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AWS – Usability improvements and navigation bar enhancements for the AWS Management Console
Today, we launched four usability improvements and enhancements in the AWS Management Console. Usability improvements include descriptive page titles and high resolution favicons that display in the browser tab for an AWS Console page. We also updated the Navigation bar to include a display option for favorite icon size and a new settings menu. With […]
AWS – Announcing general availability of Amazon EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances for macOS
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M2 Pro Mac instances are now generally available (GA). These instances deliver up to 35% faster performance over the existing M1 Mac instances when building and testing applications for Apple platforms such as iOS, macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and Safari. M2 Pro Mac instances are powered […]
AWS – Amazon QuickSight adds new layout and sparkline to KPI visual
Amazon QuickSight introduces a range of exciting enhancements to KPI visual, including templated KPI layouts, support for sparklines, improvements in conditional formatting, and a revamped format pane. The KPI visual now offers a user-friendly onboarding experience, allowing authors to select from pre-designed KPI layouts tailored to various use cases and configurations. This empowers authors to […]
GCP – SAP NS2 achieves ITAR compliance for SAP Ariba with Google Cloud
We are pleased to announce that Assured Workloads on Google Cloud now supports International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) capabilities in nine U.S. regions. As part of this announcement, SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2®), a secure cloud services provider for government and defense agencies, has achieved ITAR compliance for SAP Ariba, their end-to-end procurement […]
GCP – Education turns out for Google Cloud Next ‘23
Educators, researchers, IT professionals, student developers, and C-suite leaders showed up in full force in August for Google Cloud Next, our global showcase for the latest cloud technologies and success stories. They attended breakout sessions, product demos, and keynotes to explore the potential of new tools like generative AI and gain insights into how it […]
AWS – Amazon RDS now supports X2iedn instances for SQL Server
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports memory optimized X2iedn DB instances that are well-suited for memory-intensive, read-heavy and high-throughput write operations. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing model retraining for Amazon Lookout for Equipment
Amazon Lookout for Equipment is an ML industrial equipment monitoring service that detects abnormal equipment behavior so you can act and avoid unplanned downtime. Lookout for Equipment uses your unique ML model(s) and in real-time helps accurately identify early warning signs that could lead to machine failures. This helps you detect equipment abnormalities with speed […]
GCP – Building an eco-friendly ride-hailing experience with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s note: Today’s article comes from Rishabh Sood, Chief Technology Officer, BluSmart. He shares how BluSmart, India’s first all-electric cab-hailing startup, transformed the ride-hailing experience with Google Maps Platform. Hailing a cab from our phones used to feel magical. But over time, the service we experienced in India began to degrade to a point that […]
GCP – AlloyDB for PostgreSQL under the hood: adaptive autovacuum
Google Cloud’s AlloyDB is the next-generation managed PostgreSQL service that is designed to handle cloud-scale operational and analytical workloads. It has several autopilot features that allow it to self-update and self-tune, including automatic memory management and adaptive autovacuum. This blog focuses on how AlloyDB’s adaptive autovacuum feature mitigates PostgreSQL VACUUM challenges and runs the process […]
GCP – Why Eigenphi built its Web3 blockchain analysis platform on Google Cloud
Web3 is meant to usher in a new era for the internet. More accountable and open, it promises to make our networked world more trustworthy and inclusive. But in recent years, the technology that powers Web3 has become increasingly complex. This is especially true in the case of blockchain, the ledger that records transactions for […]