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AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Serverless introduces automatic semantic enrichment
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now offers automatic semantic enrichment, a breakthrough feature that simplifies semantic search implementation. You can now boost your search relevance with minimal effort, eliminating complex manual configurations through an automated setup process. Semantic search goes beyond keyword matching by understanding the context and meaning of search queries. For example, when searching for […]
AWS – AWS Private CA expands AWS PrivateLink support to FIPS endpoints
AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) now supports AWS PrivateLink with all AWS Private CA Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) endpoints that are available in commercial AWS Regions and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. With this launch, you can establish a private connection between your virtual private cloud (VPC) and AWS Private CA FIPS […]
AWS – Automated Reasoning checks is now available in Amazon Bedrock Guardrails
AWS announces the general availability of Automated Reasoning checks, a safeguard within Amazon Bedrock Guardrails that uses formal verification techniques to validate the accuracy and policy compliance of outputs from generative AI models. Automated Reasoning checks deliver up to 99% accuracy at detecting correct responses from LLMs – giving you provable assurance in detecting AI […]
GCP – Wayfair Transforms Contact Center Operations with ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Asad Rahman, Director of IT for Wayfair, a leading e-commerce company specializing in furniture and home goods. Wayfair chose ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex devices to support contact center staff, improve productivity, and streamline security tasks. “ChromeOS is a natural fit for how Wayfair operates today. We’ve embraced Google Workspace […]
GCP – Announcing AI-first Colab notebook experience for Google Cloud
At Google I/O 2025, we announced a new, reimagined AI-first Colab with agentic capabilities, making it a true coding partner that understands your current code, actions, intentions, and goals. Today, we are excited to bring these capabilities to Google Cloud BigQuery and Vertex AI via the Colab Enterprise notebook. Designed to simplify and transform data […]
GCP – Spanner columnar engine: Powering next-generation analytics on operational data
For years, organizations have struggled with the workload conflict between online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytical query processing. OLTP systems such as Spanner are optimized for high-volume, low-latency transactions, and use row-oriented storage that’s efficient for individual record access. Analytical workloads, conversely, require rapid aggregations and scans across large datasets. These tasks are traditionally handled […]
GCP – Redefining enterprise data with agents and AI-native foundations
The world is not just changing; it’s being re-engineered in real-time by data and AI. The way we interact with data is undergoing a fundamental transformation, moving beyond human-led analysis to a collaborative partnership with intelligent agents. This is the agentic shift, a new era where specialized AI agents work autonomously and cooperatively to unlock […]
AWS – OpenAI open weight models now in Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
AWS continues to expand access to the most advanced foundation models with OpenAI open weight models now available in Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. Accessing these new open weight models from OpenAI on AWS, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, gives you more freedom to innovate and choose the optimal models for your specific use cases while […]
AWS – Systems Manager Run Command now supports interpolating parameters into environment variables
AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Run Command now allows customers to interpolate parameters into environment variables before command execution. Run Command allows customers to define commands that will be executed on managed instances via the SSM Agent. By interpolating parameters into environment variables, this new feature makes it easier for customers to prevent unintended command injection […]
AWS – Amazon RDS io2 Block Express now available in all commercial regions
Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes are now available in all commercial regions, except and AWS GovCloud (US) and AWS China regions. Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes provide consistent sub-millisecond latency for mission critical workloads. Amazon RDS io2 Block Express volumes are designed for all your critical database workloads that demand high performance, high […]