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AWS – Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.32
Kubernetes version 1.32 introduced several new features and bug fixes, and AWS is excited to announce that you can now use Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon EKS Distro to run Kubernetes version 1.32. Starting today, you can create new EKS clusters using version 1.32 and upgrade existing clusters to version 1.32 using the […]
AWS – AWS Transfer Family supports custom directory locations to store AS2 files
AWS Transfer Family now allows you to customize the directories for your Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) files, including the inbound AS2 messages, message disposition notifications (MDN), and other metadata files. This enables you to separate your AS2 messages from the MDN files and status files generated by the service, and automate downstream processing of the […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 I7ie instances now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt, London), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) I7ie instances are available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt, London), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions. Designed for large storage I/O intensive workloads, I7ie instances are powered by 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with an all-core turbo frequency of 3.2 GHz, offering up to 40% better compute performance […]
AWS – Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database now supports PostgreSQL 16.6
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database is now available with PostgreSQL version 16.6 compatibility. This release contains product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora Limitless-specific security and feature improvements such as support for GIN operator classes with B-tree behavior (btree_gin) and support for DISCARD. Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database makes it […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift Multi-AZ is generally available for RA3 clusters in 2 additional AWS regions
Amazon Redshift is announcing the general availability of Multi-AZ deployments for RA3 clusters in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central) AWS regions. Redshift Multi-AZ deployments support running your data warehouse in multiple AWS Availability Zones (AZ) simultaneously and continue operating in unforeseen failure scenarios. A Multi-AZ deployment raises the Amazon Redshift Service Level Agreement […]
AWS – Amazon Q Business now supports insights from images uploaded in chat
Amazon Q Business, the most capable generative AI-powered assistant for finding information, gaining insight, and taking action at work, now offers capabilities to answer questions and extract insights from images uploaded in the chat. This new feature allows users to upload images directly to the Amazon Q Business chat and ask questions related to the […]
GCP – Tchibo brews up 10x faster customer insights with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
Tchibo, a well-known coffee retailer and lifestyle brand based in Germany, needed a faster, smarter way to manage and interpret vast amounts of customer feedback across its diverse product offerings and sales channels. To meet this need, they adopted the AlloyDB for PostgreSQL database, harnessing its advanced analytics and AI capabilities to streamline data retrieval […]
GCP – Introducing agent evaluation in Vertex AI Gen AI evaluation service
Comprehensive agent evaluation is essential for building the next generation of reliable AI. It’s not enough to simply check the outputs; we need to understand the “why” behind an agent’s actions – its reasoning, decision-making process, and the path it takes to reach a solution. That’s why today, we’re thrilled to announce Vertex AI Gen […]
GCP – How we’re making GKE more transparent with supply-chain attestation and SLSA
What goes into your Kubernetes software? Understanding the origin of the software components you deploy is crucial for mitigating risks and ensuring the trustworthiness of your applications. To do this, you need to know your software supply chain. Google Cloud is committed to providing tools and features that enhance software supply chain transparency, and today […]
GCP – Announcing smaller machine types for A3 High VMs
Today, an increasing number of organizations are using GPUs to run inference1 on their AI/ML models. Since the number of GPUs needed to serve a single inference workload varies, organizations need more granularity in the number of GPUs in their virtual machines (VMs) to keep costs low while scaling with user demand. You can use […]