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AWS – Amazon CloudWatch Logs announces regular expression filter pattern syntax support
We are excited to announce regular expression support for Amazon CloudWatch Logs filter pattern syntax, making it easier to search and match relevant logs. Customers use filter pattern syntax today to search logs, extract metrics using metric filters, and send specific logs to other destinations with subscription filters. With today’s launch, customers will be able […]

AWS – AWS Backup launches resource exclusion for AWS CloudFormation stack
Today, AWS Backup announces support for AWS CloudFormation resource exclusion, allowing you to exclude resources from your application backups. AWS Backup is a fully managed service that centralizes and automates data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads. Now, when assigning resources to backup plans, you can exclude specific resource within your CloudFormation stacks, optimizing […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C6gd and R6gd instances are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C6gd and R6gd instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors are available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton2 processors and are built on the AWS Nitro System. The Nitro System is a collection of AWS designed hardware and software innovations that enables the delivery of […]

AWS – VPC DNS Query Logging now available in five new AWS Regions
Today, we are announcing the availability of Route 53 Resolver Query Logging in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), and Middle East (UAE) Regions. Route 53 Resolver Query Logging enables you to log DNS queries that originate in your Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs). With query logging enabled, you […]

AWS – Amazon MSK is now available in Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is now available in Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. Amazon MSK is a fully managed service for Apache Kafka and Kafka Connect that makes it easier for you to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka as a data store. Amazon MSK is fully compatible with Apache […]

GCP – How Verve Group transforms customer experiences with Google Cloud Vertex AI
Verve Group is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers – no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. Classifying massive amounts of this unstructured data at scale is the first step in […]

GCP – Mambu: Building the next generation of core banking with Google Cloud
When our founders began Mambu in 2011, their goal was to bring the latest digital technologies to the banking and finance world. Banking, in particular, is an industry built on decades of deep legacy technology. So initially, Mambu was embraced by microfinance — 100 organizations in 26 countries in just the first two years. Since […]

GCP – ListenField enables farmers to harvest the benefits of AI and machine learning
When I was growing up in Thailand, I witnessed the challenges facing farmers including rising food demand, shortage of labor, and uneven crop yields caused by climate change. As a result, many smallholder farmers found themselves trapped in a vicious circle, unable to reduce food insecurity due to low yields, but lacking the resources to […]

GCP – Is your data protected? Backup and DR service integrates with logging and monitoring tools
Backup and DR data is a valuable business asset, and ensuring that it’s safe and accessible is essential. In particular, you want to be able to monitor your backups to ensure that the data is indeed protected and that you can quickly recover it in the event of a disaster, user error, or failed upgrade. […]
GCP – Tune Spark properties to optimize Dataproc Serverless jobs
Data scientists and engineers need large-scale compute resources but often need more know-how or the engineering team to create and manage the underlying infrastructure. Dataproc Serverless, the industry’s first autoscaling serverless product for Spark, simplifies their experience by not having to think about infrastructure for their work. Dataproc Serverless uses Spark properties to determine the […]