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GCP – Unlocking the power of Spanner: 10 partners to revolutionize your data
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses need a database solution that can keep up with their evolving demands. Spanner is the always-on, globally consistent, and virtually unlimited-scale database, powering a wide array of modern applications across different industries. Spanner powers a number of Google products with billions of users, including Gmail, and has become the […]
GCP – PyTorch/XLA 2.5: vLLM support and an improved developer experience
Machine learning engineers are bullish on PyTorch/XLA, a Python package that uses the XLA deep learning compiler to connect the PyTorch deep learning framework and Cloud TPUs. And now, PyTorch/XLA 2.5 is here, along with a set of improvements to add support for vLLM and enhance the overall developer experience. Featured in this release are: […]
GCP – Accelerate retail media success with EPAM and Google Cloud
Retail media networks, a type of advertising platform that allows retailers to sell ad space on their digital channels to third-party brands, are nothing new. But they are about to change dramatically in the coming year. Consumers are increasingly privacy-conscious and desire more personalized ad recommendations. EPAM and Google Cloud have been working on retail […]
GCP – Arize, Vertex AI API: Evaluation workflows to accelerate generative app development and AI ROI
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, enterprise AI engineering teams must constantly seek cutting-edge solutions to drive innovation, enhance productivity, and maintain a competitive edge. In leveraging an AI observability and evaluation platform like Arize AI with the advanced capabilities of Google’s suite of AI tools, enterprises looking to push the boundaries of […]
AWS – AWS Glue Studio data preparation experience is available in additional regions
AWS Glue Studio Visual ETL data preparation authoring is a no code data preparation user experience for business users and data analysts with a spreadsheet-style UI that runs data integration jobs at scale on AWS Glue for Spark. AWS Glue Studio Visual ETL data preparation authoring is generally available in the following AWS regions starting […]
AWS – Amazon WorkMail now supports multi-factor authentication
Amazon WorkMail now supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) through integration with AWS IAM Identity Center. MFA adds an extra layer of security to WorkMail sign-ins, reducing the risk of unauthorized access. Administrators can connect IAM Identity Center to Active Directory or external identity providers, such as Okta or Microsoft Entra ID. Mailbox users can authenticate and […]
AWS – Announcing general availability of auto-copy for Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift announces the general availability of auto-copy, which simplifies data ingestion from Amazon S3 into Amazon Redshift. This new feature enables you to set up continuous file ingestion from your Amazon S3 prefix and automatically load new files to tables in your Amazon Redshift data warehouse without the need for additional tools or custom […]
AWS – AWS announces Amazon Redshift integration with Amazon Bedrock for generative AI
AWS announces the integration of Amazon Redshift with Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service offering high-performing foundation models (FMs) making it simpler, and faster for you to build generative AI applications. This integration enables you to leverage large language models (LLMs) from simple SQL commands alongside your data in Amazon Redshift. With this new feature, […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift now supports incremental refresh on Materialized Views (MVs) for data lake tables
Amazon Redshift now supports incremental refresh of Materialized Views (MVs) on data lake tables. This capability helps customers improve query performance for their data lake queries in a cost effective and efficient manner. By enabling incremental refresh for MVs, customers can maintain up-to-date data in a more efficient and affordable way. Customers leverage data lake […]
AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now adds budget-related events
AWS Deadline Cloud now sends budget-related events via Amazon EventBridge, helping provide you with real-time updates on Deadline Cloud project spend. Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated 2D/3D graphics and visual effects for films, TV shows, commercials, games, and industrial design. Rendering is a computationally intense […]