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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.

Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Use PostgreSQL 11.14, 12.9, 13.5, and 14.1 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 – Hyperscale (Citus) new certifications
New compliance certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Anomaly Detector adds synchronous multivariate detection and improved anomaly interpretation
Start using Anomaly Detector’s multivariate detection synchronously for quicker response, easier operations, and more informative result interpretation to help you analyze root causes. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Private access support
Private access is now generally available for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

GCP – Google Cloud is a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Public Cloud Container Platforms, Q1 2022
We’re thrilled to share the news that leading global research and advisory firm Forrester Research has named Google Cloud a Leader in the recently published report The Forrester WaveTM: Public Cloud Container Platforms, Q1 2022. Forrester evaluated the container and cloud-native offerings of a select group of top public cloud container platform vendors across 29 […]

AWS – Amazon SQS Enhances Dead-letter Queue Management Experience For Standard Queues in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) announces support of dead-letter queue (DLQ) redrive to source queue in both AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, giving you better control over the life cycle of unconsumed messages. Dead-letter queues are an existing feature of Amazon SQS that allows customers to store messages that applications could not successfully consume. You can now […]
Azure – Generally available: Azure Monitor Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage
With the general availability of Azure Monitor Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage, review the pricing model for Diagnostic settings for Azure Storage logs. Read More for the details.