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GCP – Introducing Multi-Cluster Orchestrator: Scale your Kubernetes workloads across regions
Today, we’re excited to announce the public preview of Multi-Cluster Orchestrator, a new service designed to streamline and simplify the management of workloads across Kubernetes clusters. Multi-Cluster Orchestrator lets platform and application teams optimize resource utilization, enhance application resilience, and accelerate innovation in complex, multi-cluster environments. As organizations increasingly adopt Kubernetes to deploy and manage […]
GCP – GKE at 65,000 nodes: Evaluating performance for simulated mixed AI workloads
At Google Cloud, we’re continuously working on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) scalability so it can run increasingly demanding workloads. Recently, we announced that GKE can support a massive 65,000-node cluster, up from 15,000 nodes. This signals a new era of possibilities, especially for AI workloads and their ever-increasing demand for large-scale infrastructure. This groundbreaking achievement […]
AWS – Amazon QuickSight launches dashboard versioning and publish any analysis to any dashboard
Amazon QuickSight launches dashboard versioning and the ability to publish any analysis to replace any dashboard to improve author productivity. Dashboard versioning enables authors to view and easily re-publish previously published versions of their dashboards as well as the notes on what updates were made by whom. Publishing any analysis to any dashboard means that […]
AWS – Announcing the general availability seventh quarterly update for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), AL2023.7
Amazon Linux now brings a Graphical Desktop, a new kernel option with Linux kernel 6.12, an upgraded OpenSSL to version 3.2.2, and addition of new high demand packages on AL2023. AL2023.7 offers a modern, secure, and cloud-optimized desktop environment to Amazon Linux users. The new Graphical Desktop provides a lightweight interface designed for productivity and […]
AWS – Second-generation Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now available in additional EMEA and APAC Regions
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP second-generation file systems are now available in 2 additional AWS Regions: Europe (Stockholm), and Asia Pacific (Singapore). Amazon FSx makes it easier and more cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich high-performance file systems in the cloud. Second-generation FSx for ONTAP file systems give you more performance scalability and […]
AWS – AWS Marketplace now supports Japan Marketplace Facilitator Rule
Starting today, AWS Marketplace supports the Japan Marketplace Facilitator (MPF) rule, making it easier for Sellers to meet the Japanese regulatory requirements and providing a seamless tax experience for customers in Japan. Under the MPF rule, AWS Marketplace will collect the Japan consumption tax (JCT) and issue a tax qualified invoice (TQI) for sales by […]
AWS – AWS CodeBuild expands on-demand Windows fleets to 4 more AWS Regions
AWS CodeBuild now supports on-demand Windows build environments in four additional AWS Regions: South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Sydney), and Europe (Frankfurt). The expansion allows customers in these AWS Regions to run Windows-based workloads with the flexibility of on-demand pricing. AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles […]
AWS – Amazon QuickSight launches Amazon Q in embedded QuickSight
Amazon Q in QuickSight is now generally available in embedded dashboards and console. The Generative BI capabilities of Amazon Q in QuickSight help business analysts and business users easily build and consume insights using natural language. With executive summaries, users of embedded dashboards can quickly grasp essential insights from any dashboard in seconds. Dashboard-authoring capabilities […]
AWS – AWS Backup introduces support for Amazon Redshift Serverless
AWS announces support for Amazon Redshift Serverless in AWS Backup, making it easier for you to centrally manage data protection of your Amazon Redshift Serverless data warehouse. You can now use AWS Backup to automate backup and restore of both Amazon Redshift Serverless and Amazon Redshift provisioned cluster snapshots, along with other AWS services for […]
AWS – AWS End User Messaging expands self-service for phone number registration support in 18 new countries
Today, AWS End User Messaging launched self-service short code, and long code registration for 18 additional countries, helping developers to onboard to dedicated numbers which enables them to correctly configure SMS messaging for their applications. The new countries supported for long codes include Australia, Austria, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, […]