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AWS – Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now available in 4 new regions across Asia Pacific and Mexico
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility), a fully managed, native JSON database that makes it simple and cost-effective to operate critical document workloads at virtually any scale without managing infrastructure, is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and Mexico (Central) Regions. Amazon DocumentDB provides scalability and durability for […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Db2 launches support for native database backups
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Db2 now enables customers to perform native database-level backups, offering greater flexibility in database management and migration. With this feature, customers can selectively back up individual databases within a multi-database RDS for Db2 instance, enabling efficient migration of specific databases to another instance or on-premises environment. Using a […]
GCP – Announcing quantum-safe Key Encapsulation Mechanisms in Cloud KMS
Quantum computing presents a new frontier for technology, and a new set of security challenges, too. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could break the public-key cryptography systems we rely on today, posing a significant risk to individuals and organizations. Although that threat might be years away, building appropriate defenses can equally take years to build. […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace expands Japan consumption tax support for Channel Partner Private Offers
Starting today, AWS Marketplace expands its Japan consumption tax (JCT) support for Channel Partner Private Offers (CPPOs), enhancing the tax experience for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Channel Partners. For transactions where Japan ISVs authorize Japan Channel Partners to resell to Japan addressed buyers, AWS Japan G.K. (“AWS Japan”) will now collect the 10% JCT […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace now supports new currencies for usage-based private offers
AWS Marketplace now supports usage-based private offers in four new currencies: EUR, GBP, AUD, and JPY. AWS Marketplace Sellers and Channel Partners can now reach buyers globally without currency conversion complexity or foreign exchange risk by pricing their offers in these new currencies. For sellers, this means faster deal cycles, simplified cash flow management in […]
GCP – 150 of the latest AI use cases from leading startups and digital natives
We recently hosted our first-ever AI Builders Forum, where we gathered with hundreds of the top founders, VCs, advisors, researchers, and teams powering the startups who are building the future with AI. And now, this week, many of us are together again in San Francisco for Tech Week. A big reason for us to gather […]
GCP – Five Best Practices for Using AI Coding Assistants
Does owning a kitchen knife mean you know how to effectively dice onions or julienne carrots? Of course not. Access to a tool doesn’t guarantee profenciency. To get the results you’re looking for, you need to learn the right techniques. AI coding assistants are no different. These are new and powerful additions to your developer […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Im4gn instances now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 Im4gn Instances are available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. Im4gn instances are built on the AWS Nitro System and are powered by AWS Graviton2 processors. They feature up to 30TB of instance storage with the 2nd Generation AWS Nitro SSDs that are custom-designed by AWS for the storage performance of I/O […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace announces enhanced pricing dimension capabilities for sellers
Today, AWS Marketplace announces enhanced pricing dimension capabilities, increasing limits and improving flexibility for sellers managing their product pricing. These enhancements increase the maximum pricing dimensions from 24 to 200, enable immediate use of new SaaS dimensions, and remove the 90-day price update restriction for dimensions without active subscriptions. These enhancements address key product pricing […]
AWS – Automatic quota management is now generally available for AWS Service Quotas
Today, AWS announces the general availability of a new capability of AWS Service Quotas called automatic quota management. AWS Service Quotas helps you view and manage your quotas from a central location. This new feature monitors quota usage, and notifies customers before they run out of their allocated quotas supported on AWS Service Quotas. This […]