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        Netlify, a serverless platform to build and scale websites and applications, has acquired its competitor Gatsby, the creator of the &ldquo;GatsbyJS,&rdquo; which is an open-source framework for creating websites, for an undisclosed amount.&nbsp;
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        Netlify plans to leverage the acquisition to integrate Gatsby&rsquo;s &ldquo;Valhalla Content Hub,&rdquo; a centralized data layer, into its own platform so users can access various data sources via a unified GraphQL application programming interface (API). Additionally, the company plans to invest in the Gatsby framework, allowing maintainers into the open-source group, and integrate many of the Gatsby Cloud features into the Netlify platform.
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    <a href="https://www.netlify.com/press/netlify-acquires-gatsby-inc-to-accelerate-adoption-of-composable-web-architectures/">
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    <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/netlify-acquires-frontend-platform-gatsby/">
      TechCrunch
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Serverless Computing

Netlify acquires compostable architecture provider, Gatsby

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 <p>Neon, a company providing serverless Postgres database solutions, has introduced a new product called Neon Authorize. This product is designed to manage database access and permissions.</p>
 <p>Neon Authorize seamlessly integrates with current authentication providers and implements PostgreSQL Row-Level Security (RLS) for increased data protection. It enables developers to link their authentication provider, utilize JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for database call authentication, and create client-side applications without necessitating a server. Neon Authorize guarantees data security from potential threats, even with third-party access.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
</b> This follows Neon’s USD 25 million <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/32428"> strategic funding round </a> from Microsoft in August 2024, which was earmarked for developing new database capabilities, expanding into Microsoft Azure, and recruitment. Neon Authorize aims to differentiate Neon from other serverless Postgres database providers by offering a balanced security and flexibility tailored for modern applications.</p>

Neon releases Authorize for database access control

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 <p>MotherDuck, a serverless data analytics platform, has introduced pg_duckdb, a PostgreSQL extension. This extension integrates the analytics engine of DuckDB into PostgreSQL databases.</p>
 <p>This open-source extension was developed jointly by Hydra and DuckDB Labs. It's currently in its beta phase and can be accessed via a pre-constructed Docker image.</p>
 <p>The extension allows organizations to execute analytical queries along with transactional workloads. It enables users to query data directly from data lakes and lakehouses, such as AWS S3, and operate with columnar file formats like Parquet and Iceberg. Furthermore, users can scale their analytics workloads using the cloud resources provided by MotherDuck.</p>
 
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MotherDuck releases extension for PostgreSQL analytics

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<p>Amazon has announced updates for OpenSearch Serverless, a data storing and searching service. Enhancements include a new flat-object data type, augmented geospatial characteristics, updated field types, like unsigned long and Doc Count Mapper, and a novel multi-term aggregation feature. According to Amazon, these changes will lead to diminished indexing latencies and optimized search sorts.</p>

</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
</b> These enhancements will help users by improving data search efficiency and storage flexibility. The new data types allow users to store and query diverse datasets more effectively, while geospatial enhancements provide more accurate insights for location-based data. Faster indexing and improved search sorting make it easier to retrieve information quickly.</p>

Amazon enhances OpenSearch Serverless

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 <p>The integrated cloud services provider, Cloudflare, has declared that new advancements to Workers AI, its serverless AI platform. These enhancements include faster inference, support for stronger models, better performance analytics, and cheaper queries. </p>
 <p>The enriched Workers AI platform now uses more powerful GPUs across 180+ cities, thus supporting stronger models like the Llama 3.1 70 billion and Llama 3.2. Additionally, the platform has introduced lasting logs in AI Gateway for easier monitoring and optimization. There have also been improvements to Vectorize, Cloudflare's vector database, which can now support indexes of up to 5 million vectors and offers reduced query latency.</p>
 
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Cloudflare enhances Workers AI platform with new capabilities

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<p>Pinecone, a serverless vector database provider, now includes services for Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure in addition to AWS. They have also introduced features like bulk import capabilities, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for data governance, and a new software development kit (SDK) targeted towards .NET applications.</p>

