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AWS – Customer Carbon Footprint Tool has new features and an updated methodology
Today, AWS announced three updates to enhance your experience with the Customer Carbon Footprint Tool (CCFT). These updates include easier access to carbon emissions data, visibility into emissions by AWS Region, and an updated, independently-verified methodology (v2.0). You can now export your monthly data through AWS’s Billing and Cost Management Data Exports service. This feature […]
AWS – AWS Account Management now supports IAM-based account name updates
Today, we are introducing a new account management API that enables customers to update the account name via authorized IAM principals and more efficiently manage account names. This new API is added to the AWS account management APIs that enable AWS Organizations customers to centrally and programmatically manage primary email addresses, primary contact information, alternate […]
AWS – Thinkbox Deadline 10.4.1 release
AWS Thinkbox Deadline 10.4.1 is now generally available with support for managing Deadline Cloud Usage-Based Licensing (UBL) together with your existing floating licenses. This release also brings support for Cinema4D 2025, After Effects 2025, Nuke 16, 3ds Max 2026, and Maya 2026. This release enhances how you can manage license limits when using a combination […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 I4g instances are now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region
Starting today, storage optimized Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) I4g instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors and 2nd generation AWS Nitro SSDs are now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. I4g instances are optimized for workloads performing a high mix of random read/write operations and requiring very low I/O latency and high compute […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 M8g instances now available in AWS US West (N. California) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M8g instances are available in AWS US West (N. California). These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 30% better performance compared to AWS Graviton3-based instances. Amazon EC2 M8g instances are built for general-purpose workloads, such as application servers, microservices, gaming servers, midsize […]
GCP – Going from requirements to prototype with Gemini Code Assist
Imagine this common scenario: you have a detailed product requirements document for your next project. Instead of reading the whole document and manually starting to code (or defining test cases or API specifications) to implement the required functions, you want to see how AI can shorten your path from the requirements document to a working […]
GCP – Google Public Sector and Palantir collaborate to bring Google Cloud to FedStart
At Google Public Sector, we are committed to helping our customers execute their missions. Now, we’re expanding this commitment by adding support for Palantir’s FedStart platform, so public sector customers can utilize software and applications on Google Cloud’s accredited infrastructure through the Palantir FedStart platform. Palantir FedStart helps U.S. government agencies achieve compliance, scale operations, […]
GCP – M-Trends 2025: Data, Insights, and Recommendations From the Frontlines
One of the ways threat actors keep up with the constantly evolving cyber defense landscape is by raising the level of sophistication of their attacks. This trend can be seen across many of our engagements, particularly when responding to China-nexus groups. These actors have demonstrated the ability to create custom malware ecosystems, identify and use […]
AWS – AWS Backup adds support for search and item-level recovery in 4 additional AWS Regions
Today, AWS Backup announces support for search and item-level recovery for Amazon EBS Snapshots and Amazon S3 backups in 4 additional Regions. This capability allows you to search the metadata of your backups for specific files or objects across your backups and recover up to 5 items at a time, allowing for faster recovery times. […]
AWS – Announcing Serverless Reservations, a new discounted pricing option for Amazon Redshift Serverless
Amazon Redshift now offers Serverless Reservations for Amazon Redshift Serverless, a new discounted pricing option that helps you save up to 24% and gain greater cost predictability for your analytics workloads. With Serverless Reservations, you can commit to a specific number of Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) for a one-year term, and choose between two payment […]