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AWS – Amazon WorkSpaces now offers Microsoft Visual Studio
Today Amazon WorkSpaces and WorkSpaces Core are announcing the general availability of Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 on WorkSpaces Personal. Following this launch, WorkSpaces administrators can provide comprehensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for .NET and C++ developers on Windows powered WorkSpaces. With this launch, Amazon WorkSpaces adds Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 and Microsoft Visual Studio […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL supports Long-Term Support version 8.4 in RDS Database preview environment
Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports version 8.4 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, allowing you to evaluate the latest Long-Term Support Release on Amazon RDS for MySQL. You can deploy MySQL 8.4 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment that has the benefits of a fully managed database, making it simpler to set […]
AWS – Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client has received Carbon Trust verification for the product’s carbon footprint
We are happy to announce that the product carbon footprint of Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client has been verified by the Carbon Trust. This verification is based on measurement and estimation of the product’s carbon footprint throughout the stages of its lifecycle. The total lifecycle carbon emission for Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client is 77kg CO2e as […]
AWS – Llama 3 is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
As of today, Amazon Bedrock customers can use Meta’s Llama 3 models, Llama 3 8B and Llama 3 70B, in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. Meta Llama 3 is designed for you to build, experiment, and responsibly scale your generative artificial intelligence applications. You can now use these two Llama 3 models in Amazon Bedrock […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock achieves FedRAMP High authorization
Amazon Bedrock is a FedRAMP High authorized service in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. Federal agencies, public sector organizations and other enterprises with FedRAMP High compliance requirements can now leverage Amazon Bedrock to access fully managed large language models (LLMs) and other foundation models (FMs). To learn more about Amazon Bedrock security and compliance, visit […]
AWS – Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) is now available in additional AWS Regions
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) is now available in the Europe (Spain) and Europe (Stockholm) Regions. You can create DAX clusters using Amazon EC2 R5 and T3 instance types in these AWS Regions for applications that require microsecond latency. Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) is a fully managed, highly available caching service built for Amazon DynamoDB. DAX […]
AWS – AWS Application Migration Service supports New Relic post-launch action
Starting today, AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) provides an action for installing New Relic’s infrastructure agent on your migrated instances. For each migrated server, you can choose to automatically install the New Relic infrastructure agent to support your observability needs. Application Migration Service minimizes time-intensive, error-prone manual processes by automating the conversion of your […]
GCP – New strides in making AI accessible for every enterprise
We’ve been thrilled to see the recent enthusiasm and adoption of Gemini 1.5 Flash — our fastest model to date, optimized for high-volume and high-frequency tasks at scale. Every day, we learn about how people are using Gemini to do amazing things like transcribe audio, understand code errors, and build apps in minutes. Companies like […]
GCP – mWISE Conference 2024: Your front-row seat to the future of cybersecurity
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and staying ahead of the curve requires the power of collective intelligence. mWISE Conference 2024 is your chance to immerse yourself in the latest threat intelligence, cutting-edge tools, and engage with the strategic minds that are shaping the future of cybersecurity. Now in its third year, mWISE is purposefully […]
GCP – Introducing Spanner Graph: Graph databases reimagined
Enterprises are looking for better ways to extract insights from their connected data, so they can build more intelligent applications, and using a graph database can be a powerful — albeit complex — way to do that. Today, we are thrilled to announce Spanner Graph, a groundbreaking offering that unites purpose-built graph database capabilities with […]