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Azure – Azure Cosmos DB: Glowroot support for Cassandra API in general availability
Get better monitor application performance using Glowroot support for the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Cosmos DB: Names indexes for Cassandra API now in general availability
Create and drop named indexes while defining a new index or on existing data using the Cassandra API within Azure Cosmos DB. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-November 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance for mid-November 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for October 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in October 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Security Center: General availability updates for October 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in October 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) support for Citus 10.2 generally available
The support of Citus 10.2 with PostgreSQL 14 is now included in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-November 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance for mid-November 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines: Multi subnet high availability generally available
Configure high availability and disaster recovery for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines using multiple subnets that’s easier and natively supported by SQL Server. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS CDK releases v1.126.0 – v1.130.0 with high-level APIs for AWS AppRunner and hotswap support for Amazon ECS and AWS Step Functions
During October, 2021, 5 new versions of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) for JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, .NET and Go were released (v1.126.0 through v.130.0). The AWS CDK now includes high-level APIs (L2 constructs) for AWS AppRunner, a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to quickly deploy containerized web applications and […]
AWS – Amazon Lex launches support for South African English
Today, Amazon Lex announces language support for South African English. Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. Amazon Lex provides deep learning powered automatic speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize the intent of the text so you can […]