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AWS – Introducing Amazon EC2 C6in and M6in Instances in Dallas Local Zone
AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C6in and M6in instances in Dallas Local Zone. These instances are powered by 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with an all-core turbo frequency of up to 3.5 GHz. They are x86-based general purpose and compute-optimized instances offering up to 200 Gbps of […]
AWS – AWS Resource Groups now supports 405 more resource types
Today, AWS Resource Groups is adding support for an additional 405 resource types for tag-based Resource Groups. Customers can now use Resource Groups to group and manage resources from services such as Bedrock, Chime, and Quicksight. AWS Resource Groups enables you to model, manage and automate tasks on large numbers of AWS resources by using […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server Supports new custom parameters for native backup and restore
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now offers enhanced control over backup and restore operations with new custom parameters. This update allows database administrators to fine-tune their processes, potentially improving efficiency and reducing operation times. The new parameters are available for the rds_backup_database, rds_restore_database, and rds_restore_log stored procedures. You can now specify the BLOCKSIZE, MAXTRANSFERSIZE, and […]
GCP – Looking back on a year of deeper connectivity across Earth Engine and Cloud
2024 has been a landmark year for Google Earth Engine, marked by significant advancements in platform management, cloud integration, and core functionality. With increased interoperability between Google Cloud tools and services, and Earth Engine, we’ve unlocked powerful new workflows and use cases for our users. Here’s a round up of this year’s top Earth Engine […]
AWS – Amazon IVS Introduces Thumbnails Recording for Real-Time Streaming
Starting today, you can record thumbnail images in Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) Real-Time Streaming. When thumbnail recording is enabled, Amazon IVS automatically generates images at the interval you configure and stores them in the Amazon S3 bucket you select. Thumbnails can be used for preview images in content discovery or as part of […]
GCP – How Vertex AI’s vector search helps unlock high-performance gen AI apps
Think about your favorite apps – the ones that deliver instant results from massive amounts of data. They’re likely powered by vector search, the same technology that fuels generative AI. Vector search is crucial for developers who need to build applications that are lightning-fast, handle massive datasets, and remain cost-effective, even with huge spikes in […]
GCP – Unleash a new era of PostgreSQL: AlloyDB redefines what’s possible
It’s been more than two and a half years since we introduced AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, our 100% PostgreSQL-compatible database that offers superior performance, availability, and scale. AlloyDB reimagines PostgreSQL with Google’s cutting-edge technology. It includes a scale-out architecture, built-in analytics, and AI/ML-powered management for a truly modern data experience, and is fully managed so you […]
GCP – Network Performance Decoded: A brief look at performance limiters
A few months back, we kicked-off Network Performance Decoded, a series of whitepapers sharing best practices for network performance and benchmarking. Today, we’re dropping the second installment – and this one’s about some of those pesky performance limiters you’re bound to run into. In this blog, we’re giving you the inside scoop on how to […]
GCP – Google Cloud and Swift pioneer advanced AI and federated learning tech to help combat payments fraud
Conventional fraud detection methods have a hard time keeping up with increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics. Existing systems often rely on the limited data of individual institutions, and this hinders the detection of intricate schemes that span multiple banks and jurisdictions. To better combat fraud in cross-border payments, Swift, the global provider of secure financial messaging […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2024. Today, Nick Godfrey, senior director, Office of the CISO, shares our Forecast report for the coming year, with additional insights from our Office of the CISO colleagues. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. […]