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AWS – Oracle Database@AWS announces general availability, expands networking capabilities
Today, as we announce general availability of Oracle Database@AWS, we are launching a set of new AWS Networking capabilities that allow customers to easily build enterprise applications and services using Oracle Database@AWS. With this launch, customers can seamlessly connect their Oracle Database@AWS (ODB) networks with VPCs and on-premises networks and can establish secure access to […]

AWS – Amazon RDS Custom now supports Cumulative Update 19 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports Cumulative Update (CU) 19 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022. This update is available for SQL Server Developer, Web, Standard, and Enterprise editions, and includes performance improvements, security fixes, and bug fixes. For more details about the improvements in this update, please review Microsoft […]

AWS – Amazon VPC Lattice announces support for Oracle Database@AWS
With VPC Lattice support for Oracle Database@AWS (ODB) you can now connect your applications in VPCs and on-premises to your ODB network. You can also leverage VPC Lattice to privately and securely access Amazon S3 and Amazon Redshift from your Oracle Exadata workloads. With this launch, your ODB databases can easily connect to AWS services, […]

AWS – Oracle Database@AWS is now generally available
Oracle Database@AWS is now generally available in the US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) Regions. It is a joint offering from AWS and Oracle that gives you access to Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure within AWS data centers. You can benefit from a unified experience between AWS and […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C8g, M8g and R8g instances now available in Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8g, M8g, and R8g instances are available in AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 30% better performance compared to AWS Graviton3-based instances. Amazon EC2 C8g instances are built for compute-intensive workloads, such as high performance computing […]

AWS – Amazon CloudWatch and Application Signals MCP servers for AI-assisted troubleshooting
Today, AWS announces two new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in the AWS Labs MCP open-source repository: CloudWatch MCP server and Application Signals MCP server. These servers enable AI agents to leverage comprehensive observability capabilities for automated troubleshooting and monitoring. The MCP servers allow AI assistants to analyze metrics, alarms, logs, traces, and service health […]

AWS – AWS Parallel Computing Service (PCS) is now available in the AWS Europe (London) Region
Today, AWS launches AWS Parallel Computing Service (PCS) in the AWS Europe (London) region, enabling you to easily build and manage High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters using the Slurm workload manager. AWS PCS is a managed service that makes it easier for you to run and scale your high performance computing (HPC) workloads and build […]

GCP – Accelerate your AI workloads with the Google Cloud Managed Lustre
Today, we’re making it even easier to achieve breakthrough performance for your AI/ML workloads: Google Cloud Managed Lustre is now GA, and available in four distinct performance tiers that deliver throughput ranging from 125 MB/s, 250 MB/s, 500 MB/s, to 1000 MB/s per TiB of capacity — with the ability to scale up to 8 […]

GCP – Google is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery
We’re thrilled to announce that Google has been named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery. We believe this recognition affirms Google’s evolving commitment to delivering AI solutions tuned to unique industry challenges, empowering businesses to transform the digital commerce experience and deliver high ROI-generating product discovery, through the use […]
GCP – Announcing Vertex AI Agent Engine Memory Bank available for everyone in preview
Developers are racing to productize agents, but a common limitation is the absence of memory. Without memory, agents treat each interaction as the first, asking repetitive questions and failing to recall user preferences. This lack of contextual awareness makes it difficult for an agent to personalize their assistance–and leaves developers frustrated. How we normally mitigate […]