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AWS – AWS Lambda Now Supports Cross-Account Container Images in GovCloud Regions
AWS Lambda now supports creating or updating functions using container images stored in an Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) repository located in a different AWS account than the Lambda function in all GovCloud Regions (AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East)). Previously, users could only access container images within the same AWS account as their […]
AWS – Amazon Corretto 25 is now generally available
Amazon Corretto 25, a Long Term Support (LTS) version, is now generally available. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. You can download Corretto 25 for Linux, Windows, and macOS from our downloads page. Amazon Corretto 25 new features include: Two features that were initially released as experimental in JDK 24 are […]
AWS – Amazon Connect launches the ability to search contacts using agent hierarchy filters
Amazon Connect now provides you with agent hierarchy filters on the contact search page in the Amazon Connect UI. This launch enables contact center leaders to drill-down into their hierarchy to review contacts handled by specific contact center sites, departments or teams, for assessing contact quality or agent performance. This also enables centralized teams within […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 I8ge instances now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt)
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) storage optimized I8ge instances are available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region. I8ge instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors to deliver up to 60% better compute performance compared to previous generation Graviton2-based storage optimized Amazon EC2 instances. I8ge instances use the latest third generation AWS Nitro SSDs, […]
AWS – Announcing availability of second-generation AWS Outposts racks in 52 more countries
Second-generation AWS Outposts racks can now be shipped and installed at your data center and on-premises locations in Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, European Union countries, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab […]
GCP – GKE network interface at 10: From core connectivity to the AI backbone
It’s hard to believe it’s been over 10 years since Kubernetes first set sail, fundamentally changing how we build, deploy, and manage applications. Google Cloud was at the forefront of the Kubernetes revolution with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), providing a robust, scalable, and cutting-edge platform for your containerized workloads. Since then, Kubernetes has emerged as […]
GCP – BigQuery under the hood: Scalability, reliability and usability enhancements for gen AI inference
People often think of BigQuery in the context of data warehousing and analytics, but it is a crucial part of the AI ecosystem as well. And today, we’re excited to share significant performance improvements to BigQuery that make it even easier to extract insights from your data with generative AI. In addition to native model […]
GCP – Announcing MCP Toolbox support for Firestore
MCP Toolbox for Databases (Toolbox) is an open-source MCP server that makes it easy for developers to connect gen AI agents to enterprise data, with initial support for databases like BigQuery, AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, and Spanner. Since launching earlier this year, Toolbox has made it easier for millions of developers to access enterprise data in […]
GCP – How to secure your remote MCP server on Google Cloud
As enterprises increasingly adopt model context protocol (MCP) to extend capabilities of AI models to better integrate with external tools, databases, and APIs, it becomes even more important to ensure secure MCP deployment. MCP unlocks new capabilities for AI systems; it can also introduce new risks, such as tool poisoning, prompt injection, and dynamic tool […]
AWS – Amazon CloudWatch launches Cross-Account and Cross-Region Log Centralization
Amazon CloudWatch now offers cross-account and cross-region log centralization, allowing customers to copy log data from multiple AWS accounts and regions into a single destination account. This capability seamlessly integrates with AWS Organizations, enabling efficient aggregation of logs from workloads that span multiple accounts and regions into a single account without the need to manage […]