AWS
(31 articles)AWS Batch now provides Job Queue and Share Utilization Visibility
AWS Batch now offers enhanced visibility into job queue and share utilization, providing critical insights for optimizing compute resource distribution and improving workload efficiency.
Amazon Connect now provides real time AI-powered overviews and recommended next actions for Tasks
Amazon Connect introduces AI-powered Task overviews with suggested next actions, enabling agents to quickly understand work items and resolve them more efficiently.
Amazon RDS now supports backup configuration when restoring snapshots
Amazon RDS and Aurora now provide greater flexibility for restore operations, allowing users to view and modify backup retention and preferred backup windows before restoring database snapshots.
Amazon Aurora DSQL adds support for identity columns and sequence objects
Amazon Aurora DSQL now supports identity columns and sequence objects, simplifying migrations of existing PostgreSQL applications and enabling direct auto-incrementing ID generation in the database.
Announcing Amazon EC2 C8i, M8i, and R8i instances on second-generation AWS Outposts racks
AWS is expanding its Outposts rack offerings with the latest generation of x86-powered EC2 C8i, M8i, and R8i instances, delivering improved performance for on-premises workloads.
Amazon Bedrock adds support for the latest open-weight models in Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Amazon Bedrock now supports the latest open-weight foundation models in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) region, expanding access to high-performing generative AI capabilities for customers in the region.
Amazon S3 Access Grants are now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
Amazon S3 Access Grants are now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region, enabling scalable and automated management of data permissions for S3 datasets by mapping identities to data.
Amazon Bedrock expands support for AWS PrivateLink
Amazon Bedrock has expanded AWS PrivateLink support to include additional API endpoints, enhancing secure and private access to foundation models for enterprise generative AI applications.
AWS expands Resource Control Policies support to Amazon DynamoDB
AWS Resource Control Policies (RCPs) now support Amazon DynamoDB, offering central control over maximum available permissions for DynamoDB resources within an organization, enhancing security governance.
Amazon Bedrock increases default quotas for Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 model in AWS GovCloud (US)
Amazon Bedrock has significantly increased default quotas for Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5 model in AWS GovCloud (US), allowing customers to scale their AI workloads more extensively in secure environments.
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports minor versions 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16 and 14.21
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports the latest minor versions, providing important security vulnerability fixes and bug improvements for enhanced database stability and performance.
Announcing new Amazon EC2 general purpose M8azn instances
AWS announces the general availability of new Amazon EC2 M8azn instances, offering the highest maximum CPU frequency (5GHz) in the cloud for general-purpose, high-frequency, and high-network workloads.
Amazon S3 Tables add partition and sort order definition in the CreateTable API
Amazon S3 Tables now support partition and sort order definition in the CreateTable API, simplifying programmatic management and optimization of data within S3 tables.
AWS Backup adds cross-Region database snapshot copy to logically air-gapped vaults
AWS Backup now supports single-action cross-Region database snapshot copies to logically air-gapped vaults, enhancing disaster recovery and security for Aurora, Neptune, and DocumentDB snapshots.
Amazon RDS now supports latest Cumulative Update (CU23) for Microsoft SQL Server
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Cumulative Update (CU23) for SQL Server 2022, recommending an upgrade to apply security updates and bug fixes.
Amazon Connect launches granular access controls for analytics dashboards
Amazon Connect dashboards now offer granular access controls using resource tags, enabling administrators to filter metrics and control visibility for specific agents, queues, and routing profiles.
Amazon Aurora DSQL is now available in additional AWS Regions
Amazon Aurora DSQL, the fastest serverless distributed SQL database, is now available in more AWS Regions, expanding its reach for building highly available applications.
Amazon MSK now supports broker logs on Express Brokers
Amazon MSK now provides broker logs for Express brokers at no additional cost, enabling easier troubleshooting of client connectivity and gaining insights into Kafka broker behavior.
