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Azure – 172 Azure offerings achieve HITRUST certification
Azure expands its depth of offerings to Azure customers with its latest independent HITRUST assessment. Read More for the details.

GCP – Continuous model evaluation with BigQuery ML, Stored Procedures, and Cloud Scheduler
Continuous evaluation – the process of ensuring a production machine learning model is still performing well on new data – is an essential part in any ML workflow. Performing continuous evaluation can help you catch model drift, a phenomenon that occurs when the data used to train your model no longer reflects the current environment. […]

AWS – AWS Backup Events and Metrics now available in Amazon CloudWatch
AWS Backup adds the ability to monitor your AWS Backup metrics and events via Amazon CloudWatch. AWS Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection across AWS services and accounts, helping you support your regulatory compliance obligations and meet business continuity goals. Read More for the details.

Azure – IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Paris version
The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Elemental MediaLive adds support for VPC outputs
You can now configure AWS Elemental MediaLive to deliver live video directly to your own Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). For customers running specialized video workflows in their own Amazon VPC, MediaLive can now deliver live video to those applications without using public IPs. MediaLive already supports VPC inputs for a MediaLive channel. Read More for […]

AWS – Take actions before and after patching to improve safety during patch installation
Patch Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, now enables you to configure actions to be performed on a managed instance before and after installing patches. Using this feature, you can configure actions to perform pre-installation checks such as ensuring that “Windows Update Service” is running before patching instances. Furthermore, you can configure actions that […]

Azure – Microsoft Azure Attestation is now generally available
Verify the identity and security posture of a platform before you interact with it. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure Machine Learning – Responsible ML updates
Azure Machine Learning Enhanced Responsible ML Dashboard updates now in public review Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Stop/start functionality for Azure Database for MySQL
With stop/start functionality support for Azure Database for MySQL, you can stop a database server when not in use (non-work hours) and start it when it’s back online. Read More for the details.
Azure – Support for SAP Application (NetWeaver) and Operating System (Linux) telemetry in Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions
Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions (AMS) now supports SAP Application (NetWeaver) in private preview and Operating System (Linux) provider in Public Preview. Both providers are available in the following Azure regions – West Europe, US East, US East 2 and US West 2. Read More for the details.