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GCP – What’s new with Google Cloud databases — June 2024 edition
Databases are a fundamental part of every company’s innovation plan. However, many customers express that databases are the most challenging aspect of the technology stack to design, code, operate, and manage. At Google Cloud, we assist our customers with migrating, modernizing, and transforming their databases to build the next generation of AI-driven solutions. In this […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: 3 promising AI use cases for cybersecurity
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2024. In this update, I’m reviewing three of the more promising use cases for AI in cybersecurity. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you’re reading this on the website and you’d like to […]
GCP – Cloaked and Covert: Uncovering UNC3886 Espionage Operations
Written by: Punsaen Boonyakarn, Shawn Chew, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Mathew Potaczek, Jakub Jozwiak, Alex Marvi Following the discovery of malware residing within ESXi hypervisors in September 2022, Mandiant began investigating numerous intrusions conducted by UNC3886, a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage actor that has targeted prominent strategic organizations on a global scale. In January 2023, Mandiant […]
GCP – Inside Ericsson’s Cognitive Software, the AI solution for automated network optimization
When it comes to cellular infrastructure and architecture, each radio access network (RAN) presents unique challenges for network planning and optimization. To overcome these challenges, Ericsson utilizes an innovative approach based on AI, called Cognitive Software, which is designed to optimize network performance automatically. Ericsson is now working with Google Cloud technology and solutions to […]
GCP – How Amdocs is revolutionizing telecom customer experience with AI
In our connected world, consumers and businesses are relying on the communications industry more than ever. It’s not just digital businesses and digital transformation — the swell of AI products and services are all transmitted over the networks of communications services providers, too. To keep up, CSPs must themselves turn to AI offerings to evolve […]
GCP – CSPs reach further and monetize smarter with network API digital marketplace syndication
The Telecommunications industry is undergoing a major transformation, driven by the rise of digitization and the need for more agile and efficient ways to deliver services. One of the key trends in this transformation is the emergence of network APIs to incubate innovation and drive new revenues through ecosystems. Building APIs is one thing. Getting […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild now supports organization and global GitHub webhooks
AWS CodeBuild now supports organization and global webhooks for GitHub and GitHub Enterprise Server. CodeBuild webhooks automatically detect changes in your repositories and trigger new builds whenever webhook events are received. These events include GitHub Actions workflow run, commit push, release, and pull request. With this feature, you can now configure a single CodeBuild webhook […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C7i-flex instances are now available in US East (Ohio) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C7i-flex instances that deliver up to 19% better price performance compared to C6i instances, are available in US East (Ohio) region. C7i-flex instances expand the EC2 Flex instances portfolio to provide the easiest way for you to get price performance benefits for a majority of compute intensive […]
AWS – AWS KMS now supports Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) key agreement
The Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) key agreement enables two parties to establish a shared secret over a public channel. With this new feature, you can take another party’s public key and your own elliptic-curve KMS key that’s inside AWS Key Management Service (KMS) to derive a shared secret within the security boundary of FIPS 140-2 […]
AWS – AWS Systems Manager now supports additional Rocky, Oracle, and Alma Linux versions
AWS Systems Manager now supports instances running Rocky Linux, Alma Linux, and Oracle Linux versions 8.8 and 8.9. Systems Manager customers running these operating systems versions now have access to all AWS Systems Manager Node Management capabilities, including Fleet Manager, Compliance, Inventory, Hybrid Activations, Session Manager, Run Command, State Manager, Patch Manager, and Distributor. For […]