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Azure – Batch Service in select regions will be retired on 31 March 2026
Migrate your Batch workloads before 31 March 2026 to other regions where Azure Batch will continue to be available. Read More for the details.

Azure – AKS will stop support for Windows Server 2019 on March 1 2026
Transition your Kubernetes workloads on Windows Server 2019 to Windows Server 2022 by March 1 2026. Read More for the details.

Azure – Docker container runtime retirement for Windows node pools effective May 1, 2023
Migrate to containers before May 1, 2023 Read More for the details.

Azure – Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026
Transition custom image pools use images from Azure Compute Gallery Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon Connect Tasks now supports custom task templates in flows
Amazon Connect now allows you to use custom task templates using the “Create task” block in Connect Flows, making it easier for agents to capture the right information to create and complete tasks. Amazon Connect Tasks empowers you to prioritize, assign, and track all contact center agent tasks to completion, improving agent productivity and ensuring […]

AWS – Amazon EMR on EKS adds managed and self-managed node groups support for managed endpoints
We are excited to announce the support for EKS clusters with both managed and self-managed node groups when using interactive Spark workloads via managed managed endpoints. Amazon EMR on EKS enables customers to run open-source big data frameworks such as Apache Spark on Amazon EKS. Amazon EMR on EKS customers setup and use a managed endpoint (available […]

AWS – Amazon EMR on EKS adds support for JEG pod placement for managed endpoints
We are excited to announce support for defining where a Jupyter Enterprise Gateway (JEG) pod can be deployed when running interactive Spark workloads using managed endpoints. Amazon EMR on EKS enables customers to run open-source big data frameworks such as Apache Spark on Amazon EKS. Amazon EMR on EKS customers setup and use a managed […]

AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.3.2 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to fetch from the closest replica and metrics. Amazon MSK will continue to use and manage […]

AWS – Amazon Detective announces increased quota limits for data volumes
Amazon Detective has increased the daily quota limits for behavior graph data volumes. With the increased limits, Detective can now ingest up to 10 TB per day to help you conduct more comprehensive security investigations and provide broader summaries and visualizations of behaviors in your AWS accounts. Read More for the details.
AWS – Analyze log patterns, metrics and Jaeger traces with new observability features in Amazon OpenSearch Service
Today we launched new observability features including log patterns, metrics analytics and support for Jaeger traces with OpenSearch 2.5 in Amazon OpenSearch Service. Read More for the details.