AWS announces 6 new locations for AWS Data Transfer Terminal
AWS Data Transfer Terminal is expanding its global footprint with six new locations, facilitating efficient and secure large-scale data transfers to and from AWS.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk now supports GitHub Actions for automated application deployment
AWS Elastic Beanstalk now integrates with GitHub Actions, streamlining CI/CD pipelines for automated web application deployments directly from GitHub repositories.
AWS Lake Formation enhances cross-account sharing
AWS Lake Formation now allows sharing hundreds of thousands of tables across accounts, centralizing permissions for fine-grained access control in multi-account analytics environments.
MSK simplifies Kafka topic management with new APIs and console integration
Amazon MSK now offers new APIs (CreateTopic, UpdateTopic, DeleteTopic) and console integration, simplifying Kafka topic management for provisioned clusters without needing admin clients.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Browser now supports proxy configuration
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Browser now supports customer-provided proxy configurations, enabling geo-targeting, regional content access, and compliance for AI agent browser sessions.
Amazon Aurora Global Database now supports managed minor version upgrades
Amazon Aurora Global Database now supports managed minor version upgrades with minimal downtime, reducing operational overhead and simplifying global cluster management.
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports node actions from the console
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now allows managing individual cluster nodes directly from the AWS Console, simplifying troubleshooting and maintenance for large-scale AI/ML workloads.
Amazon Athena now supports 1-minute reservations and 4 DPU minimum capacity
Amazon Athena now offers 1-minute Capacity Reservations and a lower minimum capacity of 4 DPUs, providing more flexible and cost-effective query processing with no long-term commitments.
Amazon Bedrock adds support for six fully-managed open weights models
Amazon Bedrock now supports six new fully-managed open-weight models, including DeepSeek V3.2 and GLM 4.7, providing customers with access to frontier-class generative AI capabilities.
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports Collection Groups
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless introduces Collection Groups, enabling shared compute units (OCUs) across collections with different KMS keys for enhanced cost optimization and efficiency.
Amazon EKS Auto Mode Announces Enhanced Logging for its Managed Kubernetes Capabilities
Amazon EKS Auto Mode now offers enhanced logging capabilities via Amazon CloudWatch Vended Logs, allowing customers to monitor and troubleshoot their clusters more effectively.
AWS CloudWatch Alarm Mute Rules eliminate alert fatigue
Amazon CloudWatch now supports Alarm Mute Rules, allowing temporary muting of alarm notifications during planned events without compromising monitoring visibility, reducing alert fatigue.
Amazon Redshift now supports allocating extra compute for automatic optimizations
Amazon Redshift now allows allocating extra compute for automatic optimization features (autonomics), enabling better performance even during high user activity.
GCP
(10 articles)Simpler billing, clearer savings: A FinOps guide to updated spend-based CUDs
This FinOps guide explains updates to Google Cloud's spend-based Committed Use Discounts (CUDs), making it easier for professionals to understand costs, savings, and optimize cloud spend.
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Distillation, Experimentation, and (Continued) Integration of AI for Adversarial Use
Google's Threat Intelligence Group reports on the increasing integration of AI by threat actors to accelerate attack lifecycles, providing crucial insights into evolving cyber threats.
Build financial resilience with AI-powered tabletop exercises on Google Cloud
Google Cloud introduces AI-powered tabletop exercises to help financial institutions improve resilience and meet regulatory demands like DORA, preparing them for potential disruptions.
Mastering Model Adaptation: A Guide to Fine-Tuning on Google Cloud
This guide provides practical advice on fine-tuning models on Google Cloud, helping developers achieve greater consistency and production readiness for their AI applications.
7 Technical Takeaways from Using Gemini to Generate Code Samples at Scale
This article shares seven technical insights from using Gemini to generate code samples at scale, offering valuable lessons for leveraging generative AI in educational content and development.
Google Distributed Cloud brings public-cloud-like networking to air-gapped environments
Google Distributed Cloud introduces new networking features in preview for air-gapped environments, balancing rigid security with cloud agility for highly regulated industries.
Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program now available, a new path to building AI agents at scale
The Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program is now open, offering a specialized pathway within the Google Developer Program for building and scaling AI agents that can reason, plan, and act.
