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GCP – The AI lens: How Arpeely uses multimodality and BigQuery to revolutionize AdTech
Traditional programmatic advertising often misses the mark. Flat pricing, limited targeting, and a focus on immediate conversions over long-term customer value leave advertisers wanting more. At Arpeely, we’re changing the game in three ways by: Putting our own money on the line for performance with a different business model. Taking care of creatives and the […]
GCP – The three pillars of data-driven government
Over just the past few years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) have remarkably transformed IT and data science at the enterprise level. Yet, the public sector is still working through some significant “growing pains” adapting Data & AI strategies and infrastructure to improve and accelerate public services. Google’s experiences across the Public Sector have […]
AWS – Research and Engineering Studio on AWS Version 2025.03 now available
Today we’re excited to announce Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS Version 2025.03. This release introduces the RES cost dashboard, supports custom instance lists by software stack, extends hibernation support to Linux virtual desktops, and supports virtual desktops running Windows 10 and 11. Administrators now have access to the RES cost dashboard, which provides […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Serverless is now available in the AWS Mexico (Central) and Asia Pacific (Thailand) Regions
Amazon Redshift Serverless, which allows you to run and scale analytics without having to provision and manage data warehouse clusters, is now generally available in the AWS Mexico (Central) and Asia Pacific (Thailand) regions. With Amazon Redshift Serverless, all users, including data analysts, developers, and data scientists, can use Amazon Redshift to get insights from […]
AWS – IonQ Forte Enterprise now available on Amazon Braket
Amazon Braket, the quantum computing service from AWS, now offers IonQ’s latest 36-qubit Forte Enterprise quantum processing unit (QPU) in the US East (N. Virginia) Region. This new device joins IonQ’s existing quantum hardware portfolio on Braket, which includes Forte-1, Aria-1, and Aria-2, providing customers with additional capacity to run their quantum workloads on ion-trapped […]
GCP – Vertex AI Search and Generative AI (with Gemini) achieve FedRAMP High
In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, security remains paramount. Today, we reinforce that commitment with another significant achievement: FedRAMP High authorization for Google Vertex AI Search and Generative AI on Vertex AI. This follows our announcement earlier this week where we shared that Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are the first generative […]
GCP – Google Cloud Next 25 Partner Summit: Session guide for partners
Partner Summit at Google Cloud Next ’25 is your opportunity to hear from Google Cloud leaders on what’s to come in 2025 for our partners. Breakout Sessions and Lightning Talks are your ticket to unlocking growth, mastering AI, and conquering the cloud marketplace. Sign-up today to secure your seat in one of the 40+ exclusive […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluation LLM-as-a-judge is now generally available
Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluation’s LLM-as-a-judge capability is now generally available. Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluation allows you to evaluate, compare, and select the right models for your use case. You can choose an LLM as your judge from several available on Bedrock to ensure you have the right combination of evaluator models and models being evaluated. […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now supports RAG Evaluation (generally available)
Amazon Bedrock RAG evaluation is now generally available. You can evaluate your retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications, either those built on Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases or a custom RAG system. You can evaluate either retrieval or end-to-end generation. Evaluations are powered by an LLM-as-a-judge, with a choice of several judge models. For retrieval, you can select […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall introduces new flow management feature
Today, AWS announces a new flow management feature for AWS Network Firewall that enables customers to identify and control active network flows. This feature introduces two key functions: Flow Capture, which allows point-in-time snapshots of active flows, and Flow Flush, which enables selective termination of specific connections. With these new capabilities, customers can now view […]