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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 […]
GCP – ChromeOS Flex: A Valentine’s Gift for Your PC
Is your laptop starting to collect a bit of dust, slowing down, or just not acting the same as it used to? This Valentine’s day, you have an opportunity to give it the gift of a fresh start with ChromeOS Flex. Think of ChromeOS Flex as your cupid, ready to rekindle the spark with your […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML is now available in several new regions
Today, Amazon Web Services announced that Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Capacity Blocks for ML is now available in several new regions as well as new instance types in existing locations. You can use EC2 Capacity Blocks to reserve highly sought-after GPU instances in Amazon EC2 UltraClusters for a future date for the amount […]
GCP – Announcing Wasm support in Go 1.24
Earlier this week, we released Go 1.24, the latest version of Google’s open-source programming language for productively building scalable, production-ready backend and cloud-based systems. There’s a lot to love about Go 1.24, including support for post-quantum cryptography, a weak pointer implementation, and substantial performance improvements to the Go runtime. Go 1.24 also significantly expands its […]
AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now supports Adobe After Effects in Service-Managed Fleets
AWS Deadline Cloud now includes support for Adobe After Effects in its Service-Managed Fleets. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated graphics and visual effects, created in industry-standard graphics tools such as Adobe After Effects, for films, television and broadcasting, web content, and design. With this […]