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AWS – AWS Well-Architected Guidance Engine now available in AWS Control Tower
Today we are announcing AWS Well-Architected Guidance Engine (WAGE), a feature in the AWS Management Console that helps you determine next steps, best practices, and make choices so you can make the most of AWS. WAGE enables you to receive prescriptive guidance in the console based on questions and answers you provide. Each WAGE scenario […]
AWS – Introducing Amazon SageMaker ml.P4d instances for highest performance ML training in the cloud
Amazon SageMaker now supports ml.p4d instances, the next generation of GPU-based instances that provide the best performance for machine learning (ML) training in the cloud for applications such as natural language processing, object detection and classification, seismic analysis, genomics research, and more. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 is now available
Learn more about what’s new in Azure Sphere OS version 20.12. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Cloud Map is now available in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) AWS Regions
AWS Cloud Map is now available in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) AWS Regions. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing Amazon Route 53 support for DNSSEC
Today, Amazon Web Services announced the launch of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for Amazon Route 53. You can now enable DNSSEC signing for all existing and new public hosted zones, and enable DNSSEC validation for Amazon Route 53 Resolver. Amazon Route 53 DNSSEC provides data origin authentication and data integrity verification for DNS […]
AWS – Amazon SQS Now Supports a High Throughput Mode for FIFO Queues (Preview)
Amazon SQS now supports a preview of a high throughput mode for FIFO queues, allowing you to process up to 3000 messages per second per API action. This is a tenfold increase compared to current SQS FIFO queue throughput quota. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Connect supports Amazon Lex chatbots with Latin American Spanish and German
You can now configure your Amazon Lex chatbot to improve engagement with customers who speak Latin American Spanish or German. Amazon Lex allows you to create intelligent conversational chatbots that can be used with Amazon Connect to automate high volume interactions without compromising customer experience. Customers can perform tasks such as changing a password, requesting […]
AWS – Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) for the AWS Key Management Service
Today, the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is announcing availability for attribute-based access control (ABAC) to allow the use of tags and aliases in policy conditions for IAM policies and AWS KMS key policies. Attribute-based access control is an authorization strategy that defines permissions based on tags which can be attached to users and AWS […]
GCP – How to automatically scale your machine learning predictions
Historically, one of the biggest challenges in the data science field is that many models don’t make it past the experimental stage. As the field has matured, we’ve seen MLOps processes and tooling emerge that have increased project velocity and reproducibility. While we’ve got a ways to go, more models than ever before are crossing […]
GCP – Get the guide: Innovative mapping solutions for today’s customer needs
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of new customer behaviors. From buying essential goods online and picking up your order from the nearest store, to opting for delivery instead of dining out, these behaviors are likely here to stay. According to a study by IHL Group, “Buy Online, Pick Up In Store” (BOPIS) was by […]