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AWS – Introducing Distributed Load Testing v1.3
Distributed Load Testing on AWS helps you easily simulate thousands of users connecting to your application so that you can better understand your application performance under load. The solution launches and configures containers on AWS Fargate to generate a specified number of transactions per second without having to provision servers. Read More for the details.

AWS – Four new EC2 High Memory instances with up to 12TB of memory are now available with On-Demand and Savings Plan purchase options
Starting today, the new EC2 High Memory instances with 6TB, 9TB, and 12TB of memory (u-6tb1.56xlarge, u-6tb1.112xlarge, u-9tb1.112xlarge, and u-12tb1.112xlarge) are available for usage with On-Demand (OD) and Savings Plan purchase options. This launch gives customers greater flexibility for instance usage and procurement. Customers can choose from two instances with 6TB of memory – u-6tb1.56xlarge and […]

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server with managed PgBouncer in preview
PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server managed service Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) managed PgBouncer in public preview
PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) managed service. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (public preview) managed PgBouncer in public preview
PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (preview) managed service. Read More for the details.

Azure – Capacity calculator with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now generally available
Use the Azure Cosmos DB capacity calculator to estimate your RU/s for your API for MongoDB workloads. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Announcing lower pricing for provisioned throughput on Azure Ultra Disks
Provisioned throughput price on Azure Ultra Disks is reduced by 65% in all regions where Ultra Disks are available Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)
AzAcSnap is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: PowerShell Module in public preview
Use PowerShell to manage dependent resources and Azure Database for MySQL- Flexible Servers. Read More for the details.
Azure – The public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supported in new regions
Provision new Flexible Server deployments in France Central and Brazil South regions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure. Read More for the details.