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Azure – Azure Monitor Logs – Log Analytics REST APIs general availability
Log Analytics control plane REST APIs are generally available under a new consolidated version 2020-08-01. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 access control list recursive update in public preview
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 directories and files. Read More for the details.

Azure – Configure upstream source for universal Packages with Azure Artifacts
This feature will add the ability to configure your Azure Artifacts feeds to automatically download Universal Packages from upstream sources on demand. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon RDS for Oracle supports User Authentication with Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory in AWS GovCloud (US)
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Read More for the details.

GCP – How inDriver uses Google Maps Platform to make everyday journeys accessible to millions worldwide
Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Egor Fedorov, COO at inDriver, a mobility solution that has spread from the coldest town on Earth to become a leading global ride-hailing app. inDriver brings freedom of movement in emerging nations by allowing people to bargain for a fair price. The Sakha Nation is an ethnic group native […]

Azure – Update your Traffic Analytics queries by 31 August 2022
Update Traffic Analytics log schema to use new fields in queries Read More for the details.

Azure – Version 2 of Translator is retiring on 24 May 2021
Migrate to version 3 of Translator Read More for the details.

Azure – Update your Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK by 31 August 2022
We’ll be retiring version 1.x and 2.x of the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Route 53 Resolver Now Supports VPC DNS Query Logging
Today, we are announcing the availability of Route 53 Resolver Query Logging, which lets you log the DNS queries that originate in your Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). With query logging enabled, you can see which domain names have been queried, the AWS resources from which the queries originated—including source IP and instance ID—and the […]
GCP – Compute Engine explained: How to orchestrate your patch deployment
In April, we announced the general availability of Google Cloud’s OS patch management service to protect your running VMs against defects and vulnerabilities. This service works on Compute Engine and across Windows and Linux OS environments. In this blog, we share how to orchestrate your patch deployment using pre-patch and post-patch scripts. What are pre-patch […]