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Oracle introduces cost-effective shared Exadata-as-a-service compared to full instances

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Oracle introduces cost-effective shared Exadata-as-a-service compared to full instances

Oracle Corp. has launched a new “intelligent data architecture” designed to make its high-end Exadata Cloud service more accessible to small businesses and departmental customers. This new architecture promises high-speed query performance across multiple cloud instances at a significantly lower cost compared to Oracle’s flagship Exadata service. The Exadata Cloud service is currently used by … Read more

Get the best price performance with AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 R8g instances on Amazon Web Services

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Get the best price performance with AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 R8g instances on Amazon Web Services

AWS has officially launched the new AWS Graviton4-based Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud (Amazon EC2) R8g instances that were previously previewed at re:Invent 2023. AWS offers over 150 Amazon EC2 instance types powered by AWS Graviton globally and has built over 2 million Graviton processors, serving more than 50,000 customers. The AWS Graviton4 processor, based on … Read more

AWS Implements Significant Price Increase for Graviton 4 Instances

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AWS Implements Significant Price Increase for Graviton 4 Instances

The retail pricing for Amazon Web Services-designed Graviton 4 processors may not follow the traditional trend of lower costs per unit of performance with each successive generation of processors. Graviton 4-based instances are now generally available, offering faster, better, and more cores with dual-socket NUMA memory pooling. The chip runs at 2.8GHz and features significant … Read more

New Amazon Web Services Offering: High Memory U7i Instances on Amazon EC2 Ideal for Hosting Large In-Memory Databases

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New Amazon Web Services Offering: High Memory U7i Instances on Amazon EC2 Ideal for Hosting Large In-Memory Databases

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) has released the U7i instances, which were first previewed in re: Invent 2023. These instances boast up to 32 TiB of DDR5 memory and 896 vCPUs, running on custom 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids). These high-memory instances are ideal for in-memory databases like SAP HANA, Oracle, … Read more

Three Practical Instances of How AI Can Optimize Hospitality Operations | Authored by Jason G. Bryant

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Three Practical Instances of How AI Can Optimize Hospitality Operations | Authored by Jason G. Bryant

The hospitality industry has faced uncertainty and change in recent years, requiring organizations to be adaptable and resilient. People are essential in this dynamic environment, with employees and leaders needing relevant knowledge and tools to develop critical skills. Hospitality companies are turning to AI to optimize workflows, minimize complex tasks, and empower employees. In an … Read more

Amazon EC2 U7i Instances, Bedrock Converse API, and More Updates in the AWS Weekly Roundup (June 3) – AWS Blog

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The recent AWS Weekly Roundup highlighted several key updates in the world of Amazon Web Services. One of the highlights was the introduction of Amazon EC2 U7i Instances, which promises improved performance and efficiency for users. Additionally, the Bedrock Converse API was announced, providing a streamlined way for developers to integrate messaging functionality into their … Read more

Benefits of utilizing Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances for Compute-Intensive Workloads: Maximizing Price-Performance Ratio

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Benefits of utilizing Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances for Compute-Intensive Workloads: Maximizing Price-Performance Ratio

AWS has launched Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances, which are said to offer a 19% improvement in price performance compared to C6i instances. These new instances are part of the EC2 Flex instance portfolio and are powered by custom 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, specifically Sapphire Rapids. They come in various sizes and are recommended … Read more

AWS Weekly Updates: Introducing Application Load Balancer IPv6 Support, Amazon S3 Price Changes, New Amazon EC2 Flex Instances, and More (May 20, 2024) – Amazon Web Services

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In the world of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the AWS Summit season is in full swing with recent events in Bengaluru, Seoul, and Berlin. One of the keynote speakers at the Seoul Summit was Channy Yun. The latest releases from AWS include changes to the pricing model for Amazon S3, the introduction of Amazon EC2 … Read more

VMware teams with AWS for optimizing instances and offering more flexible storage – SiliconANGLE

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VMware teams with AWS for optimizing instances and offering more flexible storage – SiliconANGLE

VMware Inc. is boosting support for one of the latest bare-metal instances on the Amazon Web Services Inc. platform. On Tuesday, VMware unveiled an enhanced version of VMware Cloud on AWS that will facilitate the running of specific instances on the AWS cloud to realize economies of scale and provide more options for additional storage. … Read more