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Azure – Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Japan East and Korea Central
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in Japan East and Korea Central. Read More for the details.

Azure – Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-June 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-June 2023 Read More for the details.

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 […]