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                                                                GCP – Master multi-tasking with the Jules extension for Gemini CLI
Tasks like fixing minor bugs, patching vulnerabilities, or updating dependencies can interrupt your workflow and drain productivity, whether you’re deep in a coding session or just starting your day. With the new Jules extension for Gemini CLI we announced yesterday, you can delegate tasks to Jules using the /jules command right from Gemini CLI. Jules […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus adds anomaly detection
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring service now supports anomaly detection. Anomaly detection applies machine-learning algorithms to continuously analyze time series and surfaces anomalies with minimal user intervention. You can use anomaly detection to isolate and troubleshoot unexpected changes in your metric behavior. Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus Anomaly Detection currently […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – Introducing the Amazon OCSF Ready Specialization
We are excited to announce the Amazon OCSF Ready Specialization that recognizes AWS Partners who have technically validated their software solutions to integrate with OCSF-compatible Amazon services with proven customer success in production environments. The Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) is an open-source initiative that simplifies how security data is normalized and shared across your […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – Announcing an AI agent context pack for AWS IoT Greengrass developers
AWS announces the release of a new AI agent context package for accelerating edge device application development using AWS IoT Greengrass. AWS IoT Greengrass is an IoT edge runtime and cloud service that helps developers build, deploy, and manage device software at the edge. The context package includes ready-to-use instructions, examples, and templates – enabling […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – AWS Serverless MCP Server now supports tools for AWS Lambda event source mappings (ESM)
The AWS Serverless Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server now supports specialized tools for AWS Lambda event source mappings (ESM), helping developers configure and manage ESMs more efficiently. These new tools combine the power of AI assistance with Lambda ESM expertise to streamline how developers set up, optimize, and troubleshoot event-driven serverless applications built on Lambda. […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – AWS Backup adds single-action database snapshot copy across AWS Regions and accounts
AWS Backup now supports copying database snapshots across AWS Regions and accounts using a single copy action. This feature supports Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Neptune, and Amazon DocumentDB snapshots. It eliminates the need for sequential copying steps. You can use cross-Region and cross-account snapshot copies to protect against incidents like ransomware attacks and Region […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – AWS Cloud Map supports cross-account workloads in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS Cloud Map now supports cross-account service discovery through integration with AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM) in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. This enhancement lets you seamlessly manage and discover cloud resources—such as Amazon ECS tasks, Amazon EC2 instances, and Amazon DynamoDB tables—across AWS accounts. By sharing your AWS Cloud Map namespace via AWS RAM, […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – TwelveLabs’ Marengo Embed 3.0 for advanced video understanding now in Amazon Bedrock
TwelveLabs’ Marengo Embed 3.0 is now available on Amazon Bedrock, bringing advanced video-native multimodal embedding capabilities to developers and organizations working with video content. Marengo embedding models unify videos, images, audio, and text into a single representation space, enabling you to build sophisticated video search and content analysis applications for any-to-any search, recommendation systems, and […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – 4 new image editing tools added to Stability AI Image Services in Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock announces the availability of 4 new image editing tools to Stability AI Image Services: outpaint, fast upscale, conservative upscale, and creative upscale. These tools give creators precise control over their workflows, enabling them to transform concepts into finished products efficiently. The expanded suite now offers enhanced flexibility for professional creative projects. Stability AI […]
                                                                    
                                                                AWS – Amazon EBS introduces additional performance monitoring metrics for EBS volumes
Amazon EBS now provides additional visibility to monitor the average IOPS and average throughput of your Amazon EBS volumes with two new CloudWatch metrics – VolumeAvgIOPS and VolumeAvgThroughput. You can use the metrics to monitor the I/O being driven on your EBS volumes to track performance trends. With these new volume level metrics, you can […]
