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AWS – AWS announces OR2 and OM2 instances for Amazon OpenSearch Service
Amazon OpenSearch Service introduces two new instances- OR2 and OM2, expanding the OpenSearch Optimized Instance family. The new generation OR2 instance delivers up to 26% higher indexing throughput compared to previous OR1 instances and 70% over R7ginstances. The new OM2 instance delivers up to 15% higher indexing throughput compared to OR1 instances and 66% over […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Query Editor V2 is now available in AWS Mexico (Central) and Asia Pacific (Thailand) regions
Amazon Redshift announces the general availability of Query Editor V2 with Amazon Redshift in the AWS Mexico (Central) and Asia Pacific (Thailand) regions. Amazon Redshift Query Editor V2 makes data in your Amazon Redshift data warehouse and data lake more accessible with a web-based tool for SQL users such as data analysts, data scientists, and […]
GCP – Formula E’s AI equation: New Driver Agent boosts next generation of racers
By its very nature, Formula E has always been driven by innovation, bringing the next-generation of vehicle power to the racing circuit. An equally important mission has been democratizing access to these new technologies. Formula E has been working with Google Cloud to set the technical foundations for many of its innovations. Now, that collaboration […]
GCP – Anyscale powers AI compute for any workload using Google Compute Engine
Over the past decade, AI has evolved at a breakneck pace, turning from a futuristic dream into a tool now accessible to everyone. One of the technologies that opened up this new era of AI was Ray. As the open-source AI Compute Engine, Ray has made it easier for developers to scale the most complex […]
AWS – Scenarios capability now generally available for Amazon Q in QuickSight
Today, AWS announces the general availability of the scenarios capability of Amazon Q in QuickSight. Amazon Q guides you through data analysis by uncovering hidden trends, making recommendations for your business, and intelligently suggesting next steps for deeper exploration—all in response to natural language interactions. Now anyone can explore past trends, forecast future scenarios, and […]
GCP – The AI Revolution in EU Digital Government: From Belief to Bold Implementation
A new report published today by Implement Consulting Group, entitled “The AI opportunity for eGovernment in the EU”, finds that adopting generative AI can unlock a EUR 100 billion opportunity for EU public administrations through enhanced productivity and create significant value for EU citizens and businesses. AI is not merely a technological advancement to consider, […]
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaConnect adds support for NDI® outputs
Starting today, AWS Elemental MediaConnect will support NDI® (Network Device Interface) outputs from MediaConnect flows. NDI is a high-quality and low-latency video connectivity technology, widely used in live production applications and supported by more than 500 hardware products and 300 software applications. At launch, the MediaConnect support for NDI allows you to take an incoming […]
AWS – Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) adds Multi-Region support for User Defined Types (UDTs)
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) is a scalable, serverless, highly available, and fully managed Apache Cassandra-compatible database service that offers 99.999% availability. Today, Amazon Keyspaces supports User Defined Types (UDTs) in Multi-Region. This enhancement allows you to use UDTs consistently across multiple AWS Regions, enabling global applications to maintain consistent data schemas. With Multi-Region UDT […]
AWS – AWS announces new upgrades to the Amazon Q Business Slack and Teams Integrations
Today, AWS announced upgrades to the Amazon Q Business Slack and Teams integrations. The upgrades include the ability to create multiple Amazon Q Business integrations within a Slack workspace or Teams organization, free text feedback support, improved response and source formatting, and the support for larger file attachments with user queries. With the support for […]
AWS – AWS DMS Schema Conversion now supports conversions from IBM Db2 for z/OS to Amazon RDS for Db2
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) Schema Conversion is a fully managed feature of DMS that automatically assesses and converts database schemas to formats compatible with AWS target database services. Today, we are excited to announce that Schema Conversion now supports conversions from IBM Db2 for z/OS to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Db2. Using […]