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GCP – Routes API is now generally available
In September we announced the Preview release of the new Routes API, an enhanced version of the Directions and Distance Matrix APIs that enables you to provide more informative and flexible routes for your users. Starting today, Routes API is now generally available. Routes API builds on the foundational features of the Directions and Distance […]

GCP – Create immersive cinematic video experiences with Aerial View API
Editor’s Note:This post is part of our Google I/O 2023 series sharing the latest Google Maps Platform news from our annual developer conference. To learn more about our new immersive experience products, join our I/O session when it premieres at 1:15 p.m. PT. Today we’re announcing the Preview release of Aerial View API, which offers programmatic access […]

GCP – Create immersive 3D map experiences with Photorealistic 3D Tiles
Editor’s Note:This post is part of our Google I/O 2023 series sharing the latest Google Maps Platform news from our annual developer conference. To learn more about our new immersive experience products, join our I/O session when it premieres at 1:15 p.m. PT. Today we’re launching the Experimental release of Photorealistic 3D Tiles, available through the […]

GCP – Google I/O Preview: Introducing new 3D imagery, map customization, and routing products
Editor’s Note: This post is part of our Google I/O 2023 series sharing the latest Google Maps Platform news from our annual developer conference. To learn more about our new products, join our immersive experience session and map customization session when they premiere at 1:15 p.m. PT. Over more than 15 years Google Maps Platform […]

AWS – AWS IoT Device Defender and secure tunneling is now available in Middle East (UAE) region
We’re excited to announce the General Availability of AWS IoT Device Defender and the secure tunneling feature of AWS IoT Device Management in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, providing flexibility to customers and extending the service footprint to an additional location in the Middle East besides AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. Read More for […]

AWS – Introducing Amazon EC2 I4g storage-optimized instances
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) I4g storage-optimized instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors are now generally available. I4g instances deliver the best compute price performance for a storage-optimized instance versus comparable x86-based storage optimized instances, and the best storage performance per TB for a Graviton-based storage instance. Based on AWS Nitro SSDs that are custom […]

AWS – AWS Network Firewall ingress TLS inspection is now available in all regions
Ingress Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection for AWS Network Firewall is now available in all AWS Regions where AWS Network Firewall is available today, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. With this launch, you can use AWS Network Firewall to decrypt, inspect, and re-encrypt TLS traffic originating from the internet, another VPC, or another subnet. […]

AWS – AWS CloudTrail Lake enhances query support for all Presto SQL SELECT functions
AWS CloudTrail Lake, a managed data lake that lets organizations aggregate, immutably store, and query their audit and security logs for auditing, security investigations and operational troubleshooting, now supports all Presto SQL SELECT query functions for easy and flexible queryability of data . This new release includes support for popular query functions such as REGEXP_EXTRACT […]

AWS – AWS IoT SiteWise now supports 15-minute intervals for automatically computing aggregated asset property values
AWS IoT SiteWise now provides the ability for customers to automatically compute aggregated asset property values every 15 minutes. Customers can now get aggregated values for asset properties, metrics and transforms (mathematical expressions that map asset properties’ data points from one form to another) for every minute, 15-minute, hour, and day. AWS IoT SiteWise computes […]
AWS – AWS Glue large instance types are now generally available
Today, AWS announces the general availability of AWS Glue G.4X and G.8X, the next series of AWS Glue workers for your most demanding serverless data integration workloads. Glue G.4X and G.8X workers provide higher compute, memory, and storage resources than current Glue workers. These new types of workers help you scale and run your most […]