Azure-Updates

Public preview: Trusted launch support in AKS

Administrators can now deploy AKS nodes with verified and signed bootloaders, OS kernels, and drivers.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) support for 5K Node limit by default for standard tier clusters

You can now scale your AKS cluster to larger than 1000 nodes without having to request any special limit increases or whitelisting.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

You can now opt in automatically renew your reservation at time of purchase.

You can now opt in automatically renew your reservation at time of purchase, which provides an easy way to continue getting reservation discounts.

• Features

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus now supports TLS & mTLS based scraping

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus now supports TLS & mTLS based scraping for Prometheus instance served with TLS. To enable TLