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Azure – General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL external tables
Azure Data Explorer has released three new types of external tables: PostgrSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL. These new external tables allow users to query data from these sources directly within Azure Data Explorer using the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure SQL—General availability updates for early July 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early July 2023. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports self-managed Active Directory
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now allows customers to directly join their RDS for SQL Server DB instances to the domains of self-managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD). Self-managed AD can be on-premises or in the cloud. Currently, customers can only use NTLM as the authentication protocol for self-managed AD. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Omics achieves FedRAMP Moderate authorization
Amazon Omics has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate authorization for the AWS US East-West Regions. You can use Amazon Omics to store and process your data in AWS with up to the Moderate impact level. Read More for the details.
Azure – Azure Managed Lustre now generally available
Reduce infrastructure setup with a managed file system optimized for HPC and AI workloads. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Elemental MediaLive now publishes 1-second metrics
AWS Elemental MediaLive now saves channel metrics to Amazon CloudWatch in 1-second intervals allowing you to track fast-changing activity. These metrics can be retrieved using the console or the CloudWatch API at 1-second periods for up to 3 hours after the datapoints were created. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports OpenSearch version 2.7
You can now run OpenSearch version 2.7 in Amazon OpenSearch Service. With OpenSearch 2.7, we have made several improvements to observability, security analytics, index management, and geospatial capabilities in OpenSearch Service. Read More for the details.
AWS – Amazon Location Service now supports API Keys for Maps, Places, and Routes
Amazon Location Service now supports API keys as an alternative for authenticating Maps, Places, and Routes resources, making it easier for developers to create authenticated Amazon Location resources. With API Keys, developers can easily create, manage, and expire access to Amazon Location resources, making it simpler for location based applications to interoperate with Amazon Location Service. […]
Azure – Azure’s cross-region Load Balancer is now generally available
Azure Load Balancer support for cross-region load balancing is now generally available. You can now load balance across Azure regions enabling a globally redundant architecture via Azure Load Balancer. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench
Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench is a new service that provides a fully managed work environment for engineering development, accelerating project startup, and enabling secure collaboration between development teams. Read More for the details.