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AWS – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now supports BYOIP and BYOASN in all AWS Local Zones
Starting today, Amazon VPC supports two key public IP address management features, Bring-Your-Own-IP (BYOIP) and Bring-Your-Own-ASN (BYOASN), in all AWS Local Zones. If your applications use trusted IP addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) that your customers or partners have allowed in their networks, you can run these applications in AWS Local Zones without requiring […]
AWS – Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus now offers customers the option to use Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses for their new and existing workspaces. Customers moving to IPv6 can simplify their network stack by running and operating their Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus workspaces on a network that supports both IPv4 and IPv6. Amazon Managed […]
AWS – Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now includes advanced configuration options
Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now supports additional configuration options, providing you with more control over how the engine behaves and communicates with its clients.With today’s launch, Timestream for InfluxDB also introduces a feature that allows you to monitor instance CPU, Memory, and Disk utilization metrics directly from the AWS Management Console. Timestream for InfluxDB offers […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) and US East (Ohio) Regions
Beginning today, customers can use Amazon Bedrock in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) and US East (Ohio) region to easily build and scale generative AI applications using a variety of foundation models (FMs) as well as powerful tools to build generative AI applications. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing […]
AWS – AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized 210TB device is available in three new regions
AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized 210TB device is now available in three additional regions: Asia Pacific (Mumbai), South America (Sao Paulo), and Asia Pacific (Seoul). The AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized 210TB features storage capacity of 210TB per device and high performance NVMe storage, enabling customers to quickly complete large data migrations. For the majority […]
GCP – Announcing new Confidential Computing updates for even more hardware security options
Google Cloud is committed to ensuring that your data remains safe, secure, and firmly under your control. This begins with fortifying the very foundation of your compute infrastructure — your Compute Engine virtual machines (VMs) — with the power of Confidential Computing. Confidential Computing protects data while it’s being used and processed with a hardware-based […]
GCP – Enhancing your gen AI use case with Vertex AI embeddings and task types
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a powerful technique for enhancing large language models (LLMs) by grounding them in external knowledge sources. This blog post looks into a common challenge in RAG implementations: achieving high-quality semantic search. We’ll explore why traditional similarity search often falls short, and how new “task type” embeddings in Vertex AI offer […]
GCP – Embracing gen AI with the latest Google Cloud databases innovations
Embracing gen AI means providing delightful AI-driven experiences to your users. As you take this journey, databases provide the foundation for building enterprise gen AI apps that are accurate, relevant and grounded in enterprise truth. At Google Cloud, we’re focused on helping you in three key ways. First, helping developers build intelligent apps with operational […]
GCP – Aiven partnership enables multi-cloud, managed PostgreSQL with AlloyDB Omni
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses demand a database that delivers not only exceptional performance, but also embraces open standards and avoids vendor lock-in. Enter AlloyDB Omni, Google Cloud’s high-performance, 100% PostgreSQL-compatible downloadable database with cutting-edge capabilities that include a scalable online transaction processing (OLTP) architecture, near real-time analytics, and vector processing. And in […]
AWS – New VMware Strategic Partner Incentive (SPI) for Managed Services in AWS Partner Central
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announces a new VMware SPI for Managed Services as part of Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) in AWS Partner Central. Eligible AWS Partners who also provide manage services post migration, can now leverage the VMware SPI for Managed Services to accelerate VMware customer migration opportunities. This new VMware SPI for […]