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AWS – Amazon Connect dashboards now support filtering and comparing metrics by any time range
Amazon Connect dashboards now supports selecting and comparing any time ranges enabling you to focus on specific, relevant data and perform in-depth analysis up to a maximum of 35 days in the last 3 months. Additionally, you can now select Week to Date and Month to Date time ranges. For example, if a new sales […]
GCP – Google Distributed Cloud at the edge powers U.S. Air Force Mobility Guardian 2025
For today’s mission owner, operating effectively in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited bandwidth (DDIL) environments is paramount. The Department of Defense’s strategy requires smaller, dispersed teams to function autonomously, creating a critical need for secure AI and data processing at the edge. Bringing cloud power to the edge Recognizing this challenge, the U.S. Air Force […]
GCP – Agent Factory Recap: Can you do my shopping?
In episode #8 of The Agent Factory, Ivan Nardini and I are joined by Prateek Dudeja, product manager from the Agent Payment Protocol Team, to dive into one of the biggest hurdles for AI agents in eccomerce: trust, especially when it comes to money. This post guides you through the key ideas from our […]
GCP – How TELUS is powering growth and productivity with Google
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Alyson Butler, Director of Team Member Experiences at TELUS, a communications technology company with more than 20 million customer connections. TELUS has integrated ChromeOS, Google Workspace, Chrome Enterprise Premium, and Cameyo to support its transformation into a globally recognized technology leader. Thirty-five years ago, TELUS started out by providing […]
AWS – Announcing Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Extended Support versions R2: 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL introduces Extended Support minor versions 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814, which include important security updates and bug fixes for PostgreSQL databases.We recommend upgrading your RDS instances to these latest versions to maintain optimal security and performance of your PostgreSQL deployments. Amazon RDS Extended Support provides you more time, up to three years, to […]
AWS – AWS Backup is now available in AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
AWS Backup is now available in the in the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. AWS Backup is a fully-managed, policy-driven service that allows you to centrally automate data protection across multiple AWS services spanning compute, storage, and databases. Using AWS Backup, you can centrally create and manage backups of your application data, protect your […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Beginning today, customers can use Amazon Bedrock in the Israel (Tel Aviv) region to easily build and scale generative AI applications using a variety of foundation models (FMs) as well as powerful tools to build generative AI applications. Amazon Bedrock is a comprehensive and secure service for building generative AI applications and agents. Amazon Bedrock […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now available in the Asia Pacific (Thailand, Malaysia, and Taipei) Regions
Beginning today, customers can use Amazon Bedrock in the Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), and Asia Pacific (Taipei) regions to easily build and scale generative AI applications using a variety of foundation models (FMs) as well as powerful tools to build generative AI applications. Amazon Bedrock is a comprehensive and secure service for building […]
AWS – AWS Network Firewall adds Reject and Alert actions for stateful domain list rule groups
Today, AWS Network Firewall introduces Reject and Alert action support for stateful domain list rule groups, providing customers with more granular control over their network traffic. This enhancement allows customers to create Reject and Alert actions in stateful domain list rule groups using the AWS Network Firewall console, offering more flexible and precise traffic management […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region
Beginning today, customers can use Amazon Bedrock in the Middle East (UAE) region to easily build and scale generative AI applications using a variety of foundation models (FMs) as well as powerful tools to build generative AI applications. Amazon Bedrock is a comprehensive and secure service for building generative AI applications and agents. Amazon Bedrock […]