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Generally available: Delete Jobs API to support bulk delete in Azure Digital Twins
GA release for bulk delete support for Azure Digital Twins
July 2023
Generally available: Azure Digital Twins supports Digital Twins Definition Language version 3
ADT supports defining models using the Digital Twins Definition Language version 3 (DTDL v3)
June 2023
Generally available: Jobs API to support bulk import in Azure Digital Twins
GA release for bulk import support for Azure Digital Twins
March 2023
Generally available: Azure Digital Twins Data history supports Graph updates
The Azure Digital Twins Data history now supports historizing twin property updates, twin lifecycle events, and relationship lifecycle events.
February 2023
GA: 50K relationships per twin support in Azure Digital Twins
ADT Relationship limit increase: 50,000 relationships for a single twin
Public Preview: Jobs API to support bulk import in Azure Digital Twins
Public preview for bulk import support for Azure Digital Twins
Public Preview: Import Jobs API Support in Azure Digital Twins
Public preview for bulk import support for Azure Digital Twins
Public preview: Azure Digital Twins connector for Microsoft Power Platform
Azure Digital Twins connector for Microsoft Power Platform in Public Preview
Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2020-03-31)
Target retirement date: February 02, 2023
Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API (2020-03-31-preview) will be retired on 05/02/2023
Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2021-06-31)
Target retirement date: May 02, 2023
Starting on May 02, 2023, Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API 2021-06-30-preview version will be retired.
Public Preview: Azure Digital Twins
Public preview: User-assigned managed identities for routing events for Azure Digital Twins
Public preview: User-assigned managed identities for routing events for Azure Digital Twins
Azure Digital Twins now supports both system-assigned and user-assigned managed identities for authenticating to supported endpoints for routing digital twin events.
July 2022
Generally available: Azure Digital Twins Data history
Data history is an integration feature of Azure Digital Twins.
June 2022
General availability: MATCH clause for Query
The MATCH clause is used in the Azure Digital Twins query language and allows you to specify which pattern should be followed while traversing relationships in the ADT graph.
May 2022
Public preview: Azure Digital Twins 3D Scenes Studio
3D Scenes Studio allows you to build lightweight 3D visualization with contextual data visualizations that can be consumed easily from web browsers.
June 2021
General availability: Azure Digital Twins plugin for Azure Data Explorer
Adding context to IoT data just became easier. Azure Digital Twins and Azure Data Explorer now seamlessly integrate, allowing you to allow you to contextualize time-series IoT data.
Azure Digital Twins Explorer available in public preview
Visual developer tool for exploring your digital twin is now available as a web application.
December 2020
Azure Digital Twins is now generally available
Azure Digital Twins is generally available and read for production deployments. Features include: Flexible modelling and general graph topology, richer compute, bring your own IoT Hub for easier integration, and improved scalability.
September 2020
New IoT Event Learning Path
A new Event Learning Path is now available for solution architects, business decision makers, and developers interested in IoT Solutions with Azure IoT Services.
Announcing the unified Azure Certified Device program
A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.
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