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AWS – Amazon EKS now enforces upgrade insights checks as part of cluster upgrades
Today, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) announced a new control to prevent accidental cluster upgrades when issues are already detected that may impact application compatibility with the next Kubernetes version. This feature leverages EKS upgrade insights and is significant step towards giving cluster administrators confidence with Kubernetes version upgrades. EKS upgrade insights automatically scan clusters […]
GCP – Google Cloud at KubeCon Europe 2025
Do you work with Kubernetes every day? Want to learn about the latest advancement in Kubernetes and the Cloud Native Space? Come join us for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London (April 1-4), the premier event for folks running Kubernetes in the cloud! As the creator of the Kubernetes project and a key leader […]
GCP – Secure backups with end-to-end workflows for threat detection and remediation
Data backups are a lifeline and the ultimate safeguard when your organization is faced with unexpected disruption. Last year, we introduced backup vault, a powerful storage feature available as part of the Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) service. Backup vault secures backups against tampering and unauthorized deletion, and integrates with Security Command Center […]
GCP – Meet the 15 AI startups selected for Google for Startups Cloud AI Accelerator
Startups focused on AI are influencing so many areas of our lives. They’re defining the future of education, advancing healthcare innovation, reinventing collaboration and more. To help AI-focused startups scale quickly and build responsibly, we’re hosting the Google for Startups Cloud AI Accelerator. This program builds on the success of our recent AI First accelerators […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import introduces real-time cost transparency
Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import enables customers to import and run their customized foundation models on-demand without managing the underlying infrastructure. Customers can now get full transparency into the compute resources being used and calculate inference costs in real-time. With this launch, customers are able to see the minimum compute resources, custom model units (CMUs), […]
AWS – Amazon DynamoDB Streams APIs now support AWS PrivateLink
Amazon DynamoDB Streams now comes with AWS PrivateLink support, allowing you to invoke DynamoDB Streams APIs from within your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) without traversing the public internet. With AWS PrivateLink, you can simplify private network connectivity between virtual private clouds (VPCs), DynamoDB, and your on-premises data centers using interface VPC endpoints and private […]
AWS – Amazon Application Recovery Controller announces AWS FIS recovery action for zonal autoshift
AWS Fault Injection Service (FIS) now supports a recovery action for Amazon Application Recovery Controller (ARC) zonal autoshift. A recovery action is a new FIS action type that allows customers to demonstrate how AWS responds during an availability incident. For example, when AWS detects potential infrastructure issues in an Availability Zone (AZ), such as power […]
AWS – New Korean voice for Amazon Polly
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Jihye – new Korean Neural Text-to-Speech (NTTS) female voice for Amazon Polly. Amazon Polly is a fully-managed service that turns text into lifelike speech, allowing you to create applications that talk and to build entirely new categories of speech-enabled products. Jihye is our new Korean […]
AWS – Deploy Storage Browser for Amazon S3 quickly with AWS sample applications
You can now easily deploy pre-configured sample applications to connect your users to data in Amazon S3 using Storage Browser for S3. Once you select and deploy one of the sample apps, users can browse, download, upload, copy, and delete data they have access to in S3 through an intuitive file browser experience. You can […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall is now available in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central) Regions
Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central) regions, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). AWS Network Firewall is a managed firewall service that is easy to deploy. The service automatically scales with network traffic volume to provide high-availability […]