Weekly Cloud Info #W09 - 2025

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Walid LARABI
February 28, 2025

Hi!

A rich week, with a new quantum announcement from AWS, DeepSeek that opensources many of its components, new features from Cloud providers.. Without spoiling, I let you check the news below.

Have a great read. ☕

📰 Top picks of the week

AWS Launches Ocelot Quantum Chip, Cutting Error Correction Costs by 90%

AWS has unveiled Ocelot, a new quantum computing chip that can cut quantum error correction costs by up to 90%. Developed with cat qubit technology, Ocelot promises to simplify the path to scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers. This innovation could reduce the resources needed for error correction significantly, potentially speeding up the availability of practical quantum computers by five years. The findings are published in Nature and detailed on Amazon Science.

AWS Launches Alexa+: A Smarter, More Conversational AI Assistant

Amazon has introduced Alexa+, a next-generation assistant enhanced by generative AI, making interactions more natural and personalized. With capabilities like managing smart homes, making reservations, and even navigating the internet for tasks, Alexa+ aims to simplify life for users. It features powerful large language models and can orchestrate thousands of services seamlessly. This new version enhances user experience by feeling more like interacting with a knowledgeable friend than a piece of technology.

AWS Batch Introduces Resource Aware Scheduling to Optimize Job Management

AWS Batch now features resource aware scheduling, which allows for job scheduling based on consumable resources like license tokens and bandwidth. This update aims to reduce job failures and optimize resource utilization, ultimately lowering costs. Users can manage these resources through the AWS Batch Management Console or new APIs. This feature is available across all AWS Batch environments in any supported region.

AWS EC2 Launches Time-based Copy for AMIs with Custom Durations up to 48 Hours

Amazon EC2 has launched Time-based Copy for Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), allowing users to specify completion durations of 15 minutes to 48 hours for copying AMIs. This feature helps customers meet compliance and disaster recovery goals by giving them control over AMI copy operations. Monitoring is available via EventBridge and a new CloudWatch metric. The feature is accessible across all AWS commercial and GovCloud Regions.

AWS CodePipeline Unveils Redesigned Console for Enhanced Pipeline Monitoring

AWS CodePipeline has launched a new console experience for better monitoring of pipeline releases. The redesigned horizontal view improves visual hierarchy, helping users locate stage and action statuses more easily. It also optimizes information density, making it suitable for complex pipelines. This feature is available in all regions except AWS GovCloud and China.

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5: Enhanced Interactions and Improved Accuracy

OpenAI has introduced a research preview of GPT-4.5, its largest chat model yet. This new version enhances pattern recognition and creative insights through improved pre-training and post-training. Early tests show it offers a more natural interaction, better understanding user intent, and reduced hallucination.

GCP Launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI Model and Claude Code Tool on Vertex AI

Anthropic has launched Claude 3.7 Sonnet, its first hybrid reasoning AI model, now available in preview on Vertex AI. This model delivers rapid responses and detailed reasoning for various business applications. Additionally, the new Claude Code tool allows developers to assign coding tasks directly from their terminal. Vertex AI supports enterprise-grade reliability and tools for deploying AI applications effectively.

GCP Launches Cloud DNS with Public IP Health Checks for Resilient Multicloud Traffic Management

Google Cloud is introducing Cloud DNS public IP health checks for better multicloud deployment management. This feature allows for intelligent traffic routing based on real-time health data from multiple cloud providers. By using various routing policies, organizations can ensure traffic is directed to healthy backends. This automated process enhances application resilience and improves global performance.

Azure Enhances Container Storage with Metrics from Managed Prometheus and Grafana

Azure Container Storage (ACStor) enhances cloud volume management and deployment with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It allows users to gather storage pool and disk metrics using Azure Managed Prometheus. These metrics can be viewed and queried in Azure Managed Grafana. When enabled on an AKS cluster, metrics are automatically collected and ingested for easier monitoring.

Azure Simplifies MySQL Migration with Minimal Downtime and Unified Service

You can now easily migrate MySQL workloads to Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with minimal downtime. The Azure Database Migration Service offers a unified experience for physical and logical migration. The physical approach allows for quick restoration of backup files, enabling the transfer of multiple terabytes of data efficiently. This migration can be done in just a few clicks.

❤️ You might also like

  • DeepSeek open source Fire-Flyer File System LINK

  • DeepSeek open source DeepEP – library for MoE training and Inference LINK

  • DeepSeek to open-source AGI research LINK

  • Apple commits $500B plan for U.S. investment, adding 20,000 mostly R&D jobs LINK

  • Alibaba Plans to Invest $52B in AI, Cloud Over Next Three Years LINK

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