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GCP – Generative AI for retail: how to keep pace and get ahead
Generative AI marks a significant technological shift. Like the internet or the mobile phone, its potential impact on individual and business productivity is extraordinary. Indeed, 82% of organizations considering or currently using generative AI believe it will either significantly change or transform their industry (Google Cloud Gen AI Benchmarking Study, July 2023). In retail, the […]
GCP – Reddit uses Web Risk to protect users against phishing, malware, and social engineering
Reddit is one of the most popular social media sites in the world, offering users the ability to post and connect on all kinds of topics in community forums, or “subreddits.” Millions of users use it every day to discuss topics ranging from the mundane to the silly to the profound. On Reddit, there’s a […]
GCP – How Sensitive Data Protection can help secure generative AI workloads
Generative AI models are a hot topic across nearly every industry. Enterprises are looking to leverage this technology to enrich their business services and engagement with customers, as well as streamline operations and speed up business processes. However, as with most AI/ML applications, generative AI models are fueled by data and data context. Understanding and […]
Azure – General availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Italy
Microsoft launched its first cloud region in Italy. Read More for the details.
GCP – Next-gen Cloud-based maps styling now in Preview: more map feature types, unlimited customizations, and mobile availability
In July, we announced the Experimental release of several new Cloud-based maps styling capabilities for the Maps JavaScript API. Cloud-based maps styling gives you granular control over the look and feel of the base map by letting you customize 100+ styleable map elements like labels visibility, areas fill color, and stroke settings. Today we’re announcing […]
GCP – Built-with Google AI: Reliable and transparent AI from Elemental Cognition
Elemental Cognition (EC) is a leading artificial intelligence company that develops scalable and transparent AI solutions for businesses and organizations, helping them with tasks like pharmaceutical research and complex travel planning. EC’s years of research and innovation have led to significant progress in AI that leverages large language models (LLMs) while simultaneously prioritizing correctness and […]
AWS – Lambda test events are now available in AWS SAM CLI
Developers using SAM CLI to author their serverless application with Lambda functions can now create and use Lambda test events to test their function code. Test events are JSON objects that mock the structure of requests emitted by AWS services to invoke a Lambda function and return an execution result, serving to validate a successful […]
AWS – New updates to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS is pleased to announce an update to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, which will provide customers and partners with more prescriptive guidance on building and operating in the cloud, and enable them to stay up-to-date on the latest architectural best practices in a constantly evolving technological landscape. Read More for the details.
AWS – Reduce duplication using Well-Architected Templates
Introducing AWS Well-Architected Review Templates, designed to eliminate duplication and foster consistency across your workloads. With the Well-Architected Tool’s latest feature, you can effortlessly craft review templates to answer questions, update notes, and even incorporate Custom Lenses across your workloads. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon EventBridge announces support for wildcard filters in rules
Amazon EventBridge rules now support wildcard filters, which enable you to match any character or sequence of characters within a string in your event payload. For example, you can use wildcards to match against values that end in a specific file type in a directory, such as “dir/*.png”, or contain a specific word, such as […]