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AWS – Amazon Lex launches new multilingual speech recognition models
We are excited to announce the general availability of new multilingual streaming speech recognition models (ASR-2.0) in Amazon Lex. These models enhance recognition accuracy through two specialized groupings: one European-based model supporting Portuguese, Catalan, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, and another Asia Pacific-based model supporting Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. These Amazon Lex multilingual streaming models […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 M8g instances now available in AWS Europe (Spain)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M8g instances are available in AWS Europe (Spain) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 30% better performance compared to AWS Graviton3-based instances. Amazon EC2 M8g instances are built for general-purpose workloads, such as application servers, microservices, gaming servers, midsize data […]
GCP – Unwrap 12 days of training to learn generative AI this December
Tis the season for learning new skills! Get ready for 12 Days of Learning, a festive digital advent calendar packed with courses, hands-on labs, videos, and community opportunities—all designed to boost your generative AI expertise. Discover a new learning resource on Google Cloud’s social channels every day for twelve days this December. Before you start: […]
AWS – Amazon MQ now supports AWS PrivateLink
Amazon MQ now supports AWS PrivateLink (interface VPC endpoint) to connect directly to the Amazon MQ API in your virtual private cloud (VPC) instead of connecting over the internet. When you use AWS PrivateLink, communication between your VPC and Amazon MQ API is conducted entirely within the AWS network, providing an optimized secure pathway for […]
AWS – Amazon Simple Email Services (SES) announces Deterministic Easy DKIM
Amazon Simple Email Services (SES) announces the availability of Deterministic Easy DKIM (DEED), a new form of global identity which simplifies the use of DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) management for SES first-party sender customers and independent solution vendors (ISVs). DEED expands the existing Easy DKIM solution from SES and enables it to work across all […]
AWS – AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN announces new feature enhancements
Today, AWS announces three new updates to AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN: IPv6 support, enhanced Firmware Update Over-The-Air (FUOTA) with advanced logging capabilities, and console-based gateway firmware updates, improving fleet management, scalability, reliability, and user experience for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN is a fully-managed cloud service that makes it […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Guardrails reduces pricing by up to 85%
Amazon Bedrock Guardrails enable you to implement safeguards for your generative AI applications based on your use cases and responsible AI policies. Starting today, we are excited to announce that Amazon Bedrock Guardrails are even more cost-effective with reduced pricing by up to 85%. Amazon Bedrock Guardrails help you build safe, generative AI applications by […]
AWS – Introducing Amazon EC2 C6in and M6in Instances in Dallas Local Zone
AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C6in and M6in instances in Dallas Local Zone. These instances are powered by 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with an all-core turbo frequency of up to 3.5 GHz. They are x86-based general purpose and compute-optimized instances offering up to 200 Gbps of […]
AWS – AWS Resource Groups now supports 405 more resource types
Today, AWS Resource Groups is adding support for an additional 405 resource types for tag-based Resource Groups. Customers can now use Resource Groups to group and manage resources from services such as Bedrock, Chime, and Quicksight. AWS Resource Groups enables you to model, manage and automate tasks on large numbers of AWS resources by using […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server Supports new custom parameters for native backup and restore
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now offers enhanced control over backup and restore operations with new custom parameters. This update allows database administrators to fine-tune their processes, potentially improving efficiency and reducing operation times. The new parameters are available for the rds_backup_database, rds_restore_database, and rds_restore_log stored procedures. You can now specify the BLOCKSIZE, MAXTRANSFERSIZE, and […]