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Azure – General availability: Azure NetApp Files support for large volumes up to 500TiB in size
You can now create Azure NetApp Files large volumes between 50TiB to 500TiB in size. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Advanced Container Networking Services for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
Advanced Container Networking Services for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a suite of services that tackles observability, security, and compliance challenges in your containerized applications. Gain deep insights with Advanced Network Observability, our first feature of the suite that unlocks Hubble metrics, CLI, and UI for powerful traffic monitoring and performance optimization. Read More for […]

AWS – Amazon DynamoDB local supports configurable maximum throughput for on-demand tables
Amazon DynamoDB local now supports configurable maximum throughput for individual on-demand tables and associated secondary indexes. Customers can use the configurable maximum throughput for on-demand tables feature for predictable cost management, protection against accidental surge in consumed resources and excessive use, and safe guarding downstream services with fixed capacities from potential overloading and performance bottlenecks. […]

AWS – AWS Network Firewall increases quota for stateful rules
The AWS Network Firewall service quota limit for stateful rules is now adjustable. The default limit is still 30,000 stateful rules per firewall policy in a Region, but you can request an increase up to 50,000. This firewall rule limit increase helps customers strengthen their security posture on AWS and mitigate emerging threats more effectively. […]

AWS – Amazon Redshift Serverless is now generally available in the AWS China (Ningxia) Region
Amazon Redshift Serverless, which allows you to run and scale analytics without having to provision and manage data warehouse clusters, is now generally available in the AWS China (Ningxia) region. With Amazon Redshift Serverless, all users, including data analysts, developers, and data scientists can now use Amazon Redshift to get insights from data in seconds. […]

AWS – Amazon CloudWatch now offers 30 days of alarm history
Amazon CloudWatch extended the duration during which customers can access their alarm history. Now, customers can view the history of their alarm state changes for up to 30 days prior. Previously, CloudWatch provided 2 weeks of alarm history. Customers rely on alarm history to review previous triggering events, alarming trends, and noisiness. This extended history […]

AWS – New Oracle to PostgreSQL built-in system functions in DMS Schema Conversion
DMS Schema Conversion has released five generative artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted built-in functions to improve Oracle to PostgreSQL conversions. This launch marked the first ever gen AI-assisted conversion improvement in DMS Schema Conversion. Customers can use these functions by applying the DMS Schema Conversion extension pack. The extension pack is an add-on module that emulates source […]

Azure – General Availability: Azure API Center Extension for VS Code
The Azure API Center extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. You can use this extension to build, discover, try, and consume APIs in your API center. Read More for the details.

Azure – General Availability: VM Hibernation for General Purpose VMs
Hibernate VMs when not in use to save compute costs, while persisting the in-memory state. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Activity log alerts can now run in EU Data Boundary
Activity log alert rules can now be saved in European regions, ensuring the alert metadata and processing remains within EU Data Boundary. Read More for the details.