Meta debuted a new version of its Llama AI model, its latest effort to keep pace with similar technology from companies like OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google.
The market for AI foundation models is still in its infancy. While enterprises still rely mostly on pretrained large language models for AI needs, the market is evolving and changing quickly. Tech leaders must understand how to navigate it.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers have been accused of targeting critical infrastructure organizations in Guam.
Selecting the optimal storage solution for AI training data demands careful evaluation. These guidelines will assist in identifying the storage option that maximizes advantages while minimizing limitations.
Here are highlights of a panel discussion with OVH Cloud, Kuano, and the Cloud Industry Forum.
The Internet has a plethora of moving parts: routers, switches, hubs, terrestrial and submarine cables, and connectors on the hardware side, and complex protocol stacks and configurations on the software side. When something goes wrong that slows or disrupts the Internet in a way that affects your customers, you want to be able to localize […]
The AI trailblazer and skeptic of existential risk from AI will help guide Amazon's growing generative AI services.
The announcement comes after the Abu Dhabi-based company made a behind-the-scenes deal with the US government to end cooperation with China. G42 will use Azure cloud for its AI applications.
Google was busy during its Next ‘24 event, showcasing multiple product updates across its cloud services.
A third-party telephony service provider for Cisco Duo falls prey to social engineering, and the company advises customer vigilance against subsequent phishing attacks.
Legislation development is in early stages and not imminent.
The PartyRock Generative AI Hackathon wrapped up earlier this month. Entrants were asked to use PartyRock to build a functional app based on one of four challenge categories, with the option to remix an existing app as well. The hackathon attracted 7,650 registrants who submitted over 1,200 projects, and published over 250 project blog posts […]
AWS Community Days conferences are in full swing with AWS communities around the globe. The AWS Community Day Poland was hosted last week with more than 600 cloud enthusiasts in attendance. Community speakers Agnieszka Biernacka, Krzysztof Kąkol, and more, presented talks which captivated the audience and resulted in vibrant discussions throughout the day. My teammate, […]
GitHub's Innovation Graph shows JavaScript's dominance, an uptick in the use of obscure programming languages during Advent of Code, and a surge in documentation due to AI-powered tools.
Here's how DevOps teams can achieve growth and performance optimization in modern environments.
Obtaining finance-tailored IT certifications can enhance career prospects by showcasing expertise in areas such as compliance, data security, and cybersecurity.
As organizations navigate the balance between implementing cutting-edge AI technologies in meeting rooms, they will need to address potential concerns related to privacy, security, and user acceptance.
Agencies were urged to reset credentials and secure cloud accounts.
The principles that both AIOps and observability offer are the future of IT operations management because high-performance IT demands it.
Amazon recently told participants of the Alexa Developer Rewards Program, which cut monthly checks to builders of popular Alexa apps, that the offering would end at the end of June. 
New tools allow Workspace users to turn text prompts into videos and translate conversations in meetings.
Searching for an infrastructure provider that offers bare metal as a service? This guide breaks BMaaS providers down by category.
Forward-looking companies are making technical leadership a priority. Here are seven essential skills to look for in a technical lead.
Modernizing legacy systems while minimizing disruption to business operations requires a strategic and phased approach.
Cloudflare was busy during its Developer Week 2024 event, rolling out a series of major updates to better enable organizations to build applications.
We’re just two days away from AWS Summit Sydney (April 10–11) and a month away from the AWS Summit season in Southeast Asia, starting with the AWS Summit Singapore (May 7) and the AWS Summit Bangkok (May 30). If you happen to be in Sydney, Singapore, or Bangkok around those dates, please join us. Last […]
When considering an IT job in the education sector, weigh these benefits and drawbacks first.
When selecting a container orchestration tool, considerations such as project size, resource constraints, and team expertise should guide the decision.
Google’s AI flood forecasting model combines historical and current data to accurately predict floods.
The National Weather Service forecasts increased hurricane activity, emphasizing the importance of predictive risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions to business operations.
Here's how developers can enhance their CI/CD processes to leverage AI-powered coding tools more effectively.
While users have not yet experienced the hack, University of Chicago researchers demonstrated its potential impacts using Meta’s VR headsets.Update 4/3/2024: We have updated this post to add information about the new Paris Region availability for Amazon Bedrock, and provided a new resource link for guidance on inference requests. Last month, we announced the availability of two high-performing Mistral AI models, Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B on Amazon Bedrock. Mistral 7B, as the first […]
Customers in industries such as architecture, engineering, & construction (AEC) and media & entertainment (M&E) generate the final frames for film, TV, games, industrial design visualizations, and other digital media with a process called rendering, which takes 2D/3D digital content data and computes an output, such as an image or video file. Rendering also requires […]
Today is April Fool’s Day. About 10 years ago, some tech companies would joke about an idea that was thought to be fun and unfeasible on April 1st, to the delight of readers. Jeff Barr has also posted seemingly far-fetched ideas on this blog in the past, and some of these have surprisingly come true! […]
Amazon GuardDuty is a machine learning (ML)-based security monitoring and intelligent threat detection service that analyzes and processes various AWS data sources, continuously monitors your AWS accounts and workloads for malicious activity, and delivers detailed security findings for visibility and remediation. I love the feature of GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring that analyzes operating system (OS)-level, network, […]
Industries like automotive, robotics, and finance are increasingly implementing computational workloads like simulations, machine learning (ML) model training, and big data analytics to improve their products. For example, automakers rely on simulations to test autonomous driving features, robotics companies train ML algorithms to enhance robot perception capabilities, and financial firms run in-depth analyses to better […]
AWS Summit season is starting! I’m happy I will meet our customers, partners, and the press next week at the AWS Summit Paris and the week after at the AWS Summit Amsterdam. I’ll show you how mobile application developers can use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to boost their productivity. Be sure to stop by and […]