G: The cloud imperative
The telecommunications industry is at a critical juncture. The demands of 5G, the explosion of connected devices, and the ever-increasing complexity of network architectures require a fundamental shift in how networks are managed and operated. The future is autonomous — autonomous networks driving efficiency and innovation The future isn’t just about scale and performance; it’s […]
GCP – How to reduce costs with Managed Service for Apache Kafka: CUDs, compression and more
Running and managing Apache Kafka clusters can be costly as your business and streaming workloads grow. Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Managed Service for Apache Kafka committed use discounts (CUDs), which let you save up to 40% on compute costs. Read more to learn how to save money with CUDs and other cost […]
GCP – Introducing A4X VMs powered by NVIDIA GB200 — now in preview
The next frontier of AI is reasoning models that think critically and learn during inference to solve complex problems. To train and serve this new class of models, you need infrastructure with the performance and efficiency to not only handle massive datasets and context windows, but also to deliver rapid, reliable responses. To continue to […]
GCP – Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger
Written by: Dan Black Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed increasing efforts from several Russia state-aligned threat actors to compromise Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia’s intelligence services. While this emerging operational interest has likely been sparked by wartime demands to gain access to sensitive government and military communications in […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 R6a instances now available in Canada (Central)
Starting today, the memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R6a instances are now available in Canada (Central) region. R6a instances are powered by third-generation AMD EPYC processors, and deliver up to 35% better price performance than comparable R5a instances. These instances offer 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances. With this additional region, R6a instances are available […]
AWS – AWS WAF enhances Data Protection and logging experience
AWS WAF expands its Data Protection capabilities with new controls for sensitive data in logs. In addition, we have updated the Logging configuration console experience, making it easier for customer to select the optimal logging option. Data Protection works together with existing Logging Redaction and Filtering features. You can select which protection method to use […]
AWS – Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Adds Read Replica support
Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now supports Read Replicas, enabling customers to scale their read operations across multiple instances and Availability Zones. Customers can activate a Read Replica via the AWS Marketplace from the Timestream AWS Management Console while creating a Timestream for InfluxDB instance. Adding Read Replicas allow customers to support higher read throughput by […]
AWS – AWS Storage Gateway is now available in AWS Mexico (Central) Region
AWS Storage Gateway expands availability to the AWS Mexico (Central) Region enabling customers to deploy and manage hybrid cloud storage for their on-premises workloads. AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that provides on-premises applications access to virtually unlimited storage in the cloud. You can use AWS Storage Gateway for backing up and […]
AWS – Amplify Hosting announces support for IAM roles for server-side rendered (SSR) applications
We’re excited to announce the launch of IAM compute roles for AWS Amplify Hosting, enabling secure connections to other AWS resources from server-side rendered applications. This allows developers to integrate their SSR applications with AWS services while maintaining robust security practices. Use Cases Unlocked: Secure credential management for SSR applications Direct integration with AWS services […]
GCP – How to use gen AI for better data schema handling, data quality, and data generation
In the realm of data engineering, generative AI models are quietly revolutionizing how we handle, process, and ultimately utilize data. For example, large language models (LLMs) can help with data schema handling, data quality, and even data generation. Building upon the recently released Gemini in BigQuery Data preparation capabilities, this blog showcases areas where gen […]