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GCP – Guide to build MCP servers using vibe coding with Gemini 2.5 Pro
Have you ever had something on the tip of your tongue, but you weren’t exactly sure how to describe what’s in your mind? For developers, this is where “vibe coding ” comes in. Vibe coding helps developers achieve their vision with models like Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate code from natural language prompts. Instead of […]
GCP – Build, use and share data with data products in BigQuery
In today’s data-driven world, teams struggle with siloed data, lack of business context, data reliability concerns, and inconsistent governance that hinders actionable insights. But what if there was a way that could transform your data landscape, unlocking the true value of your information? That’s the problem we aim to solve with the experimental launch of […]
GCP – How Looker’s semantic layer enables trusted AI for business intelligence
In the AI era, where data fuels intelligent applications and drives business decisions, demand for accurate and consistent data insights has never been higher. However, the complexity and sheer volume of data coupled with the diversity of tools and teams can lead to misunderstandings and inaccuracies. That’s why trusted definitions managed by a semantic layer […]
GCP – COLDRIVER Using New Malware To Steal Documents From Western Targets and NGOs
Written by: Wesley Shields Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new piece of malware called LOSTKEYS, attributed to the Russian government-backed threat group COLDRIVER (also known as UNC4057, Star Blizzard, and Callisto). LOSTKEYS is capable of stealing files from a hard-coded list of extensions and directories, along with sending system information and running […]
AWS – Amazon WorkSpaces is now available in AWS Europe (Paris) Region
Amazon Web Services has announced availability of Amazon WorkSpaces Personal, WorkSpaces Pools and WorkSpaces Core in the AWS Europe (Paris) Region. You can now provision WorkSpaces closer to your users, helping to provide in-country data residency and a more responsive experience. Additionally, you can quickly add or remove WorkSpaces to meet changing demand, without the […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 R7g instances are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) R7g instances are available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton3 processors that provide up to 25% better compute performance compared to AWS Graviton2 processors, and built on top of the the AWS Nitro System, a collection of AWS designed innovations […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker adds support for three new data sources
Amazon SageMaker now supports direct connectivity to Oracle, Amazon DocumentDB, and Microsoft SQL Server databases, expanding the available data integration capabilities in Amazon SageMaker Lakehouse. This enhancement enables customers to seamlessly access and analyze data from these databases. With these new data source connections, customers can directly query data and build ETL flows from their […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker Catalog introduces authorization policy for asset type usage
Amazon SageMaker Catalog, part of the next generation of SageMaker, now supports authorization policies for asset type (template) usage — a new governance capability that gives organizations fine-grained control over who can create and manage custom assets using specific asset type. In large enterprises, teams often define business specific asset templates (such as ClinicalStudyAsset or […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 X2idn instances now available in AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Starting today, memory-optimized Amazon Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X2idn instances are available in AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) region. These instances, powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors and built with AWS Nitro System, are designed for memory-intensive workloads. They deliver improvements in performance, price performance, and cost per GiB of memory compared to previous […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitoring adds multi-account support for flow monitors
Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitoring now allows you to monitor network performance of your AWS workloads that span multiple accounts by using flow monitors. Flow monitors provide near real-time visibility of network performance for workloads between compute instances such as Amazon EC2 and Amazon EKS, and AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, and Amazon […]