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GCP – Package management for Debian/Ubuntu operating systems on Google Cloud
Most customers are operating in a restrictive environment with limited egress connectivity to the Internet. This results in customers investing in third-party tools such as Jfrog Artifactory, Nexus, etc. to store operating system packages and libraries. There is a pressing need to download these dependencies without going to the internet and also avoid investing in […]

GCP – Startup Highnote builds end-to-end embedded finance platform on Google Cloud
The ability to quickly introduce and evolve payment options for products or services is essential for businesses, as nearly50% of consumers who can’t use a preferred payment method abandon their purchase. At the same time, gift cards, branded credit cards and rewards programs are critical tools that companies rely on to build more loyal and […]

AWS – Easily customize your notifications while using Amazon Lookout for Metrics
We are excited to announce that you can now add filters to alerts and also edit existing alerts while using Amazon Lookout for Metrics. With this launch you can now add filters to your alerts configuration to only get notifications for anomalies that matter the most to you. You can also simply modify existing alerts […]

GCP – Ciao, Milano! New cloud region in Milan now open
Today, we are excited to celebrate the opening of our new Google Cloud region in Milan, in partnership with TIM. You can now store data and leverage fast, reliable, and secure cloud services to build and deliver highly-available, low-latency applications for your customers — all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Fantastico, no? The […]

GCP – Speed up model inference with Vertex AI Predictions’ optimized TensorFlow runtime
From product recommendations, to fraud detection, to route optimization, low latency predictions are vital for numerous machine learning tasks. That’s why we’re excited to announce a public preview for a new runtime that optimizes serving TensorFlow models on the Vertex AI Prediction service. This optimized TensorFlow runtime leverages technologies and model optimization techniques that are […]

AWS – AWS Recycle Bin for EBS Snapshots and EBS-backed AMIs now supports IAM condition keys to manage retention rules
You can now use Identity and Access Management (IAM) condition keys to specify which resource types are permitted in the retention rules created for Recycle Bin. With Recycle Bin, you can retain deleted EBS snapshots and EBS-backed AMIs for a period of time so that you can recover them in the event of an accidental […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 VT1 now supports the AMD-Xilinx Video SDK 2.0 that enables GStreamer and 10-bit video transcoding
We are excited to announce that the Amazon EC2 VT1 instances now support the AMD-Xilinx Video SDK 2.0, bringing support for Gstreamer, 10-bit HDR video, and dynamic encoder parameters. In addition to new features, this new version offers improved visual quality for 4k video, support for a newer version of FFmpeg (4.4), expanded OS/kernel support, […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C6gn instances now available in additional regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C6gn instances are available in the Europe (Paris, Milan), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Middle East (Bahrain) regions. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Data Explorer connector for Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Power Apps
Automate alerts, orchestrate business workflows and build low-code apps with Azure Data Explorer connector for Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Power Apps. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Keyspaces now helps you monitor table storage costs through Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), a scalable, highly available, and fully managed Apache Cassandra-compatible database service, now helps you monitor your table-level storage costs through Amazon CloudWatch. Read More for the details.