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Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Use PostgreSQL 11.15, 12.10, 13.6, and 14.2 minor versions with Hyperscale (Citus) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Flexible Server now supports PostgreSQL versions 11.14, 12.9, and 13.5 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL,. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server—new US government regions
Provision Flexible Server in the US Gov Virginia and US Gov Arizona regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: New high availability regions—Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
You can now provision Flexible Server in a zone redundant high availability mode in more regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Install timescaleDB, pg_repack and orafce on newly created Flexible Servers on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Database for MySQL—Flexible Server – New US government region
Provision Azure Database for MySQL—Flexible Server in the US Gov Virginia region. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Best practices assessment for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Evaluate SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines for configuration best practices using the SQL best practices assessment feature on the SQL virtual machine blade in the Azure portal. Read More for the details.

GCP – Scaling quickly to new markets with Cloud Run—a web modernization story
Editor’s note: Today’s post documents the solution to a problem of how to scale website infrastructure as it moves from on-prem to the cloud. It is the result of collaboration between technical teams of Les Echos Le Parisien Annonces (a division of Groupe Les Echos, subsidiary company of LVMH) and Google in the spirit of […]
GCP – Celebrating Women in Tech: Highlighting Tengiva
Editor’s note: In the US, the UK and Australia, March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. Here at Google, we’re excited to celebrate women from all backgrounds and are committed to increasing the number of women in the technology industry. Over the next few weeks, we will shine a spotlight on women-led startups and how […]