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GCP – ADK architecture: When to use sub-agents versus agents as tools
At its simplest, an agent is an application that reasons on how to best achieve a goal based on inputs and tools at its disposal. As you build sophisticated multi-agent AI systems with the Agent Development Kit (ADK), a key architectural decision involves choosing between a sub-agent and an agent as a tool. This choice […]
GCP – How Ericsson achieves data integrity and superior governance with Dataplex
Data is the engine of modern telecommunications. For Ericsson’s Managed Services, which operates a global network of more than 710,000 sites, harnessing this data is not just an advantage, it’s essential for business growth and leadership. To power the future of its autonomous network operations and deliver on its strategic priorities, Ericsson has been on […]
GCP – Google Cloud Europe establishes new European Advisory Board
Across the world, organizations are partnering with Google Cloud to tackle their toughest challenges, drive digital transformation, and unlock new levels of growth. In Europe, organizations face unique and complex regulatory challenges. To ensure we’re delivering the best possible value and experience for our customers here, we have established a new European Advisory Board. This […]
GCP – Boosting LLM Performance with Tiered KV Cache on Google Kubernetes Engine
Large Language Models (LLMs) are powerful, but their performance can be bottlenecked by the immense NVIDIA GPU memory footprint of the Key-Value (KV) Cache. This cache, crucial for speeding up LLM inference by storing Key (K) and Value (V) matrices, directly impacts context length, concurrency, and overall system throughput. Our primary goal is to maximize […]
GCP – Agent Factory Recap: Build AI Apps in Minutes with Google’s Logan Kilpatrick
In our latest episode of The Agent Factory, we were thrilled to welcome Logan Kilpatrick from Google Deep Mind for a vibe coding session that showcased the tools shaping the future of AI development. Logan, who has had a front-row seat to the generative AI revolution at both OpenAI and now Google, gave us a […]
GCP – Build Your First ADK Agent Workforce
The world of Generative AI is evolving rapidly, and AI Agents are at the forefront of this change. An AI agent is a software system designed to act on your behalf. They show reasoning, planning, and memory and have a level of autonomy to make decisions, learn, and adapt. At its core, an AI agent […]
AWS – AWS KMS now supports Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) announces support for the Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA). With this new capability, you can create an elliptic curve asymmetric KMS key or data key pairs to sign and verify EdDSA signatures using the Edwards25519 curve (Ed25519). Ed25519 provides 128-bit security level equivalent to NIST P-256, faster signing performance, and […]
AWS – Amazon Cognito user pools now supports private connectivity with AWS PrivateLink
Amazon Cognito user pools now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure and private connectivity. With AWS PrivateLink, you can establish a private connection between your virtual private cloud (VPC) and Amazon Cognito user pools to configure, manage, and authenticate against your Cognito user pools without using the public internet. By enabling private network connectivity, this enhancement […]
AWS – AWS Advanced .NET Data Provider Driver is Generally Available
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced .NET Data Provider Driver is now generally available for Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and MySQL-compatible databases. This advanced database driver reduces RDS Blue/Green switchover and database failover times, improving application availability. Additionally, it supports multiple authentication mechanisms for your database, including Federated Authentication, AWS Secrets Manager authentication, […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker launches custom tags for project resources
Today, Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio announced new capabilities allowing SageMaker projects to add custom tags to resources created through the project. This helps customers enforce tagging standards that conform to Service Control Policies (SCP) and helps enable cost tracking reporting practices on resources created across the organization. As an Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio administrator, you […]