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AWS – Amazon RDS Custom now supports the latest GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server. This includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 CU32 KB5063757 (RDS version 15.00.4440.1.v1) and SQL Server 2022 CU20 KB5063814 (RDS version 16.00.4210.1.v1). The GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2025-49758, CVE-2025-24999, CVE-2025-49759, […]
AWS – AWS Backup now supports organization-wide reports in six additional regions
AWS Backup Audit Manager now supports cross-account, cross-Region reports in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Jakarta, Melbourne), Europe (Spain, Zurich), and Middle East (UAE) Regions. Now, you can use your AWS Organizations’ management or delegated administrator account to generate aggregated cross-account and cross-Region reports on your data protection policies and retrieve operational data about your backup and […]
GCP – Agent Factory Recap: Keith Ballinger on AI, The Future of Development, and Vibe Coding
In Episode #6 of the Agent Factory podcast, Vlad Kolesnikov and I were joined by Keith Ballinger, VP and General Manager at Google Cloud, for a deep dive into the transformative future of software development with AI. We explore how AI agents are reshaping the developer’s role and boosting team productivity. This post guides you […]
GCP – How Baseten achieves 225% better cost-performance for AI inference (and you can too)
Baseten is one of a growing number of AI infrastructure providers, helping other startups run their models and experiments at speed and scale. Given the importance of those two factors to its customers, Baseten has just passed a significant milestone. By leveraging the latest Google Cloud A4 virtual machines (VMs) based on NVIDIA Blackwell, and […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 announces AMI Usage to better monitor the use of AMIs
Amazon EC2 introduces AMI Usage, providing new capabilities that allow you to track AMI consumption across AWS accounts and identify resources in your account that are dependent on particular AMIs. This enhanced visibility helps you monitor AMI utilization patterns across your AWS infrastructure and safely manage AMI deregistrations. Up until today, you had to write […]
AWS – Validate best practice compliance for SAP with AWS Systems Manager
AWS Systems Manager Configuration Manager now supports SAP HANA, allowing you to automatically test your SAP HANA databases running on AWS against best practices defined in the AWS Well-Architected Framework SAP Lens. Keeping SAP optimally configured requires SAP administrators to stay current with best practices from multiple sources including AWS, SAP, and operating system vendors […]
AWS – Amazon Neptune Database now supports Public Endpoints for simplified development access
Amazon Neptune Database, a fully managed graph database service, now supports Public Endpoints, allowing developers to connect directly to Neptune databases from their development desktops without complex networking configurations. With Public Endpoints, developers can securely access their Neptune databases from outside the VPC, eliminating the need for VPN connections, bastion hosts, or other networking configurations. […]
AWS – Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus adds quota visibility through AWS Service Quotas and CloudWatch
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring service now allows you to view applied quota values and their utilization for your Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus workspaces using AWS Service Quotas and Amazon CloudWatch. This update gives you a comprehensive view of quota utilization across your workspaces. AWS Service Quotas allows you to quickly understand […]
AWS – AWS adds support for three new condition keys to govern API keys for Amazon Bedrock
AWS today launched three new condition keys that help administrators govern API keys for Amazon Bedrock. The new condition keys help you control the generation, expiration, and the type of API keys allowed. Amazon Bedrock supports two types of API keys: short-term API keys valid for up to 12 hours or long-term API keys which are IAM […]
GCP – How to Build Highly Available Multi-regional Services with Cloud Run
Ever worry about your applications going down just when you need them most? The talk at Cloud Next 2025, Run high-availability multi-region services with Cloud Run, dives deep into building fault tolerant and reliable applications using Google Cloud’s serverless container platform: Cloud Run. Google experts Shane Ouchi and Taylor Money, along with Seenuvasan Devasenan from […]