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AWS – Amazon SES now offers tiered pricing for Virtual Deliverability Manager
Today, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) launched a new pricing structure for Virtual Deliverability Manager (VDM), giving customers reduced charges at higher levels of usage. Customers can benefit from lower total VDM charges without the need to change account configuration, sending practices, or billing setup. This can lower customer total cost of ownership for VDM […]
GCP – Deep dive into AI with Google Cloud’s global generative AI roadshow
The AI revolution isn’t just about large language models (LLMs) – it’s about building real-world solutions that change the way you work. Google’s global AI roadshow offers an immersive experience that’s designed to empower you, the developer, to push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI. The global roadshow is a hands-on event. Forget the […]
AWS – AWS Lambda adds application performance monitoring (APM) for Java and .NET runtimes via Application Signals
AWS Lambda now supports Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals, an application performance monitoring (APM) solution, for Java and .NET managed runtimes, enabling developers and operators to easily monitor the health and performance of their serverless applications built using Lambda. We previously announced support for Application Signals for Lambda functions for Python and Node.js managed runtimes. With […]
AWS – Amazon Q Developer now supports upgrade to Java 21
Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities that allow customers to upgrade Java applications using Maven to Java 21 are now available. Developers interested in leveraging the enhanced performance, security, interoperability, and modern features of Java 21 can use the generative AI capabilities of Amazon Q Developer to accelerate code upgrades to Java 21. With this added […]
AWS – Amazon Inspector enhances the security engine for container images scanning
Today, Amazon Inspector announced an upgrade to the engine powering its container image scanning for Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR). This upgrade will provide you with a more comprehensive view of the vulnerabilities in the third-party dependencies used in your container images. The enhancement to the engine will happen automatically without any action or disruption […]
AWS – AWS CloudTrail network activity events for VPC endpoints are now generally available
With the launch of AWS CloudTrail network activity for VPC endpoints, you now have additional visibility into AWS API activity that traverses your VPC endpoints, enabling you to strengthen your data perimeter and implement better detective controls. You can enable network activity events for VPC endpoints for five AWS Services: Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, AWS […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C7g instances are now available in the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C7g instances are available in the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton3 processors that provide up to 25% better compute performance compared to AWS Graviton2 processors, and built on top of the the AWS Nitro System, a collection of AWS designed innovations […]
GCP – Where’s the beef? For São Paulo’s agricultural ministry, it’s on Cloud SQL for SQL Server
When most people think of São Paulo, business and culture usually come to mind, not beef and chicken. But the state of São Paulo isn’t only home to the largest city in the hemisphere — it’s also the second largest producer of meat in a country that’s the second largest agricultural exporter in the world. […]
GCP – Accelerate your cloud journey using a well-architected, principles-based framework
In today’s dynamic digital landscape, building and operating secure, reliable, cost-efficient and high-performing cloud solutions is no easy feat. Enterprises grapple with the complexities of cloud adoption, and often struggle to bridge the gap between business needs, technical implementation, and operational readiness. This is where the Google Cloud Architecture Framework comes in. The framework provides […]
GCP – With MultiKueue, grab GPUs for your GKE cluster, wherever they may be
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are experiencing explosive growth, powering applications from machine translation to artistic creation. These technologies rely on intensive computations that require specialized hardware resources, like GPUs. But access to GPUs can be challenging, both in terms of availability and cost. For Google Cloud users, the introduction of Dynamic […]