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GCP – Run your own code at the edge with Service Extensions plugins for Cloud CDN
At Google Cloud, we’re committed to delivering the best performance possible globally for web and API content. Cloud CDN is a high-performance edge caching solution that runs at over 200 points of presence, and we continue to add more features and capabilities to it. Recently we launched invalidation with cache tags, device characterization, 0-RTT early […]
GCP – How to use Gemini 2.5 to fine-tune video outputs on Vertex AI
Recently, we announced Gemini 2.5 is generally available on Vertex AI. As part of this update, tuning capabilities have extended beyond text outputs – now, you can tune image, audio, and video outputs on Vertex AI. Supervised fine tuning is a powerful technique to customize LLM output using your own data. Through tuning, LLMs become […]
GCP – How AI & IoT are helping detect hospital incidents — without compromising patient privacy
Hospitals, while vital for our well-being, can be sources of stress and uncertainty. What if we could make hospitals safer and more efficient — not only for patients but also for the hard-working staff who care for them? Imagine if technology could provide an additional safeguard, predicting falls, or sensing distress before it’s even visible […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances to simplify VDI migrations
AWS today announced Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances, simplifying virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) migrations with highly customizable instance configurations. Utilizing EC2 Managed Instances at its foundation, WorkSpaces Core can now provision resources in your AWS account, handling infrastructure lifecycle management for both persistent and non-persistent workloads. Managed Instances complement existing WorkSpaces Core pre-configured bundles by […]
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports Point in Time (PIT) and SQL search in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless has added support for Point in Time (PIT) search and SQL in AWS GovCloud US-East and US-West Regions, enabling you to run multiple queries against a dataset fixed at a specific moment. With PIT search you to maintain consistent search results even as your data continues to change, making it particularly useful […]
AWS – Amazon VPC raises default Route Table capacity
AWS VPC has increased the default value for routes per route table from 50 to 500 entries. Before this enhancement, customers had to request a limit increase to use more than 50 routes per VPC route table. Organizations often need additional routes to maintain precise control over their VPC traffic flows to insert firewalls or […]
AWS – AWS Private CA now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) now supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) through new dual-stack endpoints. Customers can connect to AWS Private CA service, download Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs), and check revocation status via Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) over the public internet using IPv6, IPv4, or dual-stack clients. AWS Private CA Connector […]
AWS – Amazon Time Sync Service now supports Nanosecond Hardware Packet Timestamps
The Amazon Time Sync Service now supports nanosecond-precision hardware packet timestamping on supported Amazon EC2 instances. Built on Amazon’s proven network infrastructure and the AWS Nitro System, customers can enable the Amazon Time Sync Service’s hardware packet timestamping to add a 64 bit nanosecond-precision timestamp to every inbound network packet. By timestamping at the hardware […]
AWS – AWS End User Messaging now supports Service Quotas
Today, AWS End User Messaging announces support for Service Quota. This integrations provides customers with improved visibility and control over their SMS, voice, and WhatsApp service quotas, streamlining the quota management process and reducing the need for manual intervention. With Service Quotas, customers can now view and manage their End User Messaging quota limits directly […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune Analytics now Integrates with GraphStorm for Scalable Graph Machine Learning
Today, we’re announcing the integration of Amazon Neptune Analytics with GraphStorm, a scalable, open-source graph machine learning (ML) library built for enterprise-scale applications. This integration brings together Neptune’s high-performance graph analytics engine and GraphStorm’s flexible ML pipeline, making it easier for customers to build intelligent applications powered by graph-based insights. With this launch, customers can […]