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AWS – Amazon Connect in-app, web, and video calling is now available in Africa (Cape Town) region
Amazon Connect now provides in-app and web voice and video calling capabilities in Africa (Cape Town) region, making it easier to deliver more personalized voice and video experiences in your websites and mobile applications. These voice and video capabilities allow customers to contact you without having to leave your website or mobile application. You can […]
AWS – AWS Lambda now supports function-level configuration for recursive loop detection
AWS Lambda now supports function-level configuration which allows you to disable or enable recursive loop detection. Lambda recursive loop detection, which is enabled by default, is a preventative guardrail that automatically detects and stops recursive invocations between Lambda and other supported services, preventing runaway workloads. Before, customers running intentionally recursive patterns could only turn off […]
GCP – Scalable alerting for Apache Airflow to improve data orchestration reliability and performance
About Apache Airflow is a popular tool for orchestrating data workflows. Google Cloud offers a managed Airflow service called Cloud Composer, a fully managed workflow orchestration service built on Apache Airflow that enables you to author, schedule, and monitor pipelines. And when running Cloud Composer, it’s important to have a robust logging and alerting setup […]
GCP – Reimagining security through the power of convergence at Google Cloud Security Summit 2024
To keep pace with modern threats, organizations large and small need to take a hard look at their security tooling and determine how they can adapt to accelerate step function change. And while this may seem daunting, Google Cloud Security can help you make sure it doesn’t have to be. To truly elevate security, we […]
GCP – Introducing ScaNN in BigQuery vector search for large query batches
We continue to add more capabilities to BigQuery to make it the AI-ready data platform for the Gemini era. Earlier this year, we introduced vector search, which enables vector similarity search on BigQuery data. Since then, we also added several functionalities such as stored columns and pre-filtering. Already, the scale, performance, and ease-of-use offered through […]
GCP – Distributed counting in Bigtable: why you need it, and how to get started
Having a single view or set of metrics that captures your entire business is critical for delighting your users and staying ahead of your competitors. Whether you need to understand user needs and preferences by identifying popular features or evaluating a design change (A/B test), measure engagement by tracking shares, likes, and unique visits, or […]
GCP – Testing your LLMs differently: Security updates from our latest Cyber Snapshot Report
Web-based large-language models (LLM) are revolutionizing how we interact online. Instead of well-defined and structured queries, people can engage with applications and systems in a more natural and conversational manner — and the applications for this technology continue to expand. While LLMs offer transformative business potential for organizations, their integration can also introduce new vulnerabilities, […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild now supports Mac builds
Starting today, you can build applications on macOS with AWS CodeBuild. You can build artifacts on managed Apple M2 instances that run on macOS 14 Sonoma. AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces ready-to-deploy software packages. Building, testing, signing, and distributing applications for Apple systems […]
AWS – Amazon S3 no longer charges for several HTTP error codes
Amazon S3 has completed a change so unauthorized requests that customers did not initiate are free of charge. With this change, bucket owners will never incur request or bandwidth charges for requests that return an HTTP 403 (Access Denied) error response if initiated from outside their individual AWS account or AWS Organization. To see the […]
AWS – Introducing browser-based SSH/RDP support for IPv6-only instances bundles on Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail now extends support for browser-based SSH/RDP connections, also known as Lightsail Connect, to IPv6-only instances. Now, you can connect to your Linux or Windows IPv6-only instance directly from Lightsail Console in browser. Previously, you would need to add a public IPv4 address to your IPv6-only instance to use Lightsail Connect. With the launch […]