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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 […]

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.