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AWS – Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server supports new minor version in February 2025
A new minor version of Microsoft SQL Server is now available on Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server, providing performance enhancements and security fixes. Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports this latest minor version of SQL Server 2022 across the Developer, Web, Standard, and Enterprise editions. We encourage you […]
AWS – Manage SLO exclusion time windows using CloudWatch Application Signals
Customers can now set exclusion time windows to avoid affecting a service’s reliability score during planned downtime. This feature works with service-level objectives (SLOs) that are created and tracked using CloudWatch Application Signals. SLOs help track longer term performance of services against pre-defined thresholds. Customers can now gain control for pausing/resuming their SLOs during planned […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family enhances AS2 certificate management capabilities
AWS Transfer Family enhances certificate management capabilities for Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) with more options to import and monitor your AS2 certificates. This update makes it easier to migrate AS2 trading partner relationships to AWS and ensure uninterrupted communications. AS2 is a widely used business-to-business messaging protocol in industries such as healthcare, retail and supply […]
AWS – Configure Amazon Q in Connect directly from Connect Admin Website
Amazon Q in Connect, a generative AI-powered assistant for customer service, now makes it easy to create and modify generative AI experiences to improve customer interactions through an intuitive user interface within the Amazon Connect admin website. With this no-code approach, contact center administrators can now configure AI agent behaviors, create or edit custom prompts […]
AWS – Salesforce Contact Center with Amazon Connect is now generally available
Salesforce Contact Center with Amazon Connect, now generally available, is a groundbreaking offering that integrates native digital and voice capabilities into Salesforce Service Cloud, delivering a unified and streamlined experience for agents. Salesforce users can now unify and route voice, chat, email, and case management across Amazon Connect and Service Cloud capabilities, streamlining operational efficiency […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Query Editor v2 now supports larger result sets in GovCloud (US)
AWS announces Amazon Redshift Query Editor V2 now supports increased maximum result set and export size to 100MB of your query result sets with no row limit in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Prior to this limit of your query result sets was* 5MB or 100,000 rows. This enhancement provides greater flexibility for you and your […]
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service expands cross-VPC connectivity to the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon OpenSearch Service now offers support for managed VPC endpoints (powered by AWS PrivateLink) in two additional regions – AWS GovCloud (US-East), and AWS GovCloud (US-West). Managed VPC endpoints allow to connect to your Amazon OpenSearch Service VPC-enabled domain in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). With an Amazon OpenSearch Service managed endpoint, you can now […]
GCP – Enhancing multiplayer games with gen AI and cloud gaming: a technical deep dive
Generative AI is poised to revolutionize the gaming landscape. It will offer — and in many cases, already is offering — personalized NPCs, dynamic narratives, and tailored environments, thereby reshaping player experiences. It’s a concept increasingly known as living games. The recent unveiling of Genie 2: a large scale foundation world model created by Google […]
GCP – Cloud Composer 3: The next generation of data pipeline orchestration
As any data team can tell you, managing Apache Airflow is often a complex undertaking, with many hours spent wrestling with reliability, security, and efficient resource scaling. This valuable time could be better spent deriving insights and driving business value. Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Cloud Composer 3, the latest version of our […]
GCP – Accelerate AI/ML workloads using Cloud Storage hierarchical namespace
As AI and machine learning (ML) workloads continue to grow, the infrastructure supporting them must evolve to meet their unique demands. Here on the Google Cloud Storage team, we’re committed to providing AI/ML practitioners with tools to optimize the performance, scalability, and usability of Cloud Storage. In this post, we’ll explore how Cloud Storage’s new […]