Beyond the Battlefield: Threats to the Defense Industrial Base
This report highlights the relentless cyber operations by state-sponsored actors targeting the defense industrial base, emphasizing the evolving front lines of modern warfare.
OTLP everywhere: Cloud Monitoring now supports OpenTelemetry Protocol metrics
Google Cloud Monitoring now supports OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) metrics, reinforcing Google's commitment to open standards for telemetry data and unified observability.
UNC1069 Targets Cryptocurrency Sector with New Tooling and AI-Enabled Social Engineering
Mandiant reports on UNC1069, a North Korean threat actor group, evolving its tradecraft with new tooling and AI-enabled social engineering to target the cryptocurrency and DeFi sectors.
Azure
(18 articles)A BizTalk Migration Tool: From Orchestrations to Logic Apps Workflows
This project introduces a tool to convert existing BizTalk artifacts into Azure Logic Apps workflows, addressing a key challenge in modernizing integration solutions to cloud-native architectures.
AKS support for Kubernetes version 1.34
Kubernetes version 1.34 is now generally available for AKS, bringing 58 upstream enhancements to improve cluster operations and introduce new stable and beta features.
Azure WAF Compliance with MCP-Driven SRE Agent
This article discusses achieving Azure WAF compliance at scale using an MCP-Driven SRE Agent, which leverages AI to automate governance and security reviews across multiple subscriptions.
Public Preview Announcement: Empower Real-Time Security with Microsoft Sentinel’s CCF Push Feature
Microsoft Sentinel's new CCF Push Feature, now in public preview, empowers real-time security by delivering actionable insights instantly, crucial for rapidly evolving threat landscapes.
MCP-Driven Azure SRE for Databricks
Azure SRE Agent, an AI-powered operations assistant, now integrates with Databricks via Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enhance incident response and governance for data and AI workloads.
Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2026
Mid-February 2026 brings updates to Azure SQL, including a new SQL Projects Publish dialog in Visual Studio Code and a Connections Migration dialog for importing existing workflows.
Securing Multi-Agent AI with User Context: Entra ID OBO for Databricks Genie.
This article details how to build an enterprise-grade multi-agent AI system that preserves user identity across AI agents and Databricks using Entra ID On-Behalf-Of (OBO) flow, enhancing security.
Public Preview: Azure Monitor pipeline transformations
Azure Monitor pipeline transformations are now in public preview, extending data collection capabilities to edge and multi-cloud environments for at-scale data ingestion and analysis.
Beyond iptables: Scaling AKS Networking with nftables and Project Calico
This article explores scaling AKS networking beyond iptables using nftables and Project Calico, offering advanced configurations for improved performance and management in Kubernetes clusters.
Deploy to Azure App Service deployment slots with azd
azd now supports direct deployments to Azure App Service slots, simplifying and clarifying CI/CD workflows for developers managing application versions and environments.
What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: February 2026
February 2026 brings new innovations to Microsoft Sentinel, focusing on how security teams ingest, manage, and operationalize security content across their Security Operations Center (SOC).
From Local MCP Server to Hosted Web Agent: App Service Observability, Part 2
Part 2 of this series details the evolution from a local MCP Server to a hosted web agent for App Service Observability, enabling AI assistants like GitHub Copilot to query logs and debug errors.
Azure Front Door Premium now supports Azure Private Link origins in UAE North
Azure Front Door Premium now supports Azure Private Link-enabled origins in UAE North, allowing secure content delivery to end-users through private connectivity.
Azure Databricks Supervisor Agent
Supervisor Agent, now Generally Available in Azure Databricks, brings breakthrough agentic intelligence using a dynamic supervisor pattern to enhance AI workflows.
Lake-Only Ingestion for Microsoft Defender Advanced Hunting Tables is Now Generally Available
Lake-Only Ingestion for Microsoft Defender Advanced Hunting Tables is now GA, enabling security teams to efficiently ingest high-fidelity telemetry into Microsoft Sentinel's data lake.
