AWS
(20 articles)Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports January 2026 Release Update and Spatial Patch Bundle
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the latest January 2026 Release Update, including important security enhancements and bug fixes for Oracle Database versions 19c and 21c.
AWS IAM Identity Center is now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) AWS Region
AWS IAM Identity Center expands its global footprint, now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region, enhancing workforce identity management for AWS applications in the area.
Amazon EC2 G7e instances now available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region
Amazon EC2 G7e instances, powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, are now available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo), offering up to 2.3x inference performance for AI/ML workloads.
Aurora DSQL launches new Go, Python, and Node.js connectors that simplify IAM authentication
New Aurora DSQL Connectors for Go, Python, and Node.js simplify IAM authentication for PostgreSQL drivers, streamlining secure connections to Aurora DSQL clusters.
Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ minor version 5.19
Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ minor version 5.19, bringing several improvements and fixes to managed message brokers, with automatic upgrades for existing brokers.
AWS Certificate Manager updates default certificate validity to comply with new guidelines
AWS Certificate Manager now issues public certificates with a maximum validity of 198 days, aligning with new CA/Browser Forum requirements to enhance security and best practices.
Amazon Aurora DSQL now integrates with Kiro powers and AI agent skills
Amazon Aurora DSQL now integrates with Kiro powers and AI agent skills, accelerating AI agent-assisted development for Aurora DSQL-backed applications.
Amazon Connect Cases now supports AWS Service Quotas
Amazon Connect Cases now integrates with AWS Service Quotas, providing administrators a centralized view to monitor utilization, manage limits, and scale case workloads efficiently.
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports AWS KMS customer managed keys
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports AWS KMS customer-managed keys, allowing users to encrypt data in their Grafana workspaces with their own encryption keys for enhanced security.
AWS Clean Rooms announces support for remote Apache Iceberg REST catalogs
AWS Clean Rooms now supports catalog federation for remote Apache Iceberg REST catalogs, simplifying clean room setup and providing secure, direct access to Iceberg tables in Amazon S3.
Amazon OpenSearch Service expands support for Graviton4 (c8g,m8g & r8g ) instances
Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports Graviton4-based EC2 instances (c8g, m8g, r8g), offering up to 30% better performance and 20% better price performance for OpenSearch workloads.
Amazon Bedrock reinforcement fine-tuning adds support for open-weight models with OpenAI-compatible APIs
Amazon Bedrock now supports reinforcement fine-tuning for open-weight models like OpenAI GPT-OSS and Qwen, with OpenAI-compatible APIs, simplifying model accuracy improvements for developers.
Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.12 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.44) is now generally available
Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.12, compatible with MySQL 8.0.44, is now generally available, bringing security enhancements and availability improvements to Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition.
Amazon MSK now supports dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) connectivity for existing clusters
Amazon MSK now offers dual-stack connectivity (IPv4 and IPv6) for existing Provisioned and Serverless clusters, providing greater networking flexibility and compatibility.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 now available in Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock now supports Claude Sonnet 4.6, offering frontier performance for coding, agentic workflows, and professional tasks, enabling organizations to deploy advanced AI automation.
Announcing new high performance computing Amazon EC2 Hpc8a instances
AWS announces Amazon EC2 Hpc8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, delivering up to 40% higher performance for compute-intensive HPC applications and simulations.
Announcing Amazon DocumentDB long-term support (LTS) on 5.0
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now offers Long-Term Support (LTS) on DocumentDB 5.0, reducing upgrade frequency and maintenance overhead for critical workloads.
AWS Backup announces PrivateLink support for SAP HANA on AWS
AWS Backup now supports AWS PrivateLink for SAP HANA systems on Amazon EC2, enabling secure backup traffic over private network connections to meet compliance requirements.
Amazon Aurora now supports Server-Side Encryption by default
Amazon Aurora now automatically applies server-side encryption by default to all new database clusters using AWS-owned keys, enhancing security with no cost or performance impact.
Announcing Amazon SageMaker Inference for custom Amazon Nova models
AWS launches Amazon SageMaker Inference for custom Amazon Nova models, allowing users to configure instance types, auto-scaling, and concurrency for optimized AI model deployments.
GCP
(9 articles)Decommission your legacy Apache Cassandra stack and build for the future with Spanner
This article highlights the benefits of migrating from Apache Cassandra to Google Cloud Spanner, emphasizing lower TCO, elastic scalability, and reduced maintenance for modern applications.
Simplify your AI workflow with autonomous embedding generation in BigQuery
Google Cloud introduces autonomous embedding generation in BigQuery, simplifying the creation of embeddings for generative AI and RAG applications, and unlocking multimodal use cases.
Building a conversational agent in BigQuery using the Conversational Analytics API
Learn how to build data agents in BigQuery using the Conversational Analytics API, powered by Gemini, to make data more accessible and enable natural language interaction with your information.
Introducing Gemini 3.1 Pro on Google Cloud
Google Cloud announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, a significantly smarter and more capable baseline model for complex problem-solving, enabling businesses to transform operations with advanced AI.
