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AWS – Amazon SageMaker Clarify now supports foundation model evaluations
Foundation model evaluations with SageMaker Clarify is now generally available. This capability helps data scientists and machine learning engineers evaluate, compare, and select foundation models based on a variety of criteria across different tasks within minutes. Read More for the details.
GCP – 2024 DORA survey now live: share your thoughts on AI, DevEx, and platform engineering
Is your team keeping up with the rapid pace of change? Are you able to meet your customers’ expectations while delivering business value and maintaining a healthy team? Take 15 minutes to complete the 2024 DORA Survey. Your participation provides insights for our ongoing research and gives you a moment to reflect on how your […]
GCP – Your insider’s guide to Google Cloud Security at RSA Conference 2024
At Google Cloud Security, our goal is to make it easier for organizations to adopt and protect themselves with advanced security capabilities. Instead of increasing complexity by adding new products every time a new threat or new requirement emerges, we introduce simplicity by removing parts: No more duplicative tools, no more silos, no more gaps. […]
GCP – AI will break the stagnation in developer productivity, but only if you do it right
“Continuous improvement” is an upbeat term that we like to throw around in technology circles. Let’s keep getting better! Who can argue with that? But realistically, nothing and no one improves continuously. We grow, we plateau, regress a bit, grow again, and so on. If we’re being honest, that “plateau” stage can sometimes last a […]
AWS – AWS Global Accelerator now supports endpoints in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region
Starting today, AWS Global Accelerator supports application endpoints in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, expanding the number of supported AWS Regions to twenty-nine. Read More for the details.
GCP – Poll Vaulting: Cyber Threats to Global Elections
Written by: Kelli Vanderlee, Jamie Collier Executive Summary The election cybersecurity landscape globally is characterized by a diversity of targets, tactics, and threats. Elections attract threat activity from a variety of threat actors including: state-sponsored actors, cyber criminals, hacktivists, insiders, and information operations as-a-service entities. Mandiant assesses with high confidence that state-sponsored actors pose […]
GCP – How Prewave is helping to secure deep supply chains worldwide with AI on Google Cloud
Most businesses know that taking responsibility for their environmental and social impact is key for long-term success. But how can they make fully-informed decisions when most companies only have visibility into their immediate suppliers? At Prewave, we’re driven by the mission to help companies make their entire supply chains more resilient, transparent, and sustainable. Our […]
AWS – Amazon GameLift now includes containers support (Preview)
We are excited to announce that Amazon GameLift now supports containers for building, deploying, and running game server packages. Amazon GameLift is a fully managed service that allows developers to quickly manage and scale dedicated game servers for multiplayer games. With this preview release, GameLift now supports end-to-end development of containerized workloads, including deployment and […]
AWS – AWS DataSync supports disabling task schedules
AWS DataSync now lets you enable and disable task schedules. Using this new feature, you can temporarily disable scheduled executions of your task to accommodate events such as maintenance on your storage systems. Once the event is complete, you can enable your task schedule to resume execution of your task at the next scheduled interval. […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild now supports managed GitHub Action runners
AWS CodeBuild now supports managed GitHub Action self-hosted runners. Customers can configure their CodeBuild projects to receive GitHub Actions workflow job events and run them on CodeBuild ephemeral hosts. AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment. Read More for the […]
