Microsoft acquires Citus Data, creators of a cloud-friendly version of the PostgreSQL database and Amazon Web Services Launches: AWS Backup. Here’s the least you need to know about Cloud and Tech for this week.

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Microsoft

• Microsoft shares are jumping before earnings results
• Microsoft acquires Citus Data, creators of a cloud-friendly version of the PostgreSQL database
• Microsoft partner on real-time analytics with Azure Data Explorer
• Microsoft cloud services see global authentication outage
• Microsoft Previews One-Time Passcodes in Azure AD B2B Service

Google

• Google Takes its First Steps Toward Killing the URL
• Dell Boomi Joins Google Cloud Partner Program
• Google announces Kubernetes Operator for Apache Spark
• Unity and Google Cloud Platform launch challenge to push limits of game AI

Amazon

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