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GCP – Protecting the Public Sector with Google Cloud’s Secure AI
In this blog series, Google Public Sector leaders share their expertise on how AI is revolutionizing government services. We’ll explore the ways our AI solutions are adaptive, secure, responsible, and intelligent – enabling agencies to serve constituents better than ever before. Explore our thought leadership hub to explore innovative ideas for public service. Security is […]
GCP – Browser management made easier with Chrome Enterprise Core
The browser is now key to enterprise productivity, but with cloud computing, hybrid work, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, there are security challenges IT and security teams need to keep top of mind. So how can organizations maintain a productive workforce while safeguarding sensitive information? The answer lies in the browser itself, and […]
AWS – AI21 Labs’ Jamba-Instruct model now available in Amazon Bedrock
AI21 Labs’ Jamba-Instruct, a powerful instruction-following large language model, is now available in Amazon Bedrock. Fine-tuned for instruction following and built for reliable commercial use, Jamba-Instruct can engage in open-ended dialogue, understand context and subtext, and complete a wide variety of tasks based on natural language instructions. With its 256K context window, Jamba-Instruct has the […]
AWS – Amazon CodeCatalyst now supports GitLab.com source code repositories
Amazon CodeCatalyst now supports the use of source code repositories hosted in GitLab.com in CodeCatalyst projects. This allows customers to use GitLab.com repositories with CodeCatalyst’s features such as its cloud IDE (Development Environments), Amazon Q feature development, and custom and public blueprints. Customers can also trigger CodeCatalyst workflows based on events in GitLab.com, view the […]
AWS – Amazon MSK supports in-place upgrades from M5, T3 instance types to Graviton3 based M7G
You can now upgrade your Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) provisioned clusters running on X-86 based M5 or T3 instances and replace them with AWS Graviton3-based M7G instances with a single click of a button. In-place upgrades allows you to seamlessly switch over your existing provisioned clusters to M7G instance type for […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for MySQL announces Extended Support minor 5.7.44-RDS.20240529
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL announces Amazon RDS Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20240529. We recommend that you upgrade to this version to fix known security vulnerabilities and bugs in prior versions of MySQL. Learn more about the bug fixes and patches in this version in the Amazon RDS User Guide. Amazon RDS Extended […]
AWS – Amazon Time Sync Service expands microsecond-accurate time to 27 EC2 instance types
The Amazon Time Sync Service now supports clock synchronization within microseconds of UTC on 27 additional Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance types in supported regions, including all C7gd, M7gd, and R7gd instances. Built on Amazon’s proven network infrastructure and the AWS Nitro System, customers can now access local, GPS-disciplined reference clocks on additional […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild supports Arm-based workloads using AWS Graviton3
AWS CodeBuild’s support for Arm-based workloads now run on AWS Graviton3 without any additional configuration. In February 2021, CodeBuild launched support for native Arm builds on the second generation of AWS Graviton processors. Support for this platform allows customers to build and test on Arm without the need to emulate or cross-compile. Now, CodeBuild customers […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Serverless with lower base capacity available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region
Amazon Redshift now allows you to get started with Amazon Redshift Serverless with a lower data warehouse base capacity configuration of 8 Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) in the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. Amazon Redshift Serverless measures data warehouse capacity in RPUs, and you pay only for the duration of workloads you run in RPU-hours […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 C6a instances now available in additional regions
Starting today, the general-purpose Amazon EC2 C6a instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) region. C6a instances are powered by third-generation AMD EPYC processors with a maximum frequency of 3.6 GHz. C6a instances deliver up to 15% better price performance than comparable C5a instances. C6a instances offer 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based […]