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[In preview] Public Preview: New SQL Server database migration in Azure Arc
You can now streamline the entire SQL Server migration journey—from assessment to provisioning to cutover—within a...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-July 2025
In late-July, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Use the UNISTR intrinsic function to...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL cascading read replica
You can now use cascading read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server, available in Public Preview....
[Launched] Generally Available: Accelerated logs now available for General Purpose tier in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
Now available for the General Purpose tier, accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server give you...
[Launched] Generally Available: Configure backup interval for Azure Database for MySQL automated backups
Azure Database for MySQL now enables you to configure the backup interval for the automatic backups taken by the...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Entra authentication for Power BI Desktop
You can now use Microsoft Entra ID authentication to connect to Azure Database for PostgreSQL from Power BI Desktop....
Google’s new toolset to help connect AI agents to BigQuery
Google has come out with a new toolset that will allow enterprises to connect their AI agents to data stored inside...
Intro to the Lit: A standards-based reactive library
Lit is an interesting option among front-end JavaScript frameworks for reactive programming. It’s caught quite a bit...
First look: Guided code generation with Kiro
Kiro is the new Amazon Web Services IDE for creating software projects using agentic AI. A developer using Kiro...
How to write a good bug report
Bug fixing is part of the job of every developer. Whether you are building a brand-spanking-new greenfield application...
TypeScript 5.9 brings deferred module evaluation, expandable hovers
TypeScript 5.9, an update to Microsoft’s JavaScript superset with syntax for types, has moved to a release candidate...
Google patches Gemini CLI tool after prompt injection flaw uncovered
It’s barely been out for a month and already security researchers have discovered a prompt injection vulnerability in...
FluidCloud introduces ‘cloud cloning’ platform
Startup FluidCloud, described as a portable cloud infrastructure provider, has launched the FluidCloud Platform, a...
Debian shifts to 64-bit time storage to head off Epochalypse
Patch early, patch often, they say — almost 13 years early in the case of Debian’s patch for a potentially crippling...
[Launched] Generally Available: Customer-controlled maintenance
Customers can use configurable maintenance windows to schedule gateway maintenance for Point-to-Site VPN Gateway (P2S...
Snowflake brings analytics workloads into its cloud with Snowpark Connect for Apache Spark
Snowflake is preparing to run Apache Spark analytics workloads directly on its infrastructure, saving enterprises the...
Teradata joins Snowflake, Databricks in expanding MCP ecosystem
Teradata has released its first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, designed to enable enterprises to connect their...
What is model context protocol? How MCP bridges AI and external services
What is the Model Context Protocol? MCP defined The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open source framework that aims...
How to excel in multicloud: The new checklist
Several years ago, I wrote a multicloud readiness checklist and discussed the advantages of hybrid multicloud. Today,...
Are cloud ops teams too reliant on AI?
The use of artificial intelligence to manage cloud operations has significantly changed how businesses design and...