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September 2023

Sep 22

Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Upgrade to the latest version of the libraries before the Legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries are retired on 13 September 2024.

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 22

Retirement notice: The Azure Storage Ruby client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Azure Storage Ruby client libraries are being retired on 13 September 2024 - Transition to calling the Azure Storage REST API directly from your Ruby applications

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 20

Generally available: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based Distro for Node.js and Python

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Use OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation with vender-neutral APIs to power metrics, logs, and distributed traces in Azure Monitor application insights.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Management
  • SDK and Tools
  • Open Source
Sep 6

Build AI-assisted calling workflows with Azure AI Speech and Azure Communication Services

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Add speech capabilities into Azure Communication Services call automation workflows with Azure AI Speech.

  • Services
  • SDK and Tools

August 2023

Aug 30

Generally Available: ASP.NET Core integration in Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports using ASP.NET types such as HttpRequest, HttpResponse, and IActionResult from .NET isolated function projects.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Aug 24

General Availability: AzAcSnap 9 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap Version 9 Release

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Aug 16

Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Aug 16

Generally Available: Application Insights integration for the Azure Functions .NET worker

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

.NET function apps using the isolated worker model can now better control how telemetry is emitted to Application Insights.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Aug 14

Azure Sphere (Integrated) Public Preview

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to announce the Public Preview of Azure Sphere (Integrated), a new management interface for Azure Sphere services that is natively integrated with Azure via the Azure Resource Manager.

  • Operating System
  • SDK and Tools

July 2023

Jul 26

Speech-to-text REST API v3.0 will be retired by 31 March 2026.

Target availability: Q1 2026

Speech-to-text REST API v3.0 will be retired by 31 March 2026. Update your code that uses Speech-to-text REST API. We recently updated the Speech-to-text REST API to version 3.1. Version 3.1 builds on the capabilities of the previous version and adds new features including language identification and multi-speaker diarization. With these enhancements, we'll retire version 3.0 of the API on 31 March 2026.

  • Azure AI Speech
  • SDK and Tools
Jul 12

General availability: Call automation capabilities for Azure Communication Services

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2023

A new set of APIs are in preview, to help developers build server-based, calling workflows.

  • Services
  • Microsoft Build
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features

June 2023

Jun 27

Public Preview: Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Introducing Azure OpenAI Service on your data in public preview, which unlocks the power of OpenAI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 with your own data. It streamlines communication, enhances customer service, boosts productivity without training, provides access to specific data sources for accurate insights, and enables seamless data connectivity, web app deployment, and transformative conversational AI experiences.

  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Jun 21

General Availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure Sphere version 23.05 release includes various new features and developer resources.

  • Operating System
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 16

Retirement notice: Move to Azure Load Testing GA API versions by 10 September 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: September 10, 2023

Retirement notice: Move to Azure Load Testing GA API versions by 10 September 2023

  • Azure Load Testing
  • Services
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 14

General availability: Azure Queue Storage SDK for Go

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Queue Storage SDK is now generally available for Go, allowing developers to build Go apps that can store and retrieve messages in Azure Queue Storage.

  • Queue Storage
  • Storage Accounts
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 14

General availability: Azure Blob Storage SDK for Go

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Blob Storage SDK is now generally available for Go, allowing developers to build Go apps that interact with objects in Azure Blob Storage.

  • Storage Accounts
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 14

General availability: Azure Event Hubs SDK for Go

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Event Hubs SDK is now generally available for Go, allowing developers to build Go apps that send and receive events from Azure Event Hubs.

  • Event Hubs
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 12

General availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05 is delayed to 20 June, and the updated OS has been issued to Retail Eval

NOW AVAILABLE

Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides seven days for backward compatibility testing.

  • Operating System
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 8

Announcing the new Azure Container Registry libraries

NOW AVAILABLE

We’re pleased to announce that version 1.1.0 of the Azure Container Registry (ACR) libraries for .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python are now generally available.

  • SDK and Tools
Jun 6

Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API

IN PREVIEW

With this announcement, cloud native and modern applications that use REST APIs to access Azure SMB shares can utilize identity-based authentication and authorization to access file shares.

  • Azure Files
  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features

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