Powering the next generation of agents with Google Cloud databases
Google Cloud introduces managed and remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for its databases, enabling AI agents to access data consistently and securely for advanced AI applications.
Your guide to Provisioned Throughput (PT) on Vertex AI
This guide details updates to Provisioned Throughput (PT) on Vertex AI, offering reserved resources to guarantee capacity and predictable performance for scaling AI agent workloads.
Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI threats report: Distillation, experimentation, and integration
Google's Cloud CISO Perspectives highlights a new AI Threat Tracker report, detailing emerging threats related to AI distillation, experimentation, and integration, crucial for cloud security professionals.
New BigQuery global queries let you explore distributed data with a single SQL statement
BigQuery introduces global queries, allowing users to explore distributed data across multiple regions with a single SQL statement, simplifying analysis for multinational corporations.
From BRICKSTORM to GRIMBOLT: UNC6201 Exploiting a Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines Zero-Day
Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group identify the exploitation of a high-risk zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, providing critical security insights.
Azure
(27 articles)How to Troubleshoot Azure Functions Not Visible in Azure Portal
This article provides essential troubleshooting steps for a common issue where Azure Functions are not appearing in the Azure Portal, helping engineers quickly resolve visibility problems.
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Brazil Southeast, and in a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central
Azure Premium SSD v2, a high-performance block storage option, expands its availability to new regions and an additional Availability Zone, offering enhanced performance and regional resilience.
Regional Endpoints for Geo-Replicated Azure Container Registries (Private Preview)
This private preview introduces regional endpoints for geo-replicated Azure Container Registries, improving performance and reliability for Kubernetes clusters deployed across multiple regions.
Seamless Migrations From Self Hosted Nginx Ingress To The AKS App Routing Add-On
With the upcoming retirement of the Nginx Ingress controller, this guide provides a seamless migration path to the AKS App Routing Add-On, ensuring continued support and optimized ingress management.
Build a Custom SSL Certificate Monitor with Azure SRE Agent: From Python Tool to Production Skill
This guide demonstrates how to create a custom Python tool within Azure SRE Agent to monitor SSL certificate expiry, preventing outages and enhancing proactive security measures.
Host Declarative Markdown-Based Agents on Azure Functions
Azure Functions now supports deploying markdown-defined Copilot agents as scalable cloud services with a single command, simplifying the development and hosting of AI agents.
Announcing official support for Microsoft fabric-cicd tool
Microsoft officially supports fabric-cicd, an open-source Python deployment library, for CI/CD automation across Fabric workspaces, enhancing developer workflows and integration.
Introducing Budget Bytes: Build powerful AI apps for under $25
The new "Budget Bytes" series inspires developers to build affordable, production-quality AI applications on Azure with a budget of $25 or less, focusing on cost-effective AI solutions.
Reactive Incident Response with Azure SRE Agent: From Alert to Resolution in Minutes
Azure SRE Agent streamlines incident response by enabling rapid investigation and resolution from alerts, significantly reducing mean time to recovery for critical cloud services.
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now available on Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 through AI Model Serving, delivering frontier-level performance for complex coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work.
Unified tooling in the AKS MCP server
The AKS MCP Server introduces new unified tooling in public preview, including `call_az` and `call_kubectl`, to simplify management, reduce latency, and lower costs for Kubernetes workloads.
Cluster mode for the agentic CLI for AKS
Cluster mode for the agentic CLI for AKS, now in public preview, addresses security and manageability challenges by preventing diagnostic agents from inheriting broad user permissions.
Quota and deployment troubleshooting tools for Azure Functions Flex Consumption
Azure Functions Flex Consumption now includes platform-integrated tools for clearer insights into quota availability and deployment behavior, aiding in cost optimization and troubleshooting.
Azure Functions .NET 10 support
Azure Functions now generally supports .NET 10, enabling serverless applications to leverage the latest .NET runtime for improved performance and features in production environments.
Node auto-provisioning support in Azure government and private cloud
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers general availability support for node auto-provisioning in Azure Government and private cloud, simplifying compute resource management for Kubernetes workloads.
Encryption at host & disk encryption sets support in node auto-provisioning
Node auto-provisioning enabled clusters in AKS now support Encryption at Host and disk encryption sets, addressing critical security requirements for users leveraging this feature.
Azure Migrate: Now Supporting Premium SSD V2, Ultra and ZRS Disks as Targets
Azure Migrate now supports assessment and migration to Premium SSD v2, Ultra Disk, and ZRS Disks, providing more advanced and resilient storage options for cloud migrations.
Get started with Elasticsearch MCP server in Azure SRE Agent
The Elasticsearch MCP server enables Azure SRE Agent to interact with Elasticsearch clusters using natural language, simplifying log querying, metric analysis, and cluster health checks.
Instant access support for incremental snapshots of Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk
Azure now offers instant access support for incremental snapshots of Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks, enabling immediate restoration of new disks for enhanced data recovery and business continuity.
How Azure SRE Agent Can Investigate Resources in a Private Network
This article explains how Azure SRE Agent can investigate resources within a private network using an Azure Function proxy, providing a secure and efficient method for diagnostics.
