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Azure – General availability: Announcing lower pricing for provisioned throughput on Azure Ultra Disks
Provisioned throughput price on Azure Ultra Disks is reduced by 65% in all regions where Ultra Disks are available Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)
AzAcSnap is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: PowerShell Module in public preview
Use PowerShell to manage dependent resources and Azure Database for MySQL- Flexible Servers. Read More for the details.

Azure – The public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supported in new regions
Provision new Flexible Server deployments in France Central and Brazil South regions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – Zone redundant storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks in public preview
Now available in public preview in West Europe, North Europe, West US 2, and France Central, Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks protect disks from zonal failures which may occur due to natural disasters or hardware issues. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server: Announcing SSL enforcement and minimum TLS version choice
Now you can choose to enforce encrypted connection or Transport Layer Support version on Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server. Read More for the details.

GCP – Deploying multi-YAML Workflows definitions with Terraform
I’m a big fan of using Workflows to orchestrate and automate services running on Google Cloud and beyond. In Workflows, you can define a workflow in a YAML or JSON file and deploy it using gcloud or using Google Cloud Console. These approaches work but a more declarative and arguably better approach is to use […]

GCP – Deliver zero trust on unmanaged devices with new BeyondCorp Enterprise protected profiles
Modern enterprises rely on vast and complex networks of technologies and skillsets to accomplish their goals. Markets are global, workers are remote, and information needs to be accessible anywhere, while remaining secure. This increasing complexity has led many enterprises to adopt a zero trust approach to security and deploy Google’s BeyondCorp Enterprise, which provides customers […]

GCP – Enhance DDoS protection & get predictable pricing with new Cloud Armor service
Securing websites and applications is a constant challenge for most organizations. To make it easier, we have introduced new capabilities within Cloud Armor over the past year that can help protect your applications. Today, we are announcing the general availability of Google Cloud Armor Managed Protection Plus. Cloud Armor, our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) […]
AWS – AWS SaaS Boost released as an open source project
At re:Invent 2020, AWS announced the preview of AWS SaaS Boost, an open source tool that helps software developers migrate their existing solutions to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. SaaS Boost significantly offloads development effort by accelerating application transformation to SaaS, freeing up software developers to focus on features that differentiate their products. After receiving […]