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Microsoft Commits to Supporting Apache Cassandra 3.11 on Azure Managed Instance - OPP.Today

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Microsoft has released a preview for SQL Server 2022, calling it its "most cloud-connected" release yet. Improvements on Azure include the introduction of Chaos Studio and OpenAI Service.

On-premises fans hoping for news regarding Cosmos DB and Azure Stack were, however, to be disappointed, as Microsoft told us: "We have nothing to share about Cosmos DB on Azure Stack HCI at this time. "We do offer customers the ability to manage their hybrid deployments using Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, which is part of the Cosmos DB family." Its not quite the same, though, is it? Still, Microsoft significantly upped the freebies on offer for those happy to sign up for Azure. T...

The big story: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings Mesh is a platform that allows for shared meetings between Microsoft’s HoloLens (augmented reality) and Windows Mixed Reality (virtual reality). Lucas Matney describes it as “pretty standard faire” for spatial computing, but noted that this will also serve as a platform for developers to build their own applications. The tech giants Uber spins out delivery robot startup as Serve Robotics — Postmates X, the robotics division of the...