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AWS – AWS introduces Ubuntu Desktop for Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces now offers support for Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS. Ubuntu is a popular Linux distribution published by Canonical and the first third-party Linux operating system supported by Amazon Workspaces. With this launch, Amazon WorkSpaces customers now have the flexibility to select Amazon Linux, Microsoft Windows, or Ubuntu desktops depending on the specific needs of […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker Canvas supports mathematical functions and operators for richer data exploration
Amazon SageMaker Canvas now supports mathematical functions and operators for richer data exploration, allowing you to define new features in your data. SageMaker Canvas is a visual point-and-click service that enables business analysts to generate accurate ML predictions on their own — without requiring any machine learning experience or having to write a single line of […]

AWS – Bottlerocket is now supported by Amazon Inspector
Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system that is purpose built to run container workloads, is now integrated with Amazon Inspector. Customers that have Inspector EC2 scanning already enabled do not need to take any additional action. If Amazon Inspector discovers a vulnerability, it will recommend an update to the version of Bottlerocket that fixes that vulnerability. […]

AWS – Snow Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) available on all Snow Family jobs
AWS Snow Family now offers the Snow Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for all Snowball Edge and Snowcone jobs. With this launch, customers can get started running edge workloads on Snow devices using the Snow AL2 AMI. The Snow AL2 AMI is maintained and provided by AWS Snow, making it easier for […]

Azure – General availability: ExpressRoute FastPath support for Vnet peering and UDRs
FastPath support for virtual network peering and user defined routes (UDRs) enables high-bandwidth connectivity to workloads deployed across hub-and-spoke architectures. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Policy analytics for Azure Firewall
You can now manage firewall rules over time by providing insights and analysis of traffic flowing through Azure Firewall. Read More for the details.

GCP – Introducing support for GPU workloads and even larger Pods in GKE Autopilot
Autopilot is a fully managed mode of operation for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). But being fully managed doesn’t mean that you need to be limited in what you can do with it! Our goal for Autopilot is to support all user workloads (those other than administrative workloads which require privileged access to nodes) so they […]

GCP – Cloud Spanner doubles the number of updates per transaction
We are excited to announce that Cloud Spanner now supports 40,000 mutations per commit, double the existing limit at no additional cost. Cloud Spanner is a globally replicated, highly available, externally consistent ACID-compliant database. Customers across multiple sectors, including financial services and gaming, rely on externally consistent inserts, updates and deletes at scale to deliver […]

GCP – How to get the most from your Intel-based instances on Google Cloud
Deploying mission-critical applications on Google Cloud can yield immediate benefits in terms of performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). That’s why Google Cloud is partnering with Intel to help our mutual customers optimize their most demanding workloads on Intel-based instances. The Intel Software Center of Excellence (CoE) for Google Cloud launched as a pilot […]
GCP – Introducing Workforce Identity Federation to easily manage workforce access to Google Cloud
At Google Cloud, we’re focused on giving customers new ways to strengthen their security posture. Managing identities and authorization is a core security control that underpins interactions inside and collaboration outside the organization. To address fraud, identity theft, and other security challenges associated with the proliferation of online accounts, many organizations have opted to use […]