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Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Forced failover in public preview
Forced failover capability is available in preview in all zone redundant regions on Flexible Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure IoT Edge for Linux now generally available
Leverage existing Windows expertise and seamlessly connect Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows devices to Microsoft Azure and quickly bring cloud intelligence to your edge. Read More for the details.

Azure – Full text query in diagnostics logs for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability
Use self-serve to enable/disable full text query to deobfuscate your queries in diagnostic logs with the full-text query for Azure Cosmos DB feature. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Machine Learning public preview announcements for June 2021.
New features include data scientist built-in role, text classification labeling, and environments UI. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—public preview updates for late June 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late June 2021. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—general availability updates for late June 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late June 2021 Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) now offers server group restart feature in public preview
The restart server group capability is now available in preview for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the Postgres open-source database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Expansion of credit-based disk bursting to Azure Standard SSDs E30 and smaller
Credit-based disk bursting, which allows you to handle unexpected disk traffic and batch jobs smoothly without the need to overprovision your disk, is now available on Azure Standard SSDs E30 and smaller. Read More for the details.

GCP – Google Maps Platform Javascript API and Promises
We are pleased to announce that as of the quarterly release of version 3.45 of the Maps JavaScript API, Promises support is now also available in the weekly channel alongside the pre-existing callback pattern for asynchronous methods. Promises provides many benefits such as reducing complexity through convenient syntax and eliminating deeply nested callbacks. The addition […]
GCP – Latest Transfer Appliance enables fast, simple and secure data movement
Overseeing a cloud migration is a tough job, but moving your actual data there doesn’t have to be. Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of our latest Transfer Appliance for the US, EU and Singapore regions, providing a simple, secure, cost-effective and offline way to transfer petabytes of data from data centers and […]