Welcome to above the clouds

Azure – Public preview: Support for Python 3.11
You can now take advantage of the Python 3.11 features with Azure Functions. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Power BI integration with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Empower your organization to unlock actionable insights from your Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server data with a Power BI integration. Read More for the details.

Azure – GA: Application Insights Distributed tracing support for Java Function Apps
Use the application map for a more complete view of end-to-end transactions to better diagnose issues and interactions Read More for the details.

Azure – General availability: Read replica HA enabled Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
Provision up to 10 read replicas in geo-paired regions on Azure Database for MySQL— Flexible Server. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally Available: Azure VMware Solution Stretched Clusters with Customer-Managed Keys
Stretched clusters for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is now Generally Available, providing 99.99% uptime for mission critical applications that require the highest availability. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Vercel integration
Build your apps now using Vercel to easily connect an existing Azure Cosmos DB database to your Vercel projects. Read More for the details.

AWS – AWS IAM Identity Center now supports automated user provisioning from Google Workspace
Customers can now connect their Google Workspace to AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On) once and manage access to AWS accounts and applications centrally, in IAM Identity Center. This integration enables end users to sign in using their Google Workspace identity to access all their assigned AWS accounts and applications. The integration […]

AWS – EMR on EKS now supports container log rotation for Apache Spark
We’re excited to announce the ability to control container log rotation when running Apache Spark jobs in EMR on EKS. Amazon EMR on EKS enables customers to run open-source big data frameworks such as Apache Spark on Amazon EKS. Customers can now enable container log rotation to avoid excessive log files impacting pod execution. Read […]

AWS – Amazon Personalize now supports VPC endpoints
Amazon Personalize now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoints, allowing Amazon Personalize to communicate with your resources on your VPC without going through the open internet. Amazon VPC is a service that you use to launch AWS resources in a private virtual network that you define and manage. To connect your VPC to Amazon […]
AWS – Announcing third-party risk assessments and CSV exports in AWS Audit Manager
Today, AWS Audit Manager announces expanded support for third-party risk assessments with the launch of two new features: a third-party questionnaire and the ability to export evidence as a comma-separated values (CSV) file. Customers can already share custom frameworks with vendors on AWS, so that vendors can create assessments on these frameworks and automatically collect evidence […]