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AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports secondary host metrics in Enhanced Monitoring
Starting today, the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now supports secondary host metrics in Enhanced Monitoring. Customers can now view essential metrics associated on the secondary host of a Multi-AZ DB instance, such as free storage, free memory, Read/Write IOPS, Read/Write Throughput, CPU utilization, and etc. See OS metrics in Enhanced […]

GCP – Unlock real-time observability for Vertex AI with Datadog
Things are about to change. ML and AI applications are revolutionizing the way problems are solved in everything from complex medical and financial systems, to autonomous vehicles and personalized search algorithms. End-to-end machine learning platforms like Vertex AI provide critical guardrails for ML development and deployment — from feature engineering to model training to low-latency […]

Azure – General availability | Azure NetApp Files: SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares
Azure NetApp Files SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares is now Generally Available (GA) Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Route 53 Resolver Endpoints now available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
You can now use Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints for hybrid cloud configurations in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon EFS now supports up to 55,000 IOPS per file system
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) now supports up to 55,000 read IOPS and 25,000 write IOPS, making it easier to power Machine Learning (ML) research, financial simulations, big data analytics, and other data-intensive workloads on AWS. Read More for the details.

AWS – RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Local Time Zones
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Local Time Zones. You can now set the time zone for your Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server instances to the local time zone of your choice. Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that allows customization of the underlying operating system and […]

GCP – How to build and execute AI use cases at the edge
Running and processing vision ML models at the edge can support a wide variety of use cases. For example, ensuring that staff are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), managing storefront and warehouse inventory, and predictive maintenance on assembly lines can improve the customer experience. Yet modernizing and leveraging AI, maintaining control over mission critical data, […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 VT1 now supports improved control of stream quality, latency and bandwidth
VT1 instances are the first Amazon EC2 instances that deliver dedicated hardware acceleration for video transcoding, and are optimized for workloads such as live streaming, video conferencing, video library optimization, and just-in-time asset transcoding. VT1 is powered by the AMD-Xilinx Alveo U30 media accelerator and can support streams up to 4K UHD resolution at 60 […]

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for App Service and Virtual Machines
Azure Chaos Studio supports new App Service and Virtual Machine faults. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Southeast Asia region
Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Southeast Asia region. Read More for the details.