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AWS – Announcing increased quotas and improvements to CloudWatch Logs Anomaly Detection and Pattern Analysis
Amazon CloudWatch is excited to announce improvements to its log pattern analysis and anomaly detection features. First, CloudWatch Logs Insights pattern and diff commands now use named tokens to make the results easier to read. Second, the default quota for Log Anomaly detectors has been increased from 10 to 500 per account. CloudWatch Logs Insights […]
AWS – AWS now accepts partial card payments
Today, we are enabling AWS customers who pay with their cards to make partial payments towards their monthly bill. Until now, customers could only pay their entire bill at once, prior to the due date. With partial payments, customers can split the amount due into smaller payments which they can charge on different cards, to […]
GCP – BigQuery’s AI-assisted data preparation is now in preview
In today’s data-driven world, the ability to efficiently transform raw data into actionable insights is paramount. However, data preparation and cleaning is often a significant challenge. Reducing this time and efficiently transforming raw data into insights is crucial for staying competitive. Earlier this month, we introduced BigQuery data preparation, an AI-first solution that streamlines and […]
AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) Version 24.1
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Oracle now supports version 24.1 of Oracle Application Express (APEX) for 19c and 21c versions of Oracle Database. Using APEX, developers can build applications entirely within their web browser. To learn more about the latest features of APEX 24.1, please refer to Oracle’s documentation. For more details on supported […]
AWS – AWS announces EFA update for scalability with AI/ML applications
AWS announces the launch of a new interface type that decouples the Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) from the Elastic Network Adapter (ENA). EFA provides high-bandwidth, low-latency networking crucial for scaling AI/ML workloads. The new interface, “EFA-only”, allows you to create a standalone EFA device on secondary interfaces. This allows you to scale your compute clusters […]
AWS – Announcing pro forma budgets integration for AWS Billing Conductor
Starting today, AWS Billing Conductor (ABC) customers can monitor their pro forma spend and be alerted when exceeding their desired pro forma spending limit. AWS Partners can use the feature to enable their customers to create budgets based on their usage priced at pro forma rates, which reflect the customer’s specific pricing agreement. The primary […]
AWS – AWS Lambda now supports using a custom serializer with Java runtimes
AWS Lambda now supports replacing the default Java object serialization library with a customer-defined serializer. This feature is supported in all current Lambda managed runtimes and container base images for Java. The ability to replace the default Java serializer enables customers to adapt their Lambda functions to cases where the incoming event format is not […]
AWS – Amazon SES now provides TLS Version for Outgoing Messages within AutoTags
Today, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) released a feature which gives customers visibility into the Transport Layer Security (TLS) version used in the messages sent through SES. Customers can track email sending at a granular level by publishing email sending events to various AWS services such as Amazon CloudWatch. Customers can also categorize their emails […]
AWS – AWS Deadline Cloud now sends Job, Step, and Task related events
Today, AWS Deadline Cloud announces new event types delivered via Amazon EventBridge that allow you to trigger workflows as your jobs progress and complete. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated 2D/3D graphics and visual effects for films, TV shows, commercials, games, and industrial design. The […]
GCP – What’s new in PostgreSQL 17, now available in Cloud SQL
We’re excited to announce support for PostgreSQL 17 in Cloud SQL, complete with many new features and valuable enhancements across five key areas: Security Developer experience Performance Tooling Observability In this blog post, we explore these areas in depth, providing valuable insights and examples to guide you in leveraging PostgreSQL 17 on Cloud SQL. Enhanced […]