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Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on exact time range provided dynamically (preview)
Azure Monitor Logs connector lets you query data in your Log Analytics workspace or Application Insights components per Logic App trigger or schedule, and list or visualize results. The Time range…
December 2023
Application Insights Availability Tests TLS 1.3 Enablement
TLS 1.3 will be enabled for Availability Tests in Azure Monitor Application Insights starting on 4 December 2023
November 2023
Generally available: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based Distro for ASP.NET Core Applications
Target availability: Q4 2023
Use OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation with vender-neutral APIs to power metrics, logs, and distributed traces in Azure Monitor application insights.
General availability: Azure Monitor Application Insights Browser SDK Loader for Node.js
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Monitor Application Insights Node.js customers can enable real user monitoring (RUM) with a simple configuration.
September 2023
Azure Monitor support for OpenCensus will end on 30 September 2024 - transition to using Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Python Distro
Target retirement date: September 29, 2023
Azure Monitor support for OpenCensus will end on 30 September 2024
Transition to using standard tests for single-step availability testing in Azure Monitor application insights by 30 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 30, 2026
URL ping tests in the application insights feature will be retired on 30 September 2026.
Generally available: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based Distro for Node.js and Python
Target availability: Q3 2023
Use OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation with vender-neutral APIs to power metrics, logs, and distributed traces in Azure Monitor application insights.
Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity
When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing...
September 2022
The application insights Java 2.X SDK will be retired on 30 September 2025
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Upgrade to application insights Java 3.X auto-instrumentation by 30 September 2025.
August 2022
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.
June 2022
General availability: Azure Active Directory authentication for Application Insights
Target availability: Q2 2022
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for Azure Monitor Application helps ensure that only authenticated telemetry is ingested in your Application Insights resources.
March 2022
Transition to using connection strings for data ingestion by 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Technical support for instrumentation key–based global ingestion in Application Insights will end on 31 March 2025.
October 2021
Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights support for Availability Zones is now generally available in West US 2
Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights are now support Availability Zones capability in West US 2.
August 2021
Multi-step web tests will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Transition to custom availability tests in Application Insights by 31 August 2024.
Transition to new work item integration in Application Insights by 31 August 2022
Target retirement date: August 31, 2022
Work item integration (classic) will be retired on 31 August 2022.
Release annotations using API keys will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Transition to new release annotations without using API keys in Application Insights.
May 2021
General availability: Application Insight in South India
Application Insight, a part of Azure Monitor, is now generally available in South India region for customers to collect telemetry and analyze their service health in production environments.
April 2021
Public preview: Application Insight in South India and West Central US
Application Insight is now in public preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyzing their services for health in the following list of regions South India West Central US.
March 2021
General availability: Application Insight in Australia Central 2
Application Insight, a part of Azure Monitor, is now generally available in Australia Central 2 region for customers to collect telemetry and analyze their service health in production environments.
February 2021
We’re retiring Classic Application Insights on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Transition to workspace-based Application Insights.
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