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AWS – Amazon EFS now supports up to 55,000 IOPS per file system
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) now supports up to 55,000 read IOPS and 25,000 write IOPS, making it easier to power Machine Learning (ML) research, financial simulations, big data analytics, and other data-intensive workloads on AWS. Read More for the details.

AWS – RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Local Time Zones
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Local Time Zones. You can now set the time zone for your Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server instances to the local time zone of your choice. Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that allows customization of the underlying operating system and […]

GCP – How to build and execute AI use cases at the edge
Running and processing vision ML models at the edge can support a wide variety of use cases. For example, ensuring that staff are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), managing storefront and warehouse inventory, and predictive maintenance on assembly lines can improve the customer experience. Yet modernizing and leveraging AI, maintaining control over mission critical data, […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 VT1 now supports improved control of stream quality, latency and bandwidth
VT1 instances are the first Amazon EC2 instances that deliver dedicated hardware acceleration for video transcoding, and are optimized for workloads such as live streaming, video conferencing, video library optimization, and just-in-time asset transcoding. VT1 is powered by the AMD-Xilinx Alveo U30 media accelerator and can support streams up to 4K UHD resolution at 60 […]

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for App Service and Virtual Machines
Azure Chaos Studio supports new App Service and Virtual Machine faults. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Southeast Asia region
Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Southeast Asia region. Read More for the details.

GCP – What’s new in Bigtable observability
Observability is the ability to understand the state of a database including performance, health, and security. Observability is critical to any database and especially when working at scale with a database service like Cloud Bigtable. Bigtable is a managed service, so users have access to the suite of monitoring tools and metrics we provide, and […]

GCP – Optimizing your sustainability efforts for resilience
In our previous blog post, we discussed the foundational need to measure the progress of your sustainability program with verifiable data, and we introduced you to a number of Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability partners that can help you make it happen. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the second pillar of sustainability: optimization. […]

Azure – General availability: JBoss EAP on App Service Clustering
JBoss EAP on App Service clustering is now generally available on Azure, enabling automatic, efficient clustering and auto-scaling for your high-availability applications. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Load Testing: Run tests with 100,000 virtual users
Azure Load Testing now supports running tests with 100,000 virtual users, using up to 400 engine instances. Read More for the details.