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GCP – Day 1 at Google Cloud Next 25 recap
Hello from Google Cloud Next 25 in Las Vegas! This year, it’s all about how AI can reimagine work and improve our lives — even bringing Hollywood classics like The Wizard of Oz to life on one of the biggest screens in the world. To start, CEO of Google Cloud Thomas Kurian celebrated the incredible […]

AWS – Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet is now available on Amazon Bedrock in Europe
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid reasoning model, their most intelligent model to date, is now available through cross-region inference on Bedrock in Europe (Ireland), Europe (Paris), Europe (Frankfurt), and Europe (Stockholm). Claude 3.7 Sonnet represents a significant advancement in AI capabilities, offering both quick responses and extended, step-by-step thinking made visible to the user. This […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker Studio now supports recovery mode for applications
We are excited to announce that Amazon SageMaker Studio now supports recovery mode, enabling users to regain access to their JupyterLab and Code Editor applications when configuration issues prevent normal startup. Starting today, when users encounter application startup failures due to issues such as corrupted Conda configuration or insufficient storage space, they can launch their […]

AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports M6id and R6id database instances
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports R6id and M6id instances. These instances offer up to 7.6 TB of NVMe-based local storage, making them well-suited for database workloads that require access to large amounts of intermediate data beyond the instance’s memory capacity. Customers can configure their Oracle database to use the local […]

AWS – Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 16.8, 15.12, 14.17 and 13.20
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 16.8, 15.12, 14.17 and 13.20. Please note, this release supports the versions released by the PostgreSQL community on February 20,2025 which replaces the previous February 13, 2025 release. These releases contain product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora-specific security and feature […]

AWS – Cost Optimization Hub supports DynamoDB and MemoryDB reservation recommendations
Cost Optimization Hub now supports DynamoDB and MemoryDB reservation recommendations. You can filter and aggregate recommendations across both services, making it easier to identify the highest cost-saving opportunities for DynamoDB and MemoryDB. With this launch, you can view, consolidate, and prioritize reservation recommendations for DynamoDB and MemoryDB across your organization’s member accounts and AWS Regions […]

AWS – Amazon Connect now provides the ability to set voice and language dynamically in a contact flow
Amazon Connect now provides the ability to dynamically set the text-to-speech (TTS) voices, language, or speaking styles used in voice bots and interactive voice response (IVR). These new capabilities enable you to deliver a more personalized experience for each of your end customers. For example, you can have a desired voice configured dynamically based on […]

AWS – Amazon MQ is now available in two additional regions
Amazon MQ is now available in two new regions, Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central). With this launch, Amazon MQ is now available in a total of 36 regions. Amazon MQ is a managed message broker service for open-source Apache ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ that makes it easier to set up and operate message brokers on […]

AWS – Amazon Q Developer expands multi-language support within the IDE and CLI
Today, Amazon Q Developer announced expanded multi-language support for the integrated development environment (IDE) and the Q Developer CLI. Among the many supported languages are Mandarin, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Hindi and Portuguese, with more languages available. To get started, simply start a conversation with Q Developer using your preferred language. Q Developer […]

AWS – PartyRock introduces image playground, powered by Amazon Nova Canvas
Starting today, PartyRock is supporting an image playground that uses the Amazon Nova Canvas foundation model to transform your ideas into customizable images. You can access the image playground directly through the “Images” section, featuring an intuitive interface and comprehensive customization options. This new capability enhances PartyRock’s existing image generation features. While you could previously […]