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GCP – Google Cloud supercharges NLP with large language models
Natural language understanding (NLU) is getting increasingly better at solving complex problems and these language breakthroughs are creating big waves in Artificial Intelligence. For example, new language models are enabling Everyday Robots to create more helpful robots that can break down user instructions and have even enabled people to generate imaginative visuals from complex text […]

GCP – Arize AI launches on Google Cloud Marketplace and more than doubles its use of Google Cloud in 12 months
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models have become incredibly advanced in the last decade. AI has transformed how we’re served ads, receive recommendations for care at the doctor, and even how we’re helped by customer support teams. With AI playing an increasingly prominent role in the lives of consumers, it’s critical that businesses […]

AWS – Amazon EBS Snapshots increases default limit for in-progress EBS Snapshot Archives per account to 25 per region
With Amazon EBS Snapshots, customers can now archive 25 snapshots concurrently to the Snapshots Archive tier by default, an increase from 5. This default limit increase makes it easier to move snapshots to the Snapshot Archive tier at scale. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority is now AWS Private Certificate Authority
Today, we renamed AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority to AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA). This change helps customers differentiate between AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and AWS Private CA. ACM and AWS Private CA have distinct roles in the process of creating and managing the digital certificates used to identify resources and secure network […]

GCP – Google Cloud Deploy introduces post deployment verification
Google Cloud Deploy is introducing a new feature called deployment verification, with this feature developers and operators will be able to orchestrate and execute post deployment testing without having to undertake a more extensive testing integration, like through using Cloud Deploy notifications or manually testing. The 2021 State of DevOps report showed us that continuous […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker Canvas is now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Australia (Sydney) Regions
We are excited to announce that Amazon SageMaker Canvas is now generally available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Australia (Sydney) regions. Read More for the details.

GCP – Announcing Routes API: the new enhanced version of the Directions and Distance Matrix APIs
For over a decade, our Directions and Distance Matrix APIs have helped you quickly and efficiently route people and goods from A to B. And in the last few years, we’ve worked closely with the largest operators in the transportation and logistics industries to help them improve customer experiences and delivery operations at scale via […]

GCP – Announcing new routing, address validation and map customization capabilities
At Google Maps Platform, we strive to continually bring you helpful new capabilities, so you can build innovative geospatial experiences. This includes the latest innovations that people use every day from Google Maps, and additional highly requested platform capabilities. Today, we’re announcing that eco-friendly routing will be available to you in the new Routes API. […]

AWS – Amazon S3 Replication Time Control for predictable replication time now available in the AWS China (Beijing) and AWS China (Ningxia) Regions
Amazon S3 Replication Time Control (S3 RTC) now provides a predictable replication time backed by a Service Level Agreement (SLA) in the AWS China (Beijing) and AWS China (Ningxia) Regions. S3 RTC helps customers meet compliance or business requirements for data replication, and provides visibility into the replication process with Amazon CloudWatch Metrics. Read More for […]
Azure – Public preview: Automatic backup for App Service Environment V2 and V3
Automatic backup and restore is in preview for App Service Environment V2 and V3. Read More for the details.