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Azure – Azure Data Lake Analytics will be retired on 29 February 2024
Migrate to Azure Synapse Analytics. Read More for the details.

Azure – Community support for Node 14 LTS is ending on 30 April 2023
Community support for Node 14 LTS is ending on 30 April 2023 – transition to Node 14 LTS by that date Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure QnA Maker will be retired on 31 March 2025
Migrate to custom question answering before Azure QnA Maker is retired on 31 March 2025. Read More for the details.

Azure – Transition to using connection strings for data ingestion by 31 March 2025
Technical support for instrumentation key–based global ingestion in Application Insights will end on 31 March 2025. Read More for the details.

Azure – Update your Azure App Service apps to use Microsoft .NET 6 before 3 December 2022
Extended support for .NET Core 3.1 is ending on 3 December 2022. Read More for the details.

GCP – Architecting with Google Cloud
Last year we kicked off the Architecting with Google Cloud series and we are thrilled that it has received such positive feedback from you all. Now that we have quite the collection, we’ve brought them all together into one place, for easy access and enjoyment. Presenting the Architecting with Google Cloud page. This page gives […]

Azure – Generally available: Connect and manage devices in Azure IoT Central without models
You now have the ability to connect your devices, send data, run commands, and create relationships without having to first create a model for them in Azure IoT Central. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports tds_fdw extension for SQL Server Databases
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL adds support for tds_fdw which allows your PostgreSQL database to connect and retrieve data stored in separate SQL Server databases. Read More for the details.

Azure – In development: New planned datacenter region in Finland (Finland Central)
Microsoft has announced plans to bring a new datacenter region to Finland, including availability zones. Read More for the details.
GCP – Go 1.18 and Google Cloud: Go now with Google Cloud
On March 15th, the Go team announced Go 1.18 GA, the latest release of the Go programming language. The culmination of over a decade of design delivers the features our developers demanded: generics, fuzzing, and module workspaces. With this release, Go becomes the first major language to integrate fuzz testing into its core toolchain without […]