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Azure – General availability: Application Insights standard test for synthetic monitoring
Standard tests are a single request test which also includes SSL certificate validity, proactive lifetime check, HTTP request verb, custom headers, and custom data associated with your HTTP request. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Digital Twins Data history
Data history is an integration feature of Azure Digital Twins. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Functions retry policy for Event Hubs and timer triggers
Azure Functions now supports setting a retry policy for Azure Event Hubs and timer triggers. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Migration tools for Azure Monitor Agent
Migration to the cost-effective, secure, performant, and manageable new Azure Monitor agent is now made easy using migration tools and helpers. Read More for the details.

GCP – How Kitabisa re-structured its fundraising platform to drive “kindness at scale” on Google Cloud
The name Kitabisa means “we can” in Bahasa Indonesia, the official language of Indonesia, and captures our aspirational ethos as Indonesia’s most popular fundraising platform. Since 2013, Kitabisa has been collecting donations in times of crisis and natural disasters to help millions in need. Pursuing our mission of “channeling kindness at scale,” we deploy AI […]

GCP – Show off your cloud skills by completing the #GoogleClout weekly challenge
Who’s up for a challenge? It’s time to show off your #GoogleClout! Starting today, check in every Wednesday to unlock a new cloud puzzle that will test your cloud skills against participants worldwide. Stephanie Wong’s previous record is 5 minutes, can you complete the new challenge in 4? #GoogleClout Challenge The #GoogleClout challenge is a […]

GCP – AI Booster: how Vodafone is supercharging AI & ML at scale
One of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, Vodafone is at the forefront of building next-generation connectivity and a sustainable digital future. Creating this digital future requires going beyond what’s possible today and unlocking significant investment in new technology and change. For Vodafone, a key driver is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and […]

Azure – Public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support for confidential virtual machines
Create confidential VMs using Ephemeral OS disks for your stateless workloads. Read More for the details.

Azure – Limited preview: Smart tiering to vault-archive tier for Azure Backup
You can now configure your backup policy to move all your eligible and recommended recovery points to vault-archive tier for Azure Virtual Machines, SQL Server/SAP HANA in Azure Virtual Machines. Read More for the details.
Azure – Public preview: Azure Percept DK June (2206) software update
The Azure Percept March update includes fixes related to security. Read More for the details.