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GCP – Enhancing your gen AI use case with Vertex AI embeddings and task types
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a powerful technique for enhancing large language models (LLMs) by grounding them in external knowledge sources. This blog post looks into a common challenge in RAG implementations: achieving high-quality semantic search. We’ll explore why traditional similarity search often falls short, and how new “task type” embeddings in Vertex AI offer […]
GCP – Embracing gen AI with the latest Google Cloud databases innovations
Embracing gen AI means providing delightful AI-driven experiences to your users. As you take this journey, databases provide the foundation for building enterprise gen AI apps that are accurate, relevant and grounded in enterprise truth. At Google Cloud, we’re focused on helping you in three key ways. First, helping developers build intelligent apps with operational […]
GCP – Aiven partnership enables multi-cloud, managed PostgreSQL with AlloyDB Omni
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses demand a database that delivers not only exceptional performance, but also embraces open standards and avoids vendor lock-in. Enter AlloyDB Omni, Google Cloud’s high-performance, 100% PostgreSQL-compatible downloadable database with cutting-edge capabilities that include a scalable online transaction processing (OLTP) architecture, near real-time analytics, and vector processing. And in […]
AWS – New VMware Strategic Partner Incentive (SPI) for Managed Services in AWS Partner Central
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announces a new VMware SPI for Managed Services as part of Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) in AWS Partner Central. Eligible AWS Partners who also provide manage services post migration, can now leverage the VMware SPI for Managed Services to accelerate VMware customer migration opportunities. This new VMware SPI for […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift launches RA3.large instances
Amazon Redshift launches RA3.large, a new smaller size in the RA3 node type with 2 vCPU and 16 GiB memory. You can now benefit from RA3.large as it gives more flexibility in compute options to choose from based on your workload requirements. Amazon Redshift RA3.large offers all the innovation of Redshift Managed Storage (RMS), including […]
AWS – AWS announces Reserved Nodes flexibility for Amazon ElastiCache
Today we’re announcing enhancements to Amazon ElastiCache Reserved Nodes that make them flexible and easier to use, helping you get the most out of your reserved nodes discount. Reserved nodes provide you with a significant discount compared to on-demand node prices, enabling you to optimize costs based on your expected usage. Previously, you needed to […]
GCP – Gemini at Work: Putting AI to work in the public sector
Over the course of the last few years, no technology has transformed how the world functions, or presented opportunities for advancement more than artificial intelligence (AI). At Google, AI is in our DNA. As a pioneer in AI, we have spent the last two decades leveraging AI to organize the world’s information, make it useful, […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases now provides option to stop ingestion jobs
Today, Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases is announcing the general availability of the stop ingestion API. This new API offers you greater control over data ingestion workflows by allowing you to stop an ongoing ingestion job that you no longer want to continue. Earlier, you had to wait for the full completion of an ingestion job, […]
AWS – NICE DCV renames to Amazon DCV and releases version 2024.0 with support for Ubuntu 24.04
Amazon announces DCV version 2024.0. In this latest release, NICE DCV has been renamed to Amazon DCV. The new DCV version introduces several enhancements, including support for Ubuntu 24.04 and enabling the QUIC UDP protocol by default. Amazon DCV is a high-performance remote display protocol designed to help customers securely access remote desktop or application […]
AWS – AWS Incident Detection and Response now available in Japanese
Starting today, AWS Incident Detection and Response supports incident engagement in Japanese language. AWS Incident Detection and Response offers AWS Enterprise Support customers proactive engagement and incident management for critical workloads. With AWS Incident Detection and Response, AWS Incident Management Engineers (IMEs) are available 24/7 to detect incidents and engage with you within five minutes […]