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AWS – New AWS SSO gallery app simplifies Azure AD set-up with AWS
The new AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) app, found in the Azure Active Directory app gallery, makes it easier to use your Azure AD identities for sign-in across multiple AWS accounts and AWS SSO integrated applications. Customers who want a centralized way to manage Azure AD users and groups across AWS can use the app to connect […]

GCP – Turbo boost your Compute Engine workloads with new 100 Gbps networking
Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of 100, 75, and 50 Gbps high-bandwidth network configurations for General Purpose N2 and Compute Optimized C2 Compute Engine VM families. This is the result of continuous efforts to optimize our Andromeda host networking stack, allowing us to offer higher-bandwidth options on existing VM families when […]

AWS – Support for SRT protocol added to AWS Elemental MediaConnect
Starting today, you can use AWS Elemental MediaConnect to transport live video using the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol. With the addition of SRT, you have more flexibility and compatibility for creating highly reliable, low-latency live video transport workflows. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Connect launches new metric capabilities for measuring queue service levels
Amazon Connect analytics users can now define queue service levels to measure the percentage of customer contacts answered by an agent between 1 second and 7 days for both real-time and historical metrics. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Comprehend now identifies documents that contain personally identifiable information (PII)
Amazon Comprehend now supports identification of text documents that contain personally identifiable information (PII). You can use Amazon Comprehend’s Contains PII API synchronously to discover documents that contain PII, to set up alarms and control access on documents with sensitive information. Amazon Comprehend’s machine learning models find documents that contain PII information such as social […]

Azure – Generally available: Monitor your spending through forecasted cost alerts with Azure Cost Management and Billing
Prevent cost overruns with Azure budget alerts on forecasted costs Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure API Management support for request and response validation policies has reached general availability.
Protect your APIs from several OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities without requiring an add-on solution. Read More for the details.

Azure – Limited preview: Make workloads on AMD-backed virtual machines confidential without recompiling code
Azure and AMD announce landmark in confidential computing evolution — it is now even easier to extend your protection of data at rest and data in transit to protect data in use. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Dynamic data masking granular permissions for Azure SQL and Azure Synapse Analytics
Control who can access your SQL data by using dynamic data masking granular permission on your Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Monitor SQL insights for Azure SQL in public preview
Get a single monitoring experience for all your cloud-based SQL deployments with Azure Monitor SQL insights Read More for the details.