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Azure – New in Kusto: `.show databases entities` command for viewing tables, functions, and more
View the entities of all accessible cluster databases with the new `.show databases entities` command for Kusto, and customize the output with various options. Read More for the details.

Azure – GA: Latest generation burstable VMs – Bsv2, Basv2, and Bpsv2
The new second generation burstable VMs provide the lowest cost of entry to the Azure VM portfolio with greater performance. Read More for the details.

AWS – Announcing memory optimized Amazon EC2 R7a instances
AWS announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 R7a instances. R7a instances, powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors (code-named Genoa) with a maximum frequency of 3.7GHz, deliver up to 50% higher performance compared to R6a instances. Read More for the details.

AWS – Custom notifications are now available for AWS Chatbot
Today, AWS announces the general availability of custom notifications in AWS Chatbot. Customers can use AWS Chatbot custom notifications to define and add additional information in the notifications to monitor the health and performance of their AWS applications in Microsoft Teams and Slack channels. Read More for the details.

GCP – Generative AI on Google Cloud: New training content, from introductory to advanced
Generative AI is a type of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) that is garnering a lot of attention right now, and we want to help keep you a step ahead by sharing the latest training available from Google Cloud. In this blog, we have compiled resources to help you learn about generative AI, how […]

AWS – Amazon Redshift announces cross-region data sharing support through AWS Lake Formation
Amazon Redshift enables you to use AWS Lake Formation to centrally manage permissions on data being shared across your organization. Amazon Redshift already supports sharing live data across AWS regions. Amazon Redshift now supports cross-region data sharing via AWS Lake Formation so you can centrally define AWS Lake Formation permissions of Amazon Redshift datashares and restrict […]

Azure – Azure Service Fabric 9.1 Sixth Refresh Release
This release includes quality improvements. Read More for the details.

AWS – Cost Anomaly Detection increases custom anomaly monitor limit to 500
Cost Anomaly Detection uses machine learning to continuously monitor, detect, and alert customers of anomalous spent pattern. Starting today, Cost Anomaly Detection users with a management account will be able to create up to 500 custom anomaly monitors to track spend in their account(s). A custom anomaly monitor allows a user to track AWS spend across […]

Azure – Generally available: Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall
You can export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Standard network features support in US Government region
Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Government (VA) region. Read More for the details.