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GCP – Standardize your business terms with Dataplex business glossary, now GA
In enterprises, departments often describe their data assets using terminology in silos, and frequently having different interpretations of the same term. This can lead to miscommunication and inconsistent understanding of the enterprise’s data assets. Moreover, some of these terms can be technical (based on the analysis required to arrive at them), making it difficult for […]
GCP – New G4 VMs with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell power AI, graphics, gaming and beyond
Today, we’re excited to announce the preview of our new G4 VMs based on NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server edition — the first cloud provider to do so. This follows the introduction earlier this year of A4 and A4X VMs powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, designed for large-scale AI training and serving. At the […]
AWS – Express Brokers in Amazon MSK now support Apache Kafka version 3.8
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.8 on Express Brokers, introducing new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements for Kafka workloads running on Express Brokers. The update brings enhancements in data compression capabilities. You can now configure compression levels for lz4, zstd, and gzip formats, allowing precise control […]
AWS – Amazon Connect Customer Profiles for Travel and Hospitality
Launching today, travel and hospitality organizations can now more seamlessly ingest and map data from their industry-specific source systems to Amazon Connect Customer Profiles to create a unified and comprehensive view of their end customers. Travel and hospitality organizations often have multiple source systems, including booking systems, loyalty programs, and customer service platforms with rich […]
AWS – AWS AppSync Enhances Security with Default Encryption for GraphQL API Caching
AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that simplifies the development and deployment of GraphQL APIs. Starting today, AWS AppSync automatically enables encryption at-rest and in-transit for all new API caching configurations. This security enhancement applies to newly created caches, while existing caches maintain their current encryption settings. AWS AppSync SDKs have been updated to […]
AWS – Powertools for AWS Lambda introduces Bedrock Agents Function utility
Powertools for AWS Lambda now offers a new Amazon Bedrock Agents Function utility that simplifies building serverless applications integrated with Amazon Bedrock Agents. This utility enables developers to easily create AWS Lambda functions that can respond to Amazon Bedrock Agent action requests with built-in parameter injection, response formatting, eliminating boilerplate code and accelerating development. With […]
AWS – Amazon Q Developer launches Java upgrade selective transformation in CLI (Preview)
Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities now support customization of Java upgrades in Java upgrade transformation CLI (command line interface) with a new selective transformation feature. Using this feature, you can use natural language chat and/or an input file to tailor transformation plans and exercise greater control over Java upgrades. The following options are supported: Selection […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Custom now supports Cumulative Update 18 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports Cumulative Update (CU) 18 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022. This update is available for SQL Server Developer, Web, Standard, and Enterprise editions, and includes performance improvements and bug fixes. For more details about the improvements in this update, please review Microsoft KB5050771 release […]
GCP – Google Cloud Serverless for Apache Spark: high-performance, unified with BigQuery
At Google Cloud, we’re committed to providing the most streamlined, powerful, and cost-effective production- and enterprise-ready serverless Spark experience. To that end, we’re thrilled to announce a significant evolution for Apache Spark on Google Cloud, with Google Cloud Serverless for Apache Spark. Serverless Spark is now also generally available directly within the BigQuery experience. This […]
GCP – Lessons from the field: What decision-makers want to know about multi-agentic systems
This year, we’ve spent dozens of hours synthesizing hundreds of conversations with CXOs across leading organizations, trying to uncover their biggest thorns when it comes to building Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). These conversations have revealed a clear pattern: MAS is helping enterprises re-think clunky legacy processes, but many CXOs are focused on automating those legacy processes […]