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RSS feedOctober 2022
General availability: New Azure proximity placement groups feature
You can now use the new optional parameter "intent" to specify the VM sizes and zone intended for the proximity placement group.
September 2022
General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.
Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup
Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.
Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central
Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure.
General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files
Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.
August 2022
Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China
Target availability: Q3 2022
Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure
Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North
Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure
Generally available: UAE North Availability Zones
Azure Availability Zones are now generally available in the UAE. These three new zones provide you with options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.
Generally available: Azure VMware Solution now in Sweden Central
Azure VMware Solution has now expanded to Sweden Central. This is in addition to multiple regions across US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift new regions
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in West Central US, Australia Central, and Sweden Central.
General availability: Microsoft Azure available from new cloud region in Qatar
The first hyperscale datacenter region in Qatar is now available.
Generally available: Azure Databricks in West US 3
Azure Databricks, a data analytics platform optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform, is now generally available in West US 3.
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in China North 3 and China East 3
Log Analytics, a feature of Azure Monitor, is now generally available for you to start collecting telemetry and analyzing your services for health and usage in China North 3 and China East 3.
General availability: Application Insights in China North 3 and China East 3
Application Insights, a part of Azure Monitor, is now generally available in China North 3 and China East 3 regions for you to collect telemetry and analyze your service health in production environments.
July 2022
Generally available: Trusted Launch support for DCsv3 and DCdsv3 series Virtual Machines
DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series virtual machines (VMs) now supports trusted launch feature.
Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in four new regions
Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data.
Public preview: Azure Monitor for SAP solutions
Azure Monitor for SAP solutions allows you to collect and visualize end-to-end SAP telemetry in the Azure portal.
Generally available: Same-zone high availability for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Deploy high availability within the same zone for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
Responsible AI investments and safeguards for Facial Recognition
Target retirement date: July 01, 2023
The Cognitive Services team has updated our approach to facial recognition including adding a new Limited Access policy, removing AI classifiers of sensitive attributes and bolstering our investments in fairness and transparency.
June 2022
Public preview: Azure Virtual Network Manager in nine new regions
You can create an Azure Virtual Network Manager instance in nine more regions and manage your virtual networks at scale across regions, subscriptions, management groups, and tenants globally from a single pane of glass.
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