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GCP – Protect data from disasters using new Asynchronous Replication
In today’s business landscape, data availability and integrity are paramount. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can disrupt operations and pose a significant risk to critical information. To address this, today we are introducing Persistent Disk Asynchronous Replication, which enables disaster recovery for Compute Engine workloads by replicating data between Google Cloud regions, providing a sub-1 […]
GCP – Cloud Next 2023 session catalog is live, covering all of your key cloud topics
Data analytics? We’ve got you.The latest on large language models? Covered.Scaling your hot new idea? We’re here for you.Need to secure the latest deployment? We can show you how. Google Cloud Next 2023 has it all: we’re ready to educate, share and innovate with you in the cloud. And today you can see the full […]
GCP – Sharing the inaugural State of Kubernetes Cost Optimization report
The past couple of years have been tough for IT organizations. Between headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and other macroeconomic factors, teams have been tasked with optimizing their cloud infrastructure footprint while keeping the services that are core and crucial to the business up and running. Today, we’re excited to publish the inaugural State of […]
GCP – Launching Address Descriptors to make it easier to find addresses using landmarks in Indian cities
Google Maps Platform has enabled a growing number of businesses in India to build informative and engaging geospatial experiences. Today at I/O Connect Bengaluru, we announced Address Descriptors, available in 25 Indian metro areas.With Address Descriptors, you can make it easier for your users to find an address by sharing the most relevant landmarks and […]
AWS – Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) is now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region
Today, we are announcing the availability of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) in the Middle East (UAE) Region. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaTailor now supports creative ad id signaling in video manifests
AWS Elemental MediaTailor performs server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for a seamless viewing experience when transitioning from program content to ad breaks. You can now configure MediaTailor to condition the personalized SSAI manifests with metadata associated with the ads that have been stitched into the stream. Read More for the details.
AWS – Announcing general availability for watchOS and tvOS support on AWS Amplify Library for Swift
Today, we are announcing general availability of watchOS and tvOS support for AWS Amplify for Swift (>= v2.12.0)! This launch enables developers to build cloud-connected apps for Apple Watch and Apple TV devices. Developers can now leverage the power of Amplify from one Swift project and build across iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS platforms for […]
AWS – Amazon Connect Chat now offers additional customization options for the chat widget
Amazon Connect Chat now provides additional options to customize the out-of-the-box chat widget, enabling you to add a logo and change fields such as ‘System Message’, ‘Bot’, ‘Text Input Placeholder’, and ‘End Chat’. You can also further customize the widget using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to change visual elements like the size of the widget, […]
Azure – Public Preview: Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data
Introducing Azure OpenAI Service on your data in public preview, which unlocks the power of OpenAI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 with your own data. It streamlines communication, enhances customer service, boosts productivity without training, provides access to specific data sources for accurate insights, and enables seamless data connectivity, web app deployment, and transformative conversational […]
GCP – Google named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Data Warehouses, Q2 2023
Data and AI provide organizations with endless opportunities to personalize customer experiences, improve supply chain efficiency, reduce operating costs, and drive incremental revenue. However, growing volumes and types of data, disparate analytical tools, limited machine learning skilled resources, and several other challenges all increase the time it takes to see value from data and AI […]