Azure updates

Public Preview of Azure OpenAI and AI Search in-app connectors for Logic Apps (Standard)

Target availability: Q1 2024

We're thrilled to announce two new built-in connectors for Azure Logic Apps: Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search. With the increasing adoption of AI technologies, there's a growing demand to integrate these capabilities seamlessly into Logic Apps workflows. To address this need, we're launching the Public Preview of these connectors, bridging the gap between Logic Apps and AI.

• Logic Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Resiliency Review on Azure Advisor

Target availability: Q1 2024

Improve your workload’s resiliency and optimize your cloud deployments by reviewing recommendations on Advisor

• Services
• Management
• Features

GA: Azure API Management Developer Portal Unveils Enhanced Features for Increased Developer Productivity

Target availability: Q1 2024

The API Management developer portal is an automatically generated, fully customizable website with the documentation of your APIs. It's where API consumers can discover your APIs, learn how to use them, request access, and try them out. We recently improved the portal editor interface to boost your productivity and enhance the interactions with your favorite features and tools.  

• Features

Public preview: ExpressRoute Metro for High Resiliency

ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. With ExpressRoute, you can establish connections to Microsoft cloud services, such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

• Azure ExpressRoute
• ExpressRoute Circuits
• Services
• Features

Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server

Target availability: Q1 2024

Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.

• Azure Backup
• Azure Database for MySQL flexible servers
• Compliance
• Security
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection.

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack.

• Security
• Features

Custom .Net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024.

Target retirement date: September 30, 2024

Custom .Net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024.

• Retirements
• SDK and Tools
• Features

General availability: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files

Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones

• Azure NetApp Files
• Pricing & Offerings
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Preview: Improved throughput performance on Azure Disks’ Standard SSD

Azure Disks Standard SSD throughput limits are now 100 MB/s on disks sized 8191 GBs and lower.

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Services
• Features

GA: Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption

Target availability: Q1 2024

We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the new Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption, revolutionizing your workflow experience with unparalleled speed, smoothness, and reliability. Unifying the designer experience across all supported platforms, including standard Azure Logic Apps, the Azure Logic Apps Visual Studio Code extension, and consumption Azure Logic Apps in the portal, ensures seamless usability and familiarity wherever you work.

• Features

Public Preview: Safety evaluations for generative AI applications in Azure AI Studio

Target availability: Q1 2024

Measure your generative AI application’s susceptibility to jailbreak attacks and to producing unsafe content, so you can implement effective mitigations and go from prototype to production with confidence.

• Azure AI Studio
• Features

GA: Azure SQL Trigger support for Azure Functions

You can now build application logic in Azure Function apps which can be driven by the data from Azure SQL database

• Azure functions
• Features

General Availability: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Files geo-redundancy for 100TiB standard SMB file shares is now generally available.

• Azure Files
• Storage Accounts
• Features

Generally Available: Free managed certificates on Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps now provides a free managed certificate for your custom domain.

• Azure Container Apps
• Security
• Features

Public preview: Support for Key Vault Certificates in Azure Container Apps

You can now use Azure Key Vault to store and manage your own TLS/SSL certificates for use with Azure Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Security
• Features

Public preview: PowerShell 7.4 support for Azure Functions

You can now develop apps using PowerShell 7.4 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions

• Azure functions
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Container Apps OpenTelemetry Agent support

You can now use open-source standards to send your app’s data.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-March 2024

Target availability: Q1 2024

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2024 .

• Azure SQL Database
• Features