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AWS – Amazon Redshift launches RA3.xlplus in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Redshift RA3.xlplus nodes are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Amazon Redshift RA3 instances with managed storage allow you to scale compute and storage independently for fast query performance and lower costs. RA3 is available in three different node types to allow you to balance price and performance depending upon your workload […]
GCP – Building the data science driven organisation from the first principles
In this blog series, a companion to our paper, we’re exploring different types of data-driven organizations. In the last blog, we discussed main principles for building a data engineering driven organisation. In this second part of the series focus is on how to build a data science driven organization. The emergence of big data, advances […]
GCP – QuillBot cuts writing time for over 10 million users using Google Cloud
QuillBot, a Chicago-based company founded in 2017, is a natural language processing (NLP) company recently acquired bycoursehero.com. QuillBot’s platform of tools leverages state-of-the-art NLP to assist users with paraphrasing, summarization, grammar checking, and citation generation. With over ten million monthly active users around the world, QuillBot continues to improve writers’ efficiency and productivity on a […]
AWS – Amazon Comprehend adds two Trusted Advisor checks
Amazon Comprehend now supports two new AWS Trusted Advisor checks to help customers optimize the cost and security of Amazon Comprehend endpoints. Read More for the details.
GCP – N2D VMs with latest AMD EPYC CPUs enable on average over 30% better price-performance
Last year, we announced the general-purpose N2D Compute Engine machine type based on the 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processor. Today, we are excited to announce that the N2D family now supports the latest 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processor. N2D VMs powered by 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors deliver, on average, over 30% price-performance improvement across […]
GCP – In MyGate’s contact centers, Chrome OS devices help boost security and productivity
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Ravi Mohan, General Manager, and Diwesh Sahai, Head of Engineering, for MyGate. The India-based company provides software for managing 20,000 residential housing communities throughout the country. MyGate’s contact center, which includes its sales and customer support teams, have adopted Chrome OS devices to improve security and productivity while reducing […]
GCP – Stephanie Wong’s guide to #GoogleCloudNext 2021
You might be thinking, “Wait, Google Cloud Next is in October this year?” and “Wait, it’s already October?” Well, if the past year has taught us anything, it’s that odd schedules and wearing sweats to work are the new norm – allbeltsbets are off. So get ready because #GoogleCloudNext is coming up from Oct 12-14th […]
AWS – AWS Snowcone is now available in the US East (Ohio), US West (San Francisco) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions
The AWS Snowcone service is now available for customer orders in the US East (Ohio), US West (San Francisco) and South America (Sao Paulo). With this launch, Snowcone is now available for order in AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Sydney), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), US East (N. Virginia), and […]
AWS – Amazon ECR Public adds the ability to launch containers directly to AWS App Runner
Today, Amazon Elastic Container Registry Public (Amazon ECR Public) announced the ability to launch containers directly from the ECR Public Gallery to AWS App Runner to quickly test popular web application container images. AWS App Runner is a fully managed service that makes it easier for developers to quickly deploy web applications and APIs, at scale with no […]
AWS – Achieve up to 34% better price/performance with AWS Lambda Functions powered by AWS Graviton2 processor
AWS Lambda functions powered by next-generation AWS Graviton2 processors are now generally available. Graviton2 functions, using an Arm-based processor architecture, are designed to deliver up to 19% better performance at 20% lower cost for a variety of Serverless workloads, such as web and mobile backends, data, and media processing. With lower latency and better performance, functions […]
