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AWS – Amazon EC2 High Memory instances are now available in US East (Ohio), South America (Sao Paulo) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) regions
Starting today, Amazon EC2 High Memory instances with 12TB of memory (u-12tb1.112xlarge) are available in the US East (Ohio) region. Additionally, high memory instances with 6TB of memory (u-6tb1.56xlarge, u-6tb1.112xlarge) are now available in the South America (Sao Paulo) region and instances with 3TB of memory (u-3tb1.56xlarge) are now available in the South America (Sao Paulo) […]

GCP – About the Google Cloud blog – Test
The mission of the Google Cloud blog is to be your definitive, trusted source for news, guidance, and perspectives from Google on cloud computing. This site unifies existing blogs covering a variety of Google Cloud products and services, including Google Cloud Platform, Workspace, Google Maps Platform, and Chrome Enterprise. We hope that by bringing these […]

Azure – General availability: Private endpoint user-defined routes support
Private endpoint user-defined routes (UDR) support is now generally available in most public regions. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Interactive Video Service basic channels now support HD and Full HD inputs
You can now use an Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) basic channel for HD (720p) and Full HD (1080p) quality streams, in addition to SD (480p). The expanded functionality is designed to enable streamers and viewers globally to enjoy higher video quality when using a basic channel. A basic channel will deliver only the […]

AWS – Amazon MSK Serverless is now integrated with AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Serverless (Amazon MSK Serverless) is now integrated with AWS CloudFormation and HashiCorp Terraform, which allows customers to describe and provision Amazon MSK Serverless clusters using code. These services make it easy to provision and configure Amazon MSK Serverless clusters in a repeatable, automated, and secure manner. Read More for […]

AWS – AWS Glue Python Shell jobs now offer Python 3.9 and additional pre-loaded libraries
AWS Glue has upgraded its serverless Python Shell jobs to add Python 3.9 support and an updated bundle of pre-loaded libraries. These jobs allow you to write complex data integration and analytics jobs in pure Python. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift new regions
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in West Central US, Australia Central, and Sweden Central. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels now supports autoscaling of inference units
Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels is an automated machine learning (AutoML) service that allows customers to build custom computer vision models to detect objects and scenes specific to their business without in-depth machine learning expertise. Starting today, Custom Labels can automatically scale inference units of a trained model based on customer workload. This reduces model inference […]

GCP – A visual tour of Google Cloud certifications
Interested in becoming Google Cloud certified? Wondering which Google Cloud certification is right for you? We’ve got you covered. Check out the latest#GCPSketchnote illustration, a framework to help you determine which Google Cloud certification is best suited to validate your current skill set and propel you toward future cloud career goals. Follow the arrows to […]
GCP – Join us for a show-and-tell edition of Google Cloud Security Talks
If you’re new to Security Talks, you should know that this program is part of an ongoing series where we bring together experts from the Google Cloud security team, including the Google Cybersecurity Action Team and Office of the CISO, and the greater industry to share information on our latest security products, innovations, and best […]