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GCP – Democratizing database observability with AI-assisted troubleshooting
As organizations adopt DevOps practices, application developers are increasingly expected to not only build applications but also manage and operate the databases they use. This added responsibility can prolong the application development process and time to market, primarily because developers must often manage and operate these critical systems without specialized database expertise. To help, we […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker launches AWS CloudFormation support for domain features
Today, Amazon SageMaker and Amazon DataZone added support for multiple domain features through AWS CloudFormation. Customers can now use AWS CloudFormation to model and manage domain units and their owners. Additionally, customers can set the AWS IAM Identity Center instance for a domain. Programmatically deploying these resources through AWS CloudFormation facilitates secure, efficient, and consistent […]

AWS – Announcing Code Editor (based on VS Code – Open Source) in Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio
Today, AWS announces two complementary capabilities in the next generation of Amazon SageMaker that enhance the development experience for analytics, machine learning (ML), and GenAI teams: Code Editor and Multiple Spaces support. The Code Editor, based on Code-OSS (Visual Studio Code – Open Source), provides a lightweight and powerful IDE with familiar shortcuts and terminal […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now allows you to bring your own image (BYOI)
Today, AWS announced the ability to bring your own image (BYOI) to Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio, part of the next generation of Amazon SageMaker. This feature benefits customers who have regulatory and compliance requirements or who prefer not to use the framework containers that come with the default SageMaker Distribution image. BYOI provides you the […]

AWS – AWS announces new AWS Direct Connect location in Istanbul, Turkey
Today, AWS announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect location within the Equinix IL4 data center near Istanbul, Turkey. By connecting your network to AWS at the new location, you gain private, direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones. This site is […]

AWS – AWS EC2 instances now support ENA queue allocation for your network interfaces
AWS announces a new EC2 feature for Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) that enables flexible queue allocation per Elastic Network Interface (ENI) on EC2 instances. ENA queues, which are key components of ENIs, efficiently manage network traffic by load-balancing sent and received data across available queues. This network interface feature optimizes networking performance by flexibly allocating […]

GCP – Inside Infinity Learn’s AI Tutor, powered by Google Cloud
Late-night study sessions, complex equations, and immense pressure: for millions of students in India, the IIT JEE Main exam and NEET for medical colleges are critical gateways for their futures. Exam success hinges on intricate reasoning within physics, chemistry, mathematics, zoology, and botany. These students require a clear, step-by-step understanding of the topics, not just […]

GCP – Understand why your metrics moved with contribution analysis in BigQuery ML, now GA
The key to effective data-driven decision making is quickly processing and extracting insights from large amounts of data. However, doing this efficiently and at scale is a challenge. Imagine a retail scenario where you’re trying to identify the highest performing promotions by analyzing sales data across products, stores, locations, and a large customer base, in […]

GCP – Multi-cloud AI made easier: Aiven for AlloyDB Omni now generally available
Building modern, data-driven applications requires a database that can handle transactional, analytical, and vector search workloads, especially as AI and machine learning become increasingly vital. You need a solution that scales, maintains compliance, delivers consistent performance, and that doesn’t require constant re-architecting. Whether you’re building transactional, translytical, or generative AI applications across one or multiple […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch RUM adds support for Interaction to Next Paint (INP) Web Vital
Today, CloudWatch RUM, a real-time monitoring service that visualizes and analyzes user interactions with web applications, announces support for Interaction to Next Paint (INP) web vital monitoring. This crucial metric would help customers measure the latency of a page’s response to user interactions, offering insights into the end-user experience of their web application. INP is […]