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AWS – Amazon SageMaker adds eight new Graviton-based instances for model deployment
Amazon SageMaker expands access to eight new Graviton2 and Graviton3-based machine learning (ML) instance families so that customers have more options for optimizing their cost and performance when deploying their ML models on SageMaker. Now, customers can use ml.c7g, ml.m6g, ml.m6gd, ml.c6g, ml.c6gd, ml.c6gn, ml.r6g, and ml.r6gd for Real-time and Asynchronous Inference model deployment options. […]

AWS – Amazon SageMaker now enables customers to cost effectively host 1000s of GPU models using Multi Model Endpoint
Amazon SageMaker Multi-Model Endpoint (MME) is fully managed capability of SageMaker Inference that allows customers to deploy thousands of models on a single endpoint and save costs by sharing instances on which the endpoints run across all the models. Until today, MME was only supported for machine learning (ML) models which run on CPU instances. […]

AWS – AWS Resource Access Manager is now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region
You can now use AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM) in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region. Read More for the details.

AWS – CDK For Kubernetes (CDK8s) announces general availability of CDK8s+ and manifest validation support
CDK For Kubernetes Plus (CDK8s+) is a multi-language class library for defining Kubernetes applications using high level intent based constructs. Customers defining Kubernetes application indicate that maintainability of Kubernetes manifests is challenging; CDK8s+ aims to lower the entry barrier and improve maintainability of Kubernetes manifests by offering a hand crafted construct for each core Kubernetes […]

AWS – AWS Organizations console now allows users to centrally manage primary contact information on AWS accounts
Today, we are enhancing the AWS Organizations console to enable you to centrally view and update the primary contact information for your AWS accounts. This follows the release of the Primary Contact Information API that enabled you to programmatically manage primary contact information for accounts in your organization. With this launch, you can now also […]

GCP – Accelerate speed to insights with data exploration in Dataplex
Data Exploration Workbench in Dataplex is now generally available. What exactly does it do? How can it help you? Read on. Imagine you are an explorer embarking on an exciting expedition. You are intrigued by the possible discoveries and are anxious to get started on your journey. The last thing you need is the additional […]

GCP – Cloud makes it better: What’s new and next for data security
Today’s digital economy offers a wealth of opportunities, but those opportunities come with growing risks. It has become increasingly important to manage the risks posed by the intersection of digital resilience and today’s risk landscape. Organizations around the world should be asking themselves: If a risk becomes a material threat, how can we help our […]

GCP – CUF boosted security, reduced costs, and drove energy savings with ChromeOS
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by José Manuel Vera, CIO, Portugal, of CUF. CUF is Portugal’s largest private healthcare provider. Previously known as the José de Mello Saúde, CUF has a 76-year history and runs a network of hospitals and clinics across the country. CUF serves approximately one million patients each year and has a […]

Azure – Generally available: Custom IP Prefixes (BYOIP) now available in US Government regions
The ability to bring your own public IP ranges is now available in all US Government regions. Additionally, you can now bring your own IPv6 ranges to use as Public IP Prefixes. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Batch now supports Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
Today, AWS Batch introduced support for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), enabling customers to run their jobs on Amazon EKS clusters as Kubernetes pods. AWS Batch manages the scaling of Kubernetes nodes, placement of pods, and supports job execution using Amazon Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) or Amazon EC2 Spot. Furthermore, Batch respects other workloads […]