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Pinecone expands serverless vector database to Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure

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 <p>Google Cloud has released a preview of NVIDIA L4 GPU support for its Cloud Run serverless platform. The aim of the update is to allow developers to deploy, scale, and optimize AI-based applications more effectively, specifically for AI inference tasks in real-time.</p>
 <p>The integration of NVIDIA L4 GPUs into Cloud Run provides support for GenAI models that are lightweight and small language models. The integration is claimed to provide video performance up to 120 times greater than CPUs and GenAI task performance that is 2.7 times higher than the performance of previous GPU generations.</p>
 <p>Various Google Cloud services, such as Google Kubernetes Engine and Google Compute Engine, are also included in the platform's flexibility.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Google's integration of NVIDIA L4 GPUs into Cloud Run represents a significant advancement in providing cost-effective AI solutions to meet rising demand. This development enhances real-time inference capabilities and reflects the broader industry's commitment to supporting high-performance AI infrastructure.</p>

Google adds NVIDIA L4 GPU support to Cloud Run

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 <p>Neon, a company offering serverless Postgres database solutions, has successfully garnered a total of USD 25 million in a strategic funding round. The round was spear-headed by Microsoft's venture arm M12, and saw participation from other investors including Abstract Ventures, General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, and Notable Capital.</p>
 <p>Neon intends to use the injection of funds towards Research and Development, as well as expansion into the Microsoft Azure platform. They also aim to enhance and develop new database capabilities. In addition to these, the company has set a goal to increase its workforce from 100 to 120 by the end of this year, prioritizing recruitment for engineering roles.</p>
 
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Neon raises USD 25 million in strategic funding from Microsoft

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<p>Momento, a provider of serverless caching solutions, has successfully raised 15 million USD in a Series A funding round. This round saw participation from Bain Capital Ventures leading the investment, The General Partnership, as well as angel investors Marianna Tessel, Neha Narkhede, Don MacAskill, and John Lilly.</p>
<p>The fundraise will be instrumental in fortifying enterprise sales, enhancing the platform's functionalities to support emerging AI workloads, and upgrading infrastructure capabilities to serve larger audiences with reliability.</p>

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Momento raises USD 15 million in Series A funding for product development and sales efforts

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 <p>SurrealDB, a cloud database solution provider for serverless applications, secured USD 20 million in a Series A funding round. The round was spearheaded by FirstMark and Georgian, and also included Crew Capital and Alumni Ventures. This has brought the company's overall raised funds to USD 26 million.</p>
 <p>The newly raised funds will be utilised to expand the company and cater to the increasing demand for its unique multi-model database solution. SurrealDB also revealed the beta launch of its new product, Surreal Cloud.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
</b> Surreal Cloud is a cloud-native, multi-model database that offers scalability, resilience, transparent billing, and flexible usage limits, allowing developers to focus on building products without managing infrastructure.</p>

SurrealDB raises USD 20 million in Series A funding; announces launch of Surreal Cloud in beta

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<p>Amazon has unveiled a "streaming job mode" for Amazon EMR Serverless. This new feature is designed to analyze and process streaming data, offering high availability and failure resilience. It assures easy integration with various streaming services and automatically switches to functional availability zones during system issues. It also comes with automatic retry mechanisms for job failures.</p>

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All Updates

Netlify acquires compostable architecture provider, Gatsby

Neon releases Authorize for database access control

MotherDuck releases extension for PostgreSQL analytics

Amazon enhances OpenSearch Serverless

Cloudflare enhances Workers AI platform with new capabilities

Pinecone expands serverless vector database to Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure

Google adds NVIDIA L4 GPU support to Cloud Run

Neon raises USD 25 million in strategic funding from Microsoft

Momento raises USD 15 million in Series A funding for product development and sales efforts

SurrealDB raises USD 20 million in Series A funding; announces launch of Surreal Cloud in beta

Amazon introduces 'streaming job mode' for EMR Serverless

Serverless Computing

Netlify acquires compostable architecture provider, Gatsby

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