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GCP – Building the most open and extensible platform for hybrid work
Flexible ways of working have become second nature for people everywhere, especially for the more than 8 million customers that use Google Workspace in their offices, homes, or on mobile devices. However, the rise of hybrid work has also demonstrated the importance of choice. People don’t want to be locked into a single app or […]

GCP – What’s new in Google Cloud databases: More unified. More open. More intelligent.
Every organization is going through some form of digital transformation and serving their customers in new ways. Modern conveniences have taught consumers that their experience is paramount — no matter how big or small the company or how complex the problem. Powering these digital experiences are operational databases, the backbone of most applications. The quality […]

GCP – 20+ Cloud Networking innovations unveiled at Google Cloud Next
Networking is the foundational fabric that allows organizations to thrive in a digital business world. Today at Next ‘22, we are announcing a series of innovations to our Google Cloud networking services, all designed to meet customers where they are with AI/ML-powered services and built-in security. We start with a planet-scale network that is continually […]

GCP – Save time deploying web applications using MongoDB and Cloud Run
Today we’re announcing a collaboration with MongoDB to simplify use of our combined products. As a software developer, you want the freedom to combine the technologies you already know and love. This freedom helps enhance productivity and ROI because you can leverage the right technology combinations suitable to your use case and that best fit […]

GCP – The next wave of Google Cloud infrastructure innovation: New C3 VM and Hyperdisk
Meeting the rapidly growing demands of our customers’ high performance computing and data-intensive workloads requires deep innovation — at Google Cloud, we know we can’t rely on ever-faster CPUs alone, like Moore’s Law has enabled in the past. Customers can either optimize their workloads for a given platform, or we can offer them a platform […]

GCP – Introducing Confidential Space to help unlock the value of secure data collaboration
Business partnerships across many industries strain under rules and requirements that prevent them from sharing sensitive data. Organizations also recognize that collaboration can accelerate innovation, but meaningful collaboration can be limited or even prevented by the need to protect intellectual property or regulated data. Rising to meet today’s business challenges can require companies to collaborate […]

Azure – Azure Functions support for Node 12 is ending on 13 December 2022
Update your functions apps to use Azure Functions host version 4 and Node 16. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances for high-performance, cost-effective deep learning training
AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Trn1 instances. Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances are powered by AWS Trainium chips, which are purpose built for high-performance ML training applications in the cloud. Trn1 instances deliver the highest performance on deep learning (DL) training of popular natural language processing (NLP) models on AWS […]

AWS – AWS Neuron adds support for Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances to unlock high-performance, cost-effective deep learning training at scale
AWS Neuron adds support for AWS Trainium powered Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances to unlock high-performance, cost effective deep learning training at scale. The Neuron SDK includes a compiler, runtime libraries, and profiling tools that integrate with popular ML frameworks such as PyTorch and Tensorflow. With this first release of Neuron 2.x, developers can now run deep […]
AWS – Spot Instance interruptions can now be tested directly from Amazon EC2 console via AWS Fault Injection Simulator integration
You can now inject Amazon EC2 Spot Instance interruptions into your Spot Instance workloads directly from the Amazon EC2 console. In 2021, we launched the ability for you to use AWS Fault Injection Simulator (AWS FIS) to simulate what happens when Amazon EC2 reclaims Spot Instances, enabling you to test that your application is prepared for an […]