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AWS – AWS Load Balancer Controller version 2.2 now available with support for NLB instance targeting
The AWS Load Balancer Controller provides a Kubernetes native way to configure and manage Elastic Load Balancers that route traffic to applications running in Kubernetes clusters. Elastic Load Balancing offers multiple load balancers that all feature the high availability, automatic scaling, and robust security necessary to help make your applications fault tolerant. Read More for […]
AWS – AWS Solutions Implementation – AWS Data Streaming Solution for Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka versions 2.8.0 and 2.6.2
The AWS Solutions team recently updated AWS Streaming Data Solution for Amazon MSK, an AWS Solutions Implementation that provides an automated configuration of the AWS services necessary to easily capture, store, process, and deliver streaming data. Read More for the details.
GCP – Improving NCCL performance for cloud ML applications
The cloud is a great option for training deep neural networks because it offers the ability to scale on demand for specialized machine learning (ML) hardware, which provides increased agility. In addition, the cloud makes it easy to get started, and it provides pay-as-you-go usage models. Cloud also brings the latest GPU technologies to customers […]
GCP – Google Cloud Research Innovators drive scientific advances on the cloud
In the past, it was rare for an astrophysicist to use the same tools as a molecular biologist. But the growth of scientific data and the shift to cloud computing is driving a convergence of computational tools and methods. Techniques such as computer vision can be applied across data as different as satellite imagery and […]
GCP – Take control of your firewall rules with Firewall Insights
Corporate firewalls typically include a massive number of rules, which accumulate over time as new workloads are added. When rules stack up piecemeal like this, misconfigurations occur that, at best, create headaches for security administrators, and at worst, create vulnerabilities that lead to security breaches. To address this, we have introduced the Firewall Insightsmodule in […]
GCP – Fairygodboss: Celebrating the success of AAPI founders with Google Cloud
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month — a time for us to come together to celebrate and remember the important people and history of Asian and Pacific Island heritage. This feature highlights founder Georgene Huang and how her startup Fairygodboss uses easy to use Google Cloud tools to grow and innovate. Coming from […]
AWS – Introducing AWS Copilot v1.7 with support for AWS App Runner and more
Today, AWS Copilot announced the general availability of version 1.7, which enables you to easily deploy request-driven web services with AWS App Runner in addition to Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS). AWS App Runner is a fully managed container application service that makes it easy for customers without any prior containers or infrastructure experience to […]
AWS – AWS Announces AWS App Runner
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) company, announces the general availability of AWS App Runner, a fully managed container application service that makes it easy for customers without any prior containers or infrastructure experience to build, deploy, and run containerized web applications and APIs in just a few clicks. Customers simply provide […]
AWS – AWS License Manager now provides historical license usage reporting
AWS License Manager now allows you to take periodic snapshots of your license usage across all your AWS accounts and store these reports directly into your S3 bucket. You can use these reports to track your historical license usage, manage compliance, and reduce licensing spend by accounting for maximum license usage. You can enable, disable, […]
AWS – Amazon EKS and EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.20
Kubernetes is rapidly evolving, with frequent feature releases and bug fixes. Highlights of the Kubernetes 1.20 release include RuntimeClass and Process ID Limits reaching stable status, API Priority and Fairness being enabled by default, and kubectl debug reaching beta status. Learn more about Kubernetes version 1.20 in the Kubernetes project release notes. Read More […]