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AWS – Amazon EC2 High Memory instances now available in new regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 High Memory instances with 24TiB of memory (u-24tb1.112xlarge) are now available in US West (Oregon) Region and instances with 9TiB of memory (u-9tb1.112xlarge) are now available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. Customers can start using these new High Memory instances with On Demand and Savings Plan purchase options. Read More for […]
AWS – AWS SimSpace Weaver is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
We are excited to announce that AWS SimSpace Weaver is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions. Government customers such as departments that handle disaster relief, defense, national logistics, and partners such as federal contractors and systems integrators with customers who have U.S. federal, state, or local government security and […]
Azure – Public preview: Azure Container Instances(ACI) Spot containers
You can now take advantage of unused Azure computing with Azure Container Instances (ACI) Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Mainframe Modernization service is now HIPAA eligible
AWS Mainframe Modernization is now a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) eligible service, enabling covered entities and their business associates to use AWS Mainframe Modernization to process, maintain, and store protected health information. If you have an executed Business Associate Addendum (BAA) with AWS, you can now use AWS Mainframe Modernization […]
AWS – Daily invoice consolidation is now available in AWS EMEA SARL
Today, AWS announces daily invoice consolidation for AWS customers invoiced by Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL. AWS customers in EMEA will automatically start receiving a daily invoice or credit memo that consolidates subscription invoices and credit memos for that day. Read More for the details.
GCP – How AI is improving constituent experiences in government
For years, Google has been working with state and local governments to focus on the needs of the mission, using data to improve the constituent experience and offer more accessible digital services, while helping government workers operate more efficiently. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been core to helping agencies achieve these goals. As a pioneer in […]
GCP – Document AI: Understanding invoices to passports and beyond
Editor’s note: In this post, I’ll be showing some amazing ways Document AI can help you extract meaning from your documents – keep reading, or jump directly into a tutorial using the Cloud Console! Documents are a crucial part of most businesses, used to store and communicate important information. The variety is vast: invoices, contracts, […]
GCP – Generative AI support on Vertex AI is now generally available
At Google Cloud, we’re committed to making generative AI useful for everyone. Doing so requires more than making powerful foundation models available to businesses, governments, and developers. Models also need to be backed by platforms that make adoption faster and safer, with onramps to meet organizations wherever they are, regardless of their software or data […]
GCP – Helping businesses with generative AI
If you’re new to generative AI, don’t panic. Like any new business tool, it can seem intimidating at first. And like any new technology, there are fundamental questions you need to ask to get started—what business problems are we trying to solve? How will we measure success? Are my teams equipped for the change? At […]
AWS – Announcing AWS Snowblade for U.S Department of Defense JWCC customers
AWS announces the availability of AWS Snowblade for the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract customers. AWS Snowblade is designed to provide AWS compute, storage, and other hybrid services in remote locations, including Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) environments for the DoD. AWS Snowblade is the first AWS Snow […]