Billing updates: new operations for Fabric AI functions and AI services
Microsoft Fabric introduces new billing reporting updates, making it easier to track AI-related usage for AI Functions and AI services, improving cost transparency and management.
Agentic Logic Apps Integration with SAP - Part 2: AI Agents
Part 2 of this series focuses on configuring the Logic Apps Agent for SAP integration, demonstrating how it leverages AI and business rules from SharePoint to streamline workflows.
Logic Apps Agentic Workflows with SAP - Part 1: Infrastructure
Part 1 of this series covers the foundational infrastructure for integrating Azure Logic Apps with SAP, emphasizing data quality and validation as critical components for robust workflows.
Public Preview: Automatic zone balance for Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure announces the public preview of automatic zone balance for Virtual Machine Scale Sets, a new capability that helps maintain zone-resilient workloads with zero manual intervention.
RDP Shortpath (UDP) over Private Link is now generally available
RDP Shortpath (UDP) over Private Link is now generally available for Azure Virtual Desktop, enhancing performance and security for remote desktop connections by routing traffic over private networks.
Azure API Management - Unified AI Gateway Design Pattern
This article introduces the Unified AI Gateway Design Pattern for Azure API Management, providing a control plane to manage multiple AI providers, models, and API formats at scale.
Azure reliability, resiliency, and recoverability: Build continuity by design
This blog post emphasizes building continuity by design in Azure, focusing on reliability, resiliency, and predictable recovery for modern cloud systems beyond just uptime.
Cloudflare
(2 articles)Cloudflare outage on February 20, 2026
Cloudflare details a service outage affecting customers using its Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) service, providing critical insights into BGP route withdrawals and service reliability.
Code Mode: give agents an entire API in 1,000 tokens
Cloudflare's Code Mode allows AI agents to interact with its extensive API using minimal tokens, significantly reducing context window usage and improving efficiency for agentic systems.
Cloud Native
(6 articles)OpenTelemetry.io 2025 review
A comprehensive review of OpenTelemetry's community accomplishments in 2025, highlighting its growth and impact on cloud-native observability standards.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-located Event Deep Dive: Agentics Day: MCP + Agents
This deep dive into Agentics Day at KubeCon EU 2026 highlights the rapid movement of agentic systems into production and how cloud-native teams are connecting models to real-world tools and data.
State of cloud native 2026: CNCF CTO’s insights and predictions
The CNCF CTO shares insights and predictions for the state of cloud native in 2026, reflecting on the foundation's 10th anniversary and future trends.
CNCF Releases 2026 Observability Summit North America Schedule as Cloud Native Observability Adoption Expands
The CNCF announces the schedule for the 2026 Observability Summit North America, highlighting the growing adoption of open observability standards and practices in cloud-native environments.
Announcing Kyverno 1.17!
Kyverno 1.17 stabilizes its next-generation Common Expression Language (CEL) policy engine, offering high-performance policy enforcement for Kubernetes clusters.
Ambient multi-network multicluster support is now Beta
Istio's Ambient multi-network multicluster support graduates to Beta, bringing production-ready improvements for managing service meshes across complex, distributed environments.
Docker
(2 articles)State of Agentic AI Report: Key Findings
Docker's State of Agentic AI report reveals key findings from a global survey, summarizing how agentic AI is scaling within organizations and its impact on developers and decision-makers.
The Multi-Model Database for AI Agents: Deploy SurrealDB with Docker Extension
This article introduces SurrealDB, a multi-model database for AI agents, and demonstrates how to deploy it easily using the Docker Extension, simplifying complex data integration for AI applications.
GitHub
(2 articles)How AI is reshaping developer choice (and Octoverse data proves it)
GitHub's Octoverse data reveals how AI compatibility is becoming a crucial factor in developer technology choices, reshaping the landscape of software development.
Securing the AI software supply chain: Security results across 67 open source projects
The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund's report highlights efforts to accelerate fixes and strengthen ecosystems across 67 critical AI-stack projects, enhancing the security of the AI software supply chain.
DevOps
(5 articles)Why Kubernetes 1.35 is a game-changer for stateful workload scaling
Kubernetes 1.35 introduces the GA of In-Place Pod Resize and Vertical Pod Autoscaling InPlaceOrRecreate update mode, significantly improving stateful workload scaling and resource management.
Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build
Red Hat enters the cloud-native developer desktop market with its enterprise Podman Desktop build, offering a robust alternative to Docker Desktop for managing containers.
96% of developers don’t trust AI code: Here’s a step toward the fix
This article addresses the significant trust gap in AI-generated code among developers and explores strategies to improve verification and reliability for agentic AI systems.
Prometheus and OpenTelemetry finally play nice
This article discusses how technical incompatibilities between Prometheus and OpenTelemetry have been resolved, fostering better integration and collaboration in the observability space.
How Benchling saved 8,000 hours by changing how it used Terraform
Benchling, a B2B SaaS company, shares how optimizing its Terraform usage led to saving 8,000 hours, demonstrating significant efficiency gains in managing complex cloud infrastructure.
