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GCP – Announcing Public Preview of Vertex AI Prompt Optimizer
Prompt design and engineering stands out as one of the most approachable methods to drive meaningful output from a Large Language Model (LLM). However, prompting large language models can feel like navigating a complex maze. You must experiment with various combinations of instructions and examples to achieve the desired output. Moreover, even if you find […]

GCP – AI-powered visualization and LookML assistants debut for Gemini in Looker
Today’s business intelligence (BI) landscape is evolving rapidly, as users gain ever more value from their unique datasets with powerful, generative AI-driven data analysis tools. To help accelerate this transformation, and help you create and collaborate across your organization with intuitive AI-driven insights, we are bringing to market two key capabilities of Gemini in Looker […]

GCP – Google named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment
Security information and event management (SIEM) systems are the backbone of most security operations centers and security teams rely on them for effective threat detection, investigation, and response. We’re thrilled to share that Google has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment. We believe this recognition is […]

GCP – From millions to billions: Announcing vector search in Memorystore for Valkey and Redis Cluster
With the addition of vector search earlier this year, Memorystore for Redis emerged as an ideal platform for gen AI use cases such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), recommendation systems, semantic search, and more. Why? Because of its ultra-low latency vector search. Just a single Memorystore for Redis instance can perform vector search at single-digit […]

GCP – Leveraging Class E IPv4 Address space to mitigate IPv4 exhaustion issues in GKE
As the number of applications and services hosted on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) continues to grow, so does the demand for private IPv4 addresses (RFC 1918). For many large organizations, the RFC1918 address space is becoming increasingly scarce, leading to IP address exhaustion challenges that impact their application scale. IPv6 solves this exact address exhaustion […]

GCP – Redefining work with Gemini, from the browser to the device
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are constantly seeking ways to enhance productivity, foster collaboration, and drive innovation. Google offers a comprehensive set of products that empower businesses to do just that. Gemini, the AI assistant from Google, is designed to help you get more done, with greater confidence and in less time. We’re enabling […]

AWS – Amazon FSx for Lustre provides additional performance metrics and an enhanced monitoring dashboard
Amazon FSx for Lustre, a service that provides high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable file storage for compute workloads, now provides additional performance metrics for improved visibility into file system activity and an enhanced monitoring dashboard with performance insights and recommendations. You can use the new Amazon Cloudwatch metrics and dashboard to right-size your file systems and […]

AWS – Amazon Kinesis Data Streams announces support for Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams announces support for attribute-based access control (ABAC) using stream tags, enabling customers to enhance their overall security postures with a scalable access control solution. Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a serverless data streaming service that enables customers to capture, process, and store data streams at any scale. ABAC is an authorization […]

GCP – Empower data-driven insights with new Google Workspace Analytics Block for Looker
In today’s data-driven environments, Google Workspace can act as the foundation of your business, serving as the communication and collaboration hub that powers your employees’ productivity. Further, Google Workspace customers can benefit from having a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of their digital workplace usage, collaboration patterns, and security posture. To help, we are bringing the […]
AWS – Llama 3.2 generative AI models now available in Amazon Bedrock
The Llama 3.2 collection of models are now available in Amazon Bedrock. Llama 3.2 represents Meta’s latest advancement in large language models (LLMs). Llama 3.2 models are offered in various sizes, from small and medium-sized multimodal models, 11B and 90B parameter models, capable of sophisticated reasoning tasks including multimodal support for high resolution images to […]