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Azure – New version of AKS extension in Visual Studio Code now available
You can now take advantage of new enhancements available in version 1.4.3 Read More for the details.

AWS – New Generative Engine with three synthetic English Polly voices
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of the highly expressive generative engine with the three English Amazon Polly voices: two American English voices, Ruth and Matthew, and one British English voice Amy. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Connect launches granular access controls (using resource tags) for flows and flow modules
Amazon Connect now provides granular access controls using resource tags to define who can access specific flows and flow modules from the Connect admin website. For example, you can now tag flows with Department:Support from the flow designer UI, restricting access to only administrators from your support line of business. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS Resilience Hub expands application resilience drift detection capabilities
AWS Resilience Hub has expanded its drift detection capabilities by introducing a new type of drift detection — application resource drift. Following last year’s release of application resilience drift detection, this new enhancement detects changes, such as the addition or deletion of resources within the application’s input sources. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB RU supports version 5.0 and 6.0
Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB now supports MongoDB v5 and v6. Read More for the details.

Azure – General Availability: Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Work Smarter: Enhance Productivity with Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer shortcut keys. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18. Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Latest version of the TimeScaleDB extension on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Upgrade to the latest TimeScaleDB extension on Azure for enhanced time-series data handling and improved performance. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: SQL Server on Azure VM storage configuration deployment experience with support for Premium SSD v2
Customers can now choose Premium SSD v2 for the Ebdsv5 and Ebsv5 virtual machine series with the additional ability to opt-in for NVMe support. Read More for the details.
Azure – General availability: Customer-managed keys on existing accounts
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account. Read More for the details.