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Azure – Public preview: Azure CNI enhancement now allows AKS pods and nodes in different VNets
You now have more flexibility in how you setup your AKS implementation by using VNets to segment traffic and connect with internal networks. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: AKS Run command
You can now execute just-in-time commands for AKS more easily. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Scale-down mode in AKS
You can now select if you would like your AKS nodes to be deleted or deallocated when scaled down. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Azure Red Hat OpenShift support for OpenShift 4.8
Benefit from new features and enhancements in OpenShift release 4.8. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Custom policy definitions for AKS clusters
You can now create custom policy definitions for your AKS clusters Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview of v4 Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions
A new major version of the Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions is now available in public preview. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Monitor Agent and Data Collection Rules now support Windows Server 2022
Now with Windows Server 2022 generally available, you can start using this agent to monitor your resources running the latest Windows operating systems Read More for the details.
GCP – Google Cloud disaster recovery using Actifio, VMware Engine and Zerto
Some of the most desirable applications to move into the cloud are ones that run on proprietary platforms such as VMware, connected to enterprise storage arrays. But because those applications are often mission-critical, they can also be the most challenging—especially if they have demanding disaster recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs), and […]
GCP – SQL Server SSRS, SSIS packages with Google Cloud BigQuery
After migrating a Data Warehouse to Google Cloud BigQuery, ETL and Business Intelligence developers are often tasked with upgrading and enhancing data pipelines, reports and dashboards. Data teams who are familiar with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) are able to continue to use these tools with BigQuery, allowing them […]
GCP – Understanding Cloud SQL Maintenance: how long does it take?
Imagine never needing to patch your database ever again. If you’ve had to previously take down your production database to update its operating system, you know patching can be quite the chore. Cloud SQL users happily cross this burden off their to-do list, since Cloud SQL manages routine database maintenance for them. But what all […]