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AWS – Amazon Bedrock Data Automation now supports extraction of custom insights from audio
Amazon Bedrock Data Automation (BDA) now supports extraction of custom GenAI-powered insights from audio by specifying the desired output configuration through blueprints. BDA is a GenAI-powered capability of Bedrock that streamlines the development of generative AI applications and automates workflows involving documents, images, audio, and videos. Developers can now extract custom insights from audio using […]
AWS – Amazon ECS introduces 1-click rollbacks for service deployments
Today, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) announced a new feature that allows you to easily rollback your Amazon ECS service to a previous safe state if a deployment fails. Amazon ECS customers can configure automated failure detection and remediation for their ECS service rolling updates using deployment circuit breaker and CloudWatch Alarms. Deployment circuit […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Serverless is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region
Amazon Redshift Serverless, which allows you to run and scale analytics without having to provision and manage data warehouse clusters, is now generally available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region. With Amazon Redshift Serverless, all users, including data analysts, developers, and data scientists, can use Amazon Redshift to get insights from data in seconds. […]
GCP – Announcing new Vertex AI Prediction Dedicated Endpoints
For AI developers building cutting-edge applications with large model sizes, a reliable foundation is non-negotiable. You need your AI to perform consistently, delivering results without hiccups, even under pressure. This means having dedicated resources that won’t get bogged down by other users’ activity. While existing Vertex AI Prediction Endpoints – managed pools of resources to […]
GCP – Build live voice-driven agentic applications with Vertex AI Gemini Live API
Across industries, enterprises need efficient and proactive solutions. Imagine frontline professionals using voice commands and visual input to diagnose issues, access vital information, and initiate processes in real-time. The Gemini 2.0 Flash Live API empowers developers to create next-generation, agentic industry applications. This API extends these capabilities to complex industrial operations. Unlike solutions relying on […]
AWS – The Amazon Q Developer integration in GitHub (preview) is now available
Today, AWS announces the preview of the Amazon Q Developer integration in GitHub. With this launch, developers can use the power of Amazon Q Developer agents for feature development, code review, and Java transformation within GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud projects to streamline their developer experience. After installing the Amazon Q Developer application from GitHub, developers can […]
GCP – Pushing the limits of electric mobility: Formula E’s Mountain Recharge
When’s the last time you watched a race for the braking? It’s the heart-pounding acceleration and death-defying maneuvers that keep most motorsport fans on the edge of their seats. Especially when it comes to Formula E — and really all EVs — the explosive, near-instantaneous acceleration of an electric motor is part of the appeal. […]
AWS – Resource control policies (RCPs) are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Today, AWS Organizations is making resource control policies (RCPs) available in both AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions. RCPs help you centrally establish a data perimeter across your AWS environment. With RCPs, you can centrally restrict external access to your AWS resources at scale. RCPs are a type of authorization policy in AWS […]
AWS – New Open-Source AWS Advanced PostgreSQL ODBC Driver now available for Amazon Aurora and RDS
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC Driver for PostgreSQL is now generally available for use with Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-compatible edition database clusters. This database driver provides support for faster switchover and failover times, Aurora Limitless, and authentication with AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), or Federated Identity. The Amazon […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now supports M7g and R7g database instances in additional AWS Regions
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now supports AWS Graviton3-based M7g database instances in Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), South America (Sao Paulo), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Zurich) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions. R7g is now supported in Middle East (Bahrain), South America (Sao […]