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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 […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora now provides additional monitoring information during upgrades
Amazon Aurora now provides additional granular monitoring information during upgrades for enhanced observability. Customers can use the additional granularity shared in Amazon Aurora Events to stay informed and better manage their database upgrades. Customers upgrade their database version, operating system, and/or other components containing security, compliance, and functional enhancements. When applying upgrades, Aurora will now […]
AWS – Amazon ElastiCache supports M7g and R7g Graviton3-based nodes in additional AWS regions
Amazon ElastiCache now supports Graviton3-based M7g and R7g node families. ElastiCache Graviton3 nodes deliver improved price-performance compared to Graviton2. As an example, when running ElastiCache for Redis on an R7g.4xlarge node, you can achieve up to 28% increased throughput (read and write operations per second) and up to 21% improved P99 latency, compared to running […]
AWS – Amazon DocumentDB announces IAM database authentication
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports cluster authentication with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users and roles ARNs. Users and applications connecting to an Amazon DocumentDB cluster to read, write, update, or delete data can now use an AWS IAM identity to authenticate connection requests. These users and applications can use the same […]
GCP – Responsible AI: Powering Innovation in the Public Sector
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. AI’s growing […]
GCP – Free to be SRE — how to use generative AI to code, test and troubleshoot your systems
Are you an SRE (or SysAdmin, DevOps Engineer or Systems Architect?) grappling with the ever-growing complexity of modern systems? Generative AI, including Google’s Gemini for developers, offers a toolkit that can help streamline your operational tasks and boost efficiency. To help you get started, here’s a curated list of resources that will help you gain […]
GCP – Advancing systems research: Synthesized Google storage I/O traces now available to the community
Designing large-scale distributed storage systems is a complex challenge, requiring deep insights into how storage hardware and software interact under real-world conditions. To empower researchers in this field, we recently released a collection of synthesized Google I/O traces for storage servers and disks. This release accompanies our paper, “Thesios: Synthesizing Accurate Counterfactual I/O Traces from […]