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AWS – Amazon QuickSight Q is now available in four new regions
QuickSight Q is now available in four new regions (in addition to six existing regions) – Asia Pacific (Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney) and Canada (Central). AWS customers can signup for QuickSight in these four new regions in addition to existing regions, details can also be found at AWS QuickSight Q regions. Get started with a free […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 C6id, M6id and R6id instances are now available in an additional region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 C6id, M6id and R6id instances are available in AWS Region Asia Pacific (Tokyo). C6id, M6id and R6id instances are powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors, with an all-core turbo frequency of 3.5 GHz, up to 7.6 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage, and up to 15% […]

AWS – SageMaker built-in algorithms now provides TensorFlow Image Classification algorithms
Amazon SageMaker provides a suite of built-in algorithms, pre-trained models, and pre-built solution templates to help data scientists and machine learning practitioners get started on training and deploying machine learning models quickly. These algorithms and models can be used for both supervised and unsupervised learning. They can process various types of input data including tabular, […]

GCP – Introducing Kubernetes control plane metrics in GKE
An essential aspect of operating any application is the ability to observe the health and performance of that application and of the underlying infrastructure to quickly resolve issues as they arise. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) already provides audit logs, operational logs, and metrics along with out-of-the-box dashboards and automatic error reporting to facilitate running reliable […]

GCP – Airship chooses Bigtable to empower mobile app developers
Editor’s note: Learn how mobile app experience company Airship uses Cloud Bigtable to deliver high performance throughput and speed, while freeing app developers to focus on high-value feature development. Airship is a company that helps marketers, product owners, and developers create and adapt powerful mobile app experiences. The mobile app experience is becoming the digital […]

GCP – The future of work requires digital dexterity
While businesses can’t expect the unexpected, they can prepare for it. Events of the last few years have proven that circumstances can change at any time, with little warning. But flexible, dynamic culture and tools are one way that organizations can stay on course through unsteady waters. And one way to achieve dynamic flexibility is […]

GCP – Introducing Google Cloud Backup and DR
Backup is a fundamental aspect of application protection. As such, the need for a seamlessly integrated, centralized backup service is vital when seeking to ensure resilience and recoverability for data generated by Google Cloud services or on-premises infrastructure. Regardless of whether the need to restore data is triggered by a user error, malicious activity, or […]

GCP – New storage innovations to drive your next-gen applications
As we talk to customers large and small, we are seeing more and more “data-rich” workloads moving to the cloud. Customers are collecting more valuable data than ever before, and they want that data from different sources to be centralized and normalized before running analytics on it. Storage is becoming the common substrate for enabling […]

AWS – Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) Hyperledger Fabric is now generally available in AWS Govcloud (US-West) Region, allowing customers in both the public and commercial sectors to create as well as manage production-grade blockchain infrastructure with just a few clicks. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is now available in the AWS Europe (Paris and Milan) Regions
Starting today, Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is generally available in two additional AWS Regions: Europe (Paris) and Europe (Milan). Read More for the details.