Application Gateway for Containers - AKS managed add-on
A public preview of an AKS managed add-on simplifies the deployment and lifecycle management of Application Gateway for Containers and its ALB Controller, enhancing Kubernetes ingress.
Azure Arc Jumpstart Template for Hybrid Logic Apps Deployment
A new Azure Arc Jumpstart template enables hybrid deployments for Azure Logic Apps (Standard) on Azure Arc-enabled AKS clusters, facilitating consistent application management across environments.
Announcing Application Insights SDK 3.x for .NET
Microsoft announces the major release of Application Insights SDK 3.x for .NET, marking a significant step towards making OpenTelemetry the foundation of modern observability on Azure.
Cloud Native
(6 articles)Demystifying OpenTelemetry: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Observability in Traditional Environments
This article demystifies OpenTelemetry, showing how it can be effectively adopted in traditional and legacy environments to enhance observability without fear, bridging the gap to modern practices.
Spotlight on SIG Architecture: API Governance
This interview with Jordan Liggitt provides a deep dive into Kubernetes SIG Architecture's API Governance sub-project, offering insights into how Kubernetes APIs are managed and evolved.
Security Slam Returns for 2026 — Now Open to All Open Source Projects
The CNCF Security Slam returns in 2026, now open to all open source projects, fostering collaboration and deep technical exchange to enhance security in the cloud native ecosystem.
Announcing Istio 1.27.6
This release of Istio 1.27.6 contains important bug fixes to improve robustness, ensuring greater stability for service mesh deployments.
What CNCF Project Velocity in 2025 Reveals About Cloud Native’s Future
This article analyzes CNCF project velocity in 2025, revealing key trends and signals about the future direction and increasing maturity of cloud native technologies.
Cluster API v1.12: Introducing in-place updates and chained upgrades
Cluster API v1.12 introduces in-place updates and chained upgrades, enhancing the declarative management of Kubernetes cluster lifecycles and simplifying maintenance.
Docker
(2 articles)How to solve the context size issues with context packing with Docker Model Runner and Agentic Compose
This article provides practical techniques like context packing to manage context window limits when working with local language models using Docker Model Runner and Agentic Compose.
Hardened Images Are Free. Now What?
Docker Hardened Images are now free, simplifying container vulnerability management for security teams by including security fixes for popular base images like Alpine and Debian.
DevOps
(8 articles)cURL’s Daniel Stenberg: AI slop is DDoSing open source
Daniel Stenberg, creator of cURL, warns that AI-generated content is overwhelming open-source projects with low-quality contributions, posing a significant challenge for maintainers.
OpenClaw is being called a security “Dumpster fire,” but there is a way to stay safe
Concerns are rising over the security of OpenClaw's marketplace, with Snyk engineers identifying vulnerabilities; this article provides guidance on how to mitigate risks and stay safe.
Arcjet reaches v1.0, promises stable security for JavaScript apps
Arcjet has released v1.0 of its JavaScript SDK, providing a stable and production-ready API for enhancing the security of JavaScript applications.
Vault certificates and secrets inventory reporting: Improve visibility and audit readiness
HashiCorp Vault introduces new inventory reporting for certificates and secrets, providing better visibility and audit readiness for managing sensitive data.
Why 40% of AI projects will be canceled by 2027 (and how to stay in the other 60%)
This article explores reasons why many AI projects fail and offers strategies for organizations to succeed in the agentic AI race, focusing on effective implementation and avoiding common pitfalls.
The reason AI agents shouldn’t touch your source code — and what they should do instead
This article from Dynatrace discusses why AI agents should not directly modify source code and suggests alternative, safer roles for AI in the software development lifecycle.
How World Bank manages hybrid cloud complexity with Terraform
This case study details how the World Bank leveraged Terraform to manage hybrid cloud complexity, transforming their platform engineering and significantly reducing infrastructure deployment times.
The hunt for truly zero-CVE container images
This article discusses the challenges and structural limits in achieving 'zero-CVE' container images on traditional Linux distributions, highlighting the ongoing efforts in container security.
