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GCP – No GPU? No problem. localllm lets you develop gen AI apps on local CPUs
In today’s fast-paced AI landscape, developers face numerous challenges when it comes to building applications that use large language models (LLMs). In particular, the scarcity of GPUs, which are traditionally required for running LLMs, poses a significant hurdle. In this post, we introduce you to a novel solution that allows developers to harness the power […]

GCP – Simplify DORA compliance with Google Cloud’s updated contracts
With less than one year to prepare for the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 – ‘DORA’) coming into force, today we are sharing more information about how Google Cloud plans to support financial entities with their DORA compliance. As an organization, we are committed to DORA compliance and a cross-functional team at […]

AWS – Amazon Redshift Query Editor is now available in 2 additional AWS Regions
Amazon Redshift Query Editor is now available in Israel (Tel Aviv) and Asia Pacific (Melbourne) regions. Amazon Redshift Query Editor makes data in your Amazon Redshift data warehouse and data lake more accessible with a web-based tool for SQL users such as data analysts, data scientists, and database developers. With Query Editor, users can explore, […]

GCP – Firestore Multiple Databases is now generally available
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Firestore Multiple Databases, which lets you manage multiple Firestore databases within a single Google Cloud project, enhancing data separation, security, resource management, and cost tracking. With this milestone, multiple databases are now fully supported in the Google Cloud console, Terraform resources, and all of Firestore’s SDKs. Each […]

GCP – Intelligencia AI speeds up deployment time with Cloud SQL
Editor’s note: Powered by AI, Intelligencia AI provides a suite of solutions to help businesses in the pharmaceutical space to make more informed data-driven decisions to de-risk clinical development. With skyrocketing data volumes, commitment to quality and complex processing requirements, the health tech company realized it needed a robust, scalable and reliable database. With its […]

GCP – Salk Institute scientists scale brain research on Google Cloud with SkyPilot
Introduction The cloud, with its large numbers of the latest processors and scalable storage systems, is becoming indispensable to modern biomedical research organizations, who use it to generate and analyze vast amounts of data. However, research by its very nature is not a linear process, and so cloud resources must be flexible enough to rapidly […]

GCP – How Arvato Systems makes 3D picture production easier, faster and cheaper with Google Cloud
With the rise of ecommerce and digital business models, the need to create high-quality, photorealistic 3D pictures continues to surge. Today, the way brands photograph and style their products can play a huge role in purchase decisions. Some 87% of consumers say that product pictures are very important when making a purchase decision online while […]

GCP – GKE plus Filestore – Improve training times for AI/ML workloads by up to 37%
Problem statement and use case Training AI/ML workloads requires a lot of data, which is often stored in large numbers of small files — think training driverless cars training numerous image data or performing protein analysis, where the training set often consists of numerous small files, sized 100K to 2MB each. When selecting tools for […]

GCP – LookML or ELT? Three reasons why you need LookML
Background LookML is a powerful tool that applies business logic and governance to enterprise data analytics. However, LookML’s capabilities are often conflated with those of in-warehouse “ELT” transformation tools like Dataform and DBT. As these tools appear to be similar in nature, it is often thought that users need to choose one over the other. […]
GCP – Automate public website indexing for efficient semantic search with Vertex AI
Introduction If you’re looking to transform the way you interact with unstructured data, you’ve come to the right place! In this blog, you’ll discover how the exciting field of Generative AI, specifically tools like Vector Search and large language models (LLMs), are revolutionizing search capabilities. You will learn the power of vector search and additionally, […]