Welcome to above the clouds

Azure – General availability: Application Insights work item integration in Azure Monitor
You can now create work items in Azure DevOps or GitHub based on Application Insights telemetry. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Forced failover now available with zone redundant high availability for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
Flexible Server forced failover capability is now available in all zone redundant regions. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Ultra Disk is now generally available in North Central US
Azure Ultra Disk, which offers high performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your data-intensive and transaction-heavy workloads, is now available in North Central US. Read More for the details.

GCP – Agent installation options for Google Cloud VMs
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Operations teams responsible for operating virtual machines (VMs) are always looking for ways to provide a more stable, more scalable environment for their development partners. Part of providing that stable experience is having telemetry data (metrics, logs and traces) from systems and applications so you can monitor and troubleshoot effectively. […]

GCP – How to automate with AppSheet Automation
AppSheet Automation is now generally available, and in this article, we’ll explore how you can build your first automation bot, all without writing a single line of code. This brief tutorial, using the use case of onboarding new employees, will explain how you can automate the process with AppSheet Automation. This same framework could be […]

GCP – Creating safer cloud journeys with new security features and guidance for Google Cloud and Workspace
One of the core benefits of using cloud technology to help modernize your security program is the ever-growing set of provider capabilities that you can use to protect your users, applications, and data. As part of our commitment to be our customers’ most Trusted Cloud, we’re constantly adding new security features to Google Cloud and […]

AWS – New digital course: AWS Network Connectivity Options
We’re excited to announce a free digital course: AWS Network Connectivity Options. The course introduces network connectivity concepts, describes network design patterns, and demonstrates how to apply the design patterns to common use cases. This intermediate, 150-minute course includes reading modules, quizzes to check your knowledge, and an optional hands-on lab. The course is designed […]

GCP – Google Cloud announces new region to support growing customer base in Israel
Google has long looked to Israel for globally impactful technologies including popular Search features, Waze, Live Caption, Duplex and flood forecasting. At our Decode with Google 15RAEL event last week, we celebrated 15 years of Google innovation in Israel and our longstanding support of the country’s vibrant startup ecosystem. Over the years, we’ve expanded our […]

AWS – AWS Nitro Enclaves now supports Windows operating system
AWS Nitro Enclaves now supports the creation of isolated compute environments, called enclaves, from parent EC2 instances running Windows operating system. Nitro Enclaves further isolates the CPU and memory of the enclave from users, applications, and libraries on the parent EC2 instance. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter and Explorer now integrate with AWS Security Hub for diagnosis and remediation of security findings
Starting today, you can configure AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter to automatically aggregate security findings from AWS Security Hub into OpsCenter as operational issues. This enables operations engineers and IT professionals to view, investigate, and resolve security issues along with other operational issues in OpsCenter. Additionally, you can now view aggregated Security Hub findings across multiple […]