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AWS – Amazon SageMaker Neo now supports compilation of PyTorch and TensorFlow models for Inferentia 2 and Trainium 1 instances
Starting today, you can choose Inferentia 2 and Trainium 1 as additional targets to compile your PyTorch and TensorFlow models for Amazon SageMaker Neo, a capability of Amazon SageMaker that enables customers to optimize machine learning (ML) models for inference on SageMaker to achieve faster inference without any loss in accuracy. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud […]

AWS – AWS SAM CLI announces remote invoke feature for AWS Lambda
The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) announces the launch of remote invoke command which enables developers to quickly invoke their AWS Lambda functions deployed to the AWS cloud. The AWS SAM CLI is a developer tool that makes it easier to build, test, package, and deploy serverless applications. Read More for […]

GCP – How to migrate sensitive data with confidence using Google Cloud’s CDMC-certified architecture
As enterprises accelerate adoption of cloud-based services and products, they face a common challenge: How can they effectively secure and govern rapidly expanding volumes of their most sensitive data in new environments? Today, Google Cloud released an architectural whitepaper and accompanying source code for a solution which successfully completed an assessment facilitated by KPMG LLP […]

GCP – GKE Security Posture dashboard now generally available with enhanced features
We are excited to announce that the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Security Posture dashboard is now generally available. The interface is designed to streamline the security management of your GKE clusters, and now includes a range of powerful features such as misconfiguration detection and vulnerability scanning to help ensure your applications remain safe and secure. […]

GCP – Announcing vector support in PostgreSQL services to power AI-enabled applications
Generative AI is ushering in a new wave of experiences that transform how we interact with information, brands, and one another. In the future, we believe that almost every application will be AI-driven, and developers who build these applications will need the right tools to build these new experiences into their applications. These experiences will […]

GCP – Building AI-powered apps on Google Cloud databases using pgvector, LLMs and LangChain
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now support the pgvector extension, bringing the power of vector search operations to PostgreSQL databases. You can read the full announcement here. In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to add generative AI features to your own applications with just a few lines of code […]

AWS – Amazon EFS now supports up to 10 GiB/s of Provisioned Throughput
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) has increased the maximum per file system throughput on Amazon EFS Provisioned Throughput mode by 3x. With this launch, you now have a cost-effective way to drive up to 10 GiB/s of read throughput and 3 GiB/s of write throughput for workloads including machine learning, data processing, analytics, and […]

AWS – Amazon MQ now supports cross-region data replication for ActiveMQ brokers
Amazon MQ now supports cross-region data replication for ActiveMQ brokers on Amazon MQ. This feature allows you to build regionally resilient messaging applications using continuous asynchronous message replication from a primary broker to a replica broker in a standby AWS region with a few clicks, eliminating the need to use third-party tools or custom code […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker Inference Recommender now in AWS Console, gives recommendations at model creation
Amazon SageMaker Inference Recommender is a capability of Amazon SageMaker that reduces time required to get machine learning (ML) models in production by automating load testing and model tuning across SageMaker ML instances. Today, SageMaker Inference Recommender is announcing two key features. First, you can now use Inference Recommender from the AWS console for SageMaker. […]
AWS – AWS Glue Studio now provides data previews for Glue Streaming jobs
AWS Glue now provides data preview for streaming jobs in Glue Studio that helps data engineers accelerate their Streaming ETL job development. Read More for the details.