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May 2023

May 23

Public Preview: AMD confidential VM option for Azure Data Explorer (ADX)

IN PREVIEW

Users can now run their most sensitive data workloads in ADX clusters on AMD-based confidential VM SKUs.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Microsoft Build
  • Security
  • Features
May 23

Build 2023: New Azure App Service plans fuel greater choice and savings

NOW AVAILABLE

New plans for Microsoft Azure App Service customers with two new offerings in the Premium v3 (Pv3) service tier, and expansion in the Isolated v2 tier.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Build
May 23

Generally Available: V2 programming model for Azure Functions using Python

NOW AVAILABLE

A simplified programming model for Python developers.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Database Migration Assessment for Oracle - GA

NOW AVAILABLE

Database Migration Assessment for Oracle extension analyzes an organization's Oracle database, identifying performance requirements and code compatibility with the target Azure database for a smooth migration.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public Preview: Time-travel for Azure Synapse Link for Cosmos DB

IN PREVIEW

Rewind to read previous transactions in Synapse Link containers to analyze previous versions of your document with time-travel for Azure Synapse Link

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Available: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform and Azure Logic Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps is now available and allows you to connect to any MySQL Flexible Server database to read and write data.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

General availability: Confidential containers on Azure Container Instances (ACI)

ACI now lets you run containers in a trusted execution environment (TEE)

  • Azure Container Instances
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Generally Available: Cost-optimizations with transformations on Log Analytics for troubleshooting Cosmos DB

NOW AVAILABLE

Optimize costs on your Log Analytics workspace by adding transformation rules to your Cosmos DB LA tables.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Azure SQL Managed Instance —Public preview updates for late-May 2023

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-May 2023

  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Database Migration Service Pack for Oracle - Preview

IN PREVIEW

An Azure Data Studio extension pack for end-to-end Oracle database schema and data migration to Azure Data (SQL and PostgreSQL)

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Microsoft Azure Deployment Environments is now generally available.

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Deployment Environments is now generally available. With Deployment Environments, developers can self-deploy the environments they need on demand using infrastructure-as-code templates.

  • Azure Deployment Environments
  • Microsoft Build
May 23

Public preview: Automated deployments in AKS now supports Draft

IN PREVIEW

Configure automated deployments to create a Dockerfile, build a container image and create Kubernetes deployment files directly from your source code.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public Preview: Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

IN PREVIEW

Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore enhances AI-driven applications using OpenAI API or custom-built solutions by incorporating vector similarity search into your database.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

General Availability – Database Schema Conversion Toolkit for Oracle

NOW AVAILABLE

An extension that automates and provides code conversion from Oracle to SQL to simplify and accelerate the migration process.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public Preview – Data Migration for Oracle

IN PREVIEW

Seamless data migration from Oracle to Azure with the new Azure Database Migration Service extension

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB serverless container with 1 TB storage

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Cosmos DB serverless 1-TB is now generally available. Enjoy expanded storage capacity, allowing you to store up to 1 TB of data in a single container.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB hierarchical partition keys

NOW AVAILABLE

Now generally available, hierarchical partition keys in Azure Cosmos DB enables you to partition your data with up to three levels of keys.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB all versions and deletes change feed mode

IN PREVIEW

The new all versions and deletes mode for change feed allows you to read item creates, updates, and deletes that occurred within the continuous backup period configured on your account.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public Preview: Materialized views for Cosmos DB NoSQL API

IN PREVIEW

Create materialized views on top of your NoSQL containers to reduce cross partition queries, improve speed, and reduce costs.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 23

Public preview: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is now extending monitoring support for Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Arc.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Managed Grafana
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Management
  • Features
  • Open Source

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