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Week at Glance: Cloud Computing #89- 07.12.21 - 14.01.22

AWS Introduces HPC Instances Equipped With AMD’s Latest Server CPUs

AWS has introduced new Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances designed for HPC workloads, powered by AMD’s third generation EPYC processors. The cloud vendor said the instances codenamed ‘Hpc6a’ offer up to 65 percent better price-performance than similar compute-optimized, x86-based EC2 instances.

Azure Virtual Desktop Now Supports Trusted Launch Virtual Machines

Microsoft's cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) offering, Azure Virtual Desktop, now supports Trust Launch virtual machines (VMs). The two-year-old Azure Virtual Desktop, which used to be called Windows Virtual Desktop, enables a secure remote desktop experience from virtually anywhere.

Google Prediction Framework addresses data pipeline drudgery

Google’s Prediction Framework stitches together Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, from Cloud Functions to Pub/Sub to Vertex AutoML to BigQuery, to help users implement data prediction projects and save time doing so.