As the size of distributed systems in organizations grows, it becomes essential to monitor and trace the interactions between various services within the system.OpenTelemetryan open-source observability framework, has become increasingly popular for this purpose. Rahul Rail shares a step-by-step tu.. read more  

This helpful post by Bradley Ball outlines three different ways to monitor deadlocks, including SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, and querying the system_health Extended Events session. SQL Server Profiler can capture detailed deadlock graphs, which provide a visualization of the deadlock and a.. read more  

Pradeep Srikakolapu provides a step-by-step guide for developers to use Visual Studio, Azure Data Studio, and Azure DevOps pipelines to build, publish, and deploy database code and shows - How to version control Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool (Azure data warehouse) objects? - How to continuously develop.. read more  

Microsoft has fixedthree vulnerabilities in its Azure API Management service, two of which enabled server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks that could have allowed hackers to access internal Azure assets. The exploits highlight the disadvantages of using blacklisting techniques as a defence again.. read more  

Palo Alto Networks has announced itsML-Powered Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)will now be available on Microsoft Azure as a fully managed Azure-native ISV service. - Cloud NGFW for Azure uses AI and ML to detect and stop known, unknown and zero-day threats, providing unparalleled security features t.. read more  

- Customers can access the cloud service with standard protocols such as Server Message Block or Network File System, and Microsoft has been active in adding to its benefits list ever since adding support for the NFS v4.1 protocol back in December. - The service now offers a 99.99% uptime SLA, snaps.. read more  

Microsoft has announced the general availability of theNVMe-enabled Ebsv5 Virtual Machine (VM)series, whichoffers up to 260,000 IOPS(input/output operations per second) and8,000 MBps of remote disk storagethroughout providingup to three times higher remote storage IOPSandsix times higher remote stor.. read more  

Amazon CloudFront has added a new feature that enables single-click provisioning of web application firewall (WAF) security, offering a hassle-free solution to protect against common threats. - The newly added section within CloudFront offers users the ability to create and configure out-of-the-box .. read more  

GitLab and Google Cloud are collaborating to deliver AI offerings to support DevSecOps in the enterprise. - Built with Google Cloud AI, GitLab's security feature will utilize Google Cloud's foundation models for enterprise customers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities accurately. - The extensi.. read more  

Tech Data has partnered with GitLab to support the growth of application modernisation and DevOps, in response to growing market demand. - The venture will allow channel partners and independent software vendors in Tech Data's Asia Pacific and Japan region to leverage application modernisation and D.. read more