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Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols)

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Connect:direct windows support ms windows 11 as windows 10 will be eos at 2025

Windows 11 support

connect direct windows 6.1 support MQ SQL SERVER 2019

I know that C:D Windows 6.0, 6.2 support MSSQL server2019. However, the web page still showing C:D Windows 6.1 only support MS SQL SERVER 2016. May I know C:D Windows 6.1 can support MS SQL Server 2019?

Support for Windows Server 2022

Would like to request getting support for Windows Server 2022 as soon as possible please.

Multi region access point support for s3 bucket

We would like to have multi region access point support for s3 bucket in connect direct transmission so that file transmission to AWS env can be done using multi region access point, this will help in case of DR scenario and the team sending the f...

Connect Direct v6.0 - Support for MS Windows Server 2019

Support for MS Windows Server 2019 for Connect Direct v6.0 for Windows (currently MS Windows Server 2019 requires Connect Direct v6.1).

Add support for Windows Server 2019 for Connect:Direct File Agent

CDFA is currently not supported on WS2019.

C:D Unix RHEL 8 certification

Support for strategic platfoms

Support for Azure Blob Storage

Following our multi-cloud strategy the support for Blob Storage from Azure is important since Azure is one of the main players in public cloud, hence the native support for Azure Blob Storage is a request we have had from different customers.

Certify SQLServer2017 for Connect:Direct for Windows

Support for the later versions of supporting software

Provide support for S3 compatible storage

While many customers use S3 they may wish to use other vendors and universal support for S3 versus just AWS would be helpful