Welcome to above the clouds

Azure – Generally available: Monitor your spending through forecasted cost alerts with Azure Cost Management and Billing
Prevent cost overruns with Azure budget alerts on forecasted costs Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure API Management support for request and response validation policies has reached general availability.
Protect your APIs from several OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities without requiring an add-on solution. Read More for the details.

Azure – Limited preview: Make workloads on AMD-backed virtual machines confidential without recompiling code
Azure and AMD announce landmark in confidential computing evolution — it is now even easier to extend your protection of data at rest and data in transit to protect data in use. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Dynamic data masking granular permissions for Azure SQL and Azure Synapse Analytics
Control who can access your SQL data by using dynamic data masking granular permission on your Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Monitor SQL insights for Azure SQL in public preview
Get a single monitoring experience for all your cloud-based SQL deployments with Azure Monitor SQL insights Read More for the details.

Azure – Long-term backup retention (LTR) for Azure SQL Managed Instance in public preview
Configure long-term backup retention for SQL Managed Instance databases and retain database backups beyond the 35 days provided by Azure SQL Managed Instance automated backups, for up to 10 years. Read More for the details.

Azure – Service Broker message exchange for Azure SQL Managed Instance in public preview
Service Broker message exchange between Azure SQL Managed Instances (public preview) allows you to build reliable distributed applications with asynchronous message processing functionality by leveraging SQL Server engine’s native support for messaging/queuing. Read More for the details.

Azure – Machine Learning Services on Azure SQL Managed Instance now generally available
Use machine learning capabilities on a Managed Instance of Azure SQL Database for ease of moving your data, packages, and models to a cloud ready environment fully configured for machine learning. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Data Explorer (ADX) Performance Updates
The next version of Azure Data Explorer (ADX) with performance updates is now available. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: App Service Managed Certificates now supports apex domains
Create apex domains on your Linux and Windows web app at no additional cost. Read More for the details.