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AWS – Amazon S3 to apply a default minimum object size for S3 Lifecycle transition rules
Amazon S3 is beginning to apply a default minimum object size of 128 KB for S3 Lifecycle transition rules to any S3 storage class. This change can help optimize your transition costs for datasets with many kilobyte-sized objects by reducing the number of transition requests. You can override this new default and customize the minimum […]
AWS – WorkSpaces Secure Browser now supports FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography
Today, AWS End User Computing Services announced that customers can use Federal Information Processing Standard 140-3 (FIPS) validated cryptography endpoints with their WorkSpaces Secure Browser portals. FIPS 140-3 is a U.S. and Canadian government standard that specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules that protect sensitive information. WorkSpaces Secure Browser FIPS endpoints use FIPS-validated cryptographic […]
AWS – Valkey GLIDE v1.1, a client for Valkey and Redis OSS, now supports Node.js
Today, we are announcing Node.js support for Valkey General Language Independent Driver for Enterprise (GLIDE). GLIDE is an open source client library for Valkey, an open source key-value data store that supports a variety of workloads such as caching and message queues. With this launch, GLIDE supports Java, Python, and Node.js. GLIDE is one of […]
AWS – Amazon Redshift data sharing governed through AWS Lake Formation is now available in 11 additional regions
AWS Lake Formation’s centralized access control and permission for Amazon Redshift data sharing is now available in 11 additional regions. You can manage permission grants, view access controls, and audit permissions on the tables and views in the Redshift datashares using Lake Formation APIs and the AWS Management Console. Furthermore, Lake Formation supports trusted identity […]
GCP – Moving from experimentation into production with Gemini and Vertex AI
You might have seen the recent stat on how 61% of enterprises are running generative AI use cases in production — and with industry leaders including PUMA, Snap, and Warner Brothers Discovery speaking at today’s Gemini at Work event, our customers are bringing this momentum to life. We’re inspired by what you – our customers […]
GCP – Introducing Customer Engagement Suite with Google AI
Since 2018, when we launched Contact Center AI, Google Cloud has helped thousands of organizations deliver better experiences to millions of their customers and employees through AI-powered features. Now, as new generative AI capabilities are demonstrating increasingly larger value for customer service operations, we are combining the rich features of Contact Center AI with our […]
GCP – Customers are putting Gemini to work
It’s been less than six months since Google Cloud Next, and the pace of innovation across industries has been nothing short of extraordinary. We’re proud of our AI leadership and differentiation as we continue pushing the technology frontier for our customers. From launching more powerful versions of Gemini 1.5 Pro, to rolling out general availability […]
AWS – Amazon SageMaker Studio now supports automatic shutdown of idle applications
We are excited to announce that Amazon SageMaker Studio now supports automatically shutting down applications after a period of inactivity. Starting today, administrators can configure idle shutdown time for JupyterLab and CodeEditor applications that use Amazon SageMaker Distribution image version 2.0 or newer. Administrators can set idle shutdown time on SageMaker domain or user profile […]
AWS – AWS Lambda now supports tagging of Event Source Mappings and Code Signing Config resources
AWS Lambda now supports tagging Event Source Mappings (ESM) and Code Signing Config (CSC) resources. Tags are simple key-value pairs that customers can assign to AWS resources to easily organize, search, identify resources, and control access. Previously, customer tagging was limited to Lambda Function resources. With today’s launch, customers can now use tag-based controls to […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Instance Connect now supports IPv6
Starting today, Amazon EC2 Instance Connect now supports Internet Protocol Version 6(IPv6). Customers moving to IPv6 can now connect to their instances with a single click or command using EC2 Instance Connect over IPv6. Amazon EC2 Instance Connect provides a single-click and single command Secure shell(SSH) based connectivity to instances. Until today, EC2 Instance Connect, […]