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AWS – AWS announces 100G expansion in Kolkata, India
Today, AWS announced the expansion of 100 Gbps dedicated connections at the AWS Direct Connect location in the STT Kolkata, DC1 data center center near Kolkata, India. You can now establish private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud Regions, and AWS Local Zones from this location. This […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region, providing fully managed shared storage in the cloud with the data access and management capabilities of ONTAP. Amazon FSx makes it easier and more cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for OpenZFS is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file systems in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region, providing fully managed shared file storage built on the OpenZFS file system. Amazon FSx makes it easier and more cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It supports a wide range […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region, providing fully managed shared storage built on Windows Server. Amazon FSx makes it easier and more cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It supports a wide range of […]
GCP – From news to insights: Glance leverages Google Cloud to build a Gemini-powered Content Knowledge Graph (CKG)
In today’s hyperconnected world, delivering personalized content at scale requires more than just aggregating information – it demands deep understanding of context, relationships, and user preferences. Glance, a leading content discovery platform that delivers personalized, real-time content experiences on mobile lock screens across the globe, serves over 300 million users worldwide across 450 million devices. […]
GCP – Cloud Storage bucket relocation: An industry first for non-disruptive bucket migrations
As your operational needs change, sometimes you need to move data residing within Google’s Cloud Storage to a new location, to improve resilience, optimize performance, meet compliance needs, or simply to reorganize your infrastructure. Yet moving buckets can be a daunting, complex, risky endeavor that involves manual scripting, painstaking coordination, and the risk of data […]
GCP – SQL reimagined: How pipe syntax is powering real-world use cases
SQL has been the cornerstone of data management for over 50 years, valued for its declarative nature and robust ecosystem. However, traditional SQL has limitations, including rigid clause structures, verbose syntax, and complex nested queries that can hinder readability and maintenance. To address these challenges, Google introduced pipe syntax, an extension to GoogleSQL that reimagines […]
AWS – Amazon FSx for Lustre is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Customers can now create Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region, providing fully managed shared storage with the scalability and performance of the popular Lustre file system. Amazon FSx makes it easier and more cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker HyperPod announces new observability capability
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod’s new observability capability allows customers to accelerate generative AI model development by providing comprehensive visibility across compute resources and model development tasks. It takes away the manual work of collecting hundreds of metrics from across the stack, visualizing the correlations between them, and restoring the generative AI model development task performance. HyperPod observability […]
AWS – Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet is now available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West)
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid reasoning model is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West). Claude 3.7 Sonnet offers advanced AI capabilities with both quick responses and extended, step-by-step thinking made visible to the user. This model has strong capabilities in coding and brings enhanced performance across various tasks, like instruction following, math, and physics. Anthropic’s […]