Azure updates

General Availability: Standard network features support in US Gov regions

Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Gov regions

• Azure NetApp Files
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

• Microsoft Cost Management
• Management

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

• Microsoft Cost Management
• Management

Generally Available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 now supported on Azure Virtual Machines

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3, the latest version of RHEL 9 from Red Hat is now generally available on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Availability of RHEL 9.3 for VMs on Azure is a step forward towards offering a more scalable, flexible Linux platform that pairs container innovation with a strong security posture.

• Linux Virtual Machines
• Red Hat Linux
• Open Source
• Operating System

Public Preview: Attach and VMs to and from Existing Virtual Machine Scale Sets

You can now easily bring existing VMs to an existing Virtual Machine Scale Set with Flexible Orchestration Mode to take advantage of the scaling orchestrations offered by scale sets. You can now detach a VM from the scale set for isolation and troubleshooting.

• Virtual Machine Scale Sets
• Virtual Machines
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Generally Available: Azure Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines

Get improved performance and higher reliability for your memory-optimized workloads with the public preview of the new generation Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines.

• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host

Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest update, you can deploy Azure Container Storage on Azure Linux container host.

• Azure Container Storage
• App Service (Linux)
• Managed Disks
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Kubernetes AI toolchain operator

You can now more easily deploy machine learning (ML) models on AKS using the Kubernetes AI toolchain operator.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Microsoft Ignite
• Open Source

Generally available: AMD confidential VM option for Azure Databricks

Users can now select AMD-based confidential VMs for their Azure Databricks cluster driver node and cluster worker nodes.

• Azure Databricks
• Virtual Machines
• Security
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in select regions

Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in select regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Security
• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Public preview: ExpressRoute Scalable Gateway

The ExpressRoute virtual network gateway facilitates both management and control plane connectivity to Virtual Machines and Private Endpoints over ExpressRoute.

• Azure ExpressRoute
• ExpressRoute Gateways
• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Features

General Availability: Ubuntu Server to Ubuntu Pro in-place upgrade now available

Upgrade from Ubuntu Server (16.04 or higher) to Ubuntu Pro on your existing Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) without redeployment or downtime.

• Linux Virtual Machines
• Open Source
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Monitor Agent JSON log collection

Target availability: Q4 2023

Azure Monitoring Agent team has released for public preview JSON log collection. New collection types enable customers to migrate from other competing data collection services to Azure Monitor.

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Microsoft Sentinel
• SDK and Tools
• Security
• Features

Latency metrics for disks and performance metrics for temporary disks on Azure Virtual Machines

New latency metrics on OS, data and temporary disks are now available in preview, allowing you to see how long it takes to complete input/output (IO) requests to Azure Disks . In addition, new performance metrics for temporary disks are generally available now and allow users to see the IOPS, throughput and queue depth for virtual machines with temporary disks.

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Virtual Machines
• Features

Ability to add dynamic values in Alert’s custom fields

Alerts help you detect and address issues before users notice them by proactively notifying you when Azure Monitor data indicates there might be a problem with your infrastructure or application. We added to the Custom properties section in the alert payload ability to add dynamic value extracted from the alert payload, or a combination of both can be added to the alert notification payload.

• Alerts
• Services
• Features
• Compliance

The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024

The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024

• Pricing & Offerings

Microsoft Security email update and Resources for Azure AD rename to Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The rename and new product icon are being rolled out across experiences from Microsoft. Most updates will be complete by mid-November of this year. Resources are also now available to support the renaming of your product experiences. Additionally, Identity emails will now be sent from Microsoft Security (MSSecurity-noreply@microsoft.com). The emails are currently coming from Microsoft Azure (azure-noreply@microsoft.com). You may need to update Outlook rules as a result.

• Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
• Security
• Features

Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— updates and more information

Target retirement date: September 30, 2025

Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025 -- updates and more information

• Bandwidth
• Retirements