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Azure – Generally available: Hotpatch for Windows Server virtual machines
Hotpatch (reboot-less update) is now in general availability for Windows Server virtual machines as part of Azure Automanage for Windows Server. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Kubernetes v1.23 support in AKS
Take advantage of new features in Kubernetes v1.23. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Redshift announces support for unloading data to JSON files
Amazon Redshift adds support for unloading SQL query results to Amazon S3 in JSON format, a lightweight and widely used data format that supports schema definition. With the UNLOAD command in Amazon Redshift, you can now use JSON in addition to already supported delimited text, CSV, and Apache Parquet formats. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Security Hub launches 13 controls and two partners for security posture monitoring
AWS Security Hub has released 13 new controls for its Foundational Security Best Practice standard (FSBP) to enhance customers’ Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). These controls conduct fully-automatic checks against security best practices for Amazon CloudFront, Amazon EC2, Amazon OpenSearch, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and AWS Virtual Private Network (VPN). […]

GCP – Introducing a Google Cloud architecture diagramming tool
You have a cloud use case… How do you go from idea to implementation? The first step in your implementation journey is the architecture diagram. Having an architecture diagram is critical because it enables you to share the vision with the team, collaborate with them, iterate on the design, and create the final version that […]

Azure – Public preview: Azure Monitor predictive autoscale for Azure virtual machine scale sets
Predictive autoscale for Azure virtual machine scale sets can manage and scale your virtual machine scale sets by observing and learning from historical CPU usage patterns. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: App Service Environment v3 Migration Feature
Migration guidance allows you to move to App Service Environment v3 and take advantage of refreshed infrastructure, better performance, and the removal of the stamp fee found on older versions. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Alert processing rules in Azure Monitor
Alert processing rules (formerly action rules) provide post-processing capabilities for fired alerts in Azure Monitor. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure Private Link support in Azure API Management
You can now integrate to clients in a virtual network privately, using Azure Private Link support in API Management. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Developer portal widget for embedding custom HTML code
Use custom HTML code widget to extend developer portal’s functionality. Read More for the details.