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Azure – Public preview of Azure Database – Flexible Server now available in new regions
The public preview Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server (Preview) is now supported in two additional regions—West US and Germany West Central. Read More for the details.

Azure – Private DNS zone integration for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in public preview
Private DNS zone integration is now available for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) support for PostgreSQL versions 13.3 and 12.7 in public preview
Hyperscale (Citus) now supports the latest PostgreSQL minor versions 13.3 and 12.7 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Red Hat OpenShift support for OpenShift 4.7
Benefit from new features and enhancements in OpenShift release 4.7. Read More for the details.

Azure – Software inventory and agentless dependency analysis generally available with Azure Migrate
You can inventory installed applications, roles and features and perform dependency analysis on discovered Windows & Linux servers without installing any agents. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Defender for SQL now in general availability on the Azure SQL Virtual Machine blade
Configure Azure Defender to view and manage your security concerns for SQL Server on Azure virtual machines. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Lower capacity reservation tier for Azure Monitor dedicated clusters
Leverage advanced features in Azure Monitor like customer-managed key, Lockbox, infrastructure encryption for lower capacity reservation commitment. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Monitor IT Service Management Connector is now certified with ServiceNow Quebec version
The Azure IT Service Management Connector is certified on the Quebec version of ServiceNow, enabling alerts integration with ITSM products. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—public preview updates for early August 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in early August 2021. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Azure Monitor Scheduled Query Rules API 2021-02-01-preview
Scheduled Query Rules API version 2021-02-01-preview is now available and is replacing API version 2020-05-01-preview. Read More for the details.