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AWS – AWS Secrets Manager now supports rotation windows
AWS Secrets Manager now supports the ability to schedule secret rotations within specific time windows. With this feature, you can limit secret rotations to specific hours on specific days. Previously, Secrets Manager supported automated rotation of secrets within the last 24 hours of specified rotation interval. With today’s launch, you no longer have to choose […]

AWS – Amazon Connect is now available in the Africa (Cape Town) AWS Region
Amazon Connect is now available in the Africa (Cape Town) AWS Region, increasing the number of AWS Regions where Amazon Connect is available to eleven. You can now claim South African toll-free and local telephone numbers. Read More for the details.

AWS – Prepare JSON and ORC data, balance and encode data sets, and launch data processing jobs in one click with Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler
Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler reduces the time it takes to aggregate and prepare data for machine learning (ML) from weeks to minutes. With SageMaker Data Wrangler, you can simplify the process of data preparation and feature engineering, and complete each step of the data preparation workflow, including data selection, cleansing, exploration, and visualization from a […]

GCP – Looking to build a recommendation system on Google Cloud? Leverage the following guidelines to identify the right solution for you (Part I)
Over the past two decades, consumers have become accustomed to receiving personalized recommendations in all facets of their online life. Whether that be recommended products while shopping on Amazon, a curated list of apps in the Google Play store, or relevant videos to watch next on YouTube. In fact, in a Verge article “How YouTube […]

Azure – General availability: Azure Cache for Redis active geo-replication in enterprise tiers
Link cached data across regions for multi-primary writes and higher availability with active geo-replication in enterprise tiers for Azure Cache for Redis. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure SQL updates for early February 2022
Generally available enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure SQL updates for early February 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Automated backup enhancements for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
The Automated backup feature on SQL Server for Azure Virtual Machines blade comes with the ability for increased retention and better manageability with your choice of storage container per instance. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Deployment enhancements for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Deploy SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with a setup-like experience where configuration of the instance is done during deployment of the Azure Marketplace image. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Enhanced storage configuration with tempdb
Manage your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine storage configuration with tempdb directly from the SQL virtual machine blade in the Azure portal. Read More for the details.