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AWS – Amazon CloudWatch agent adds Shared Memory Metrics
Amazon CloudWatch agent now supports collection of shared memory utilization metrics from Linux hosts running on Amazon EC2 or on-premises environments. This new capability enables you to monitor total shared memory usage in CloudWatch, alongside existing memory metrics like free memory, used memory, and cached memory. Enterprise applications such as SAP HANA and Oracle RDBMS […]
AWS – Amazon VPC Lattice now supports custom domain names for resource configurations
Starting today, VPC Lattice allows you to specify a custom domain name for a resource configuration. Resource configurations enable layer-4 access to resources such as databases, clusters, domain names, etc. across VPCs and accounts. With this feature, you can use resource configurations for cluster-based and TLS-based resources. Resource owners can use this feature by specifying a […]
GCP – Easy AI workflow automation: Deploy n8n on Cloud Run
n8n is a powerful yet easy-to-use workflow and automation tool for multi-step AI agents, and many teams want a simple, scalable, and cost-effective way to self-host it. With just a few commands, you can deploy n8n to Cloud Run and have it up and running, ready to supercharge your business with AI workflows that can […]
GCP – AlloyDB accelerates AI with automated vector indexing and embedding
Modern applications store their most valuable data such as product catalogs or user profiles in operational databases. These data stores are excellent for applications that need to handle real-time transactions — and with their support for vector operations, they’ve also become an excellent foundation for modern search or gen AI application serving. AlloyDB AI provides […]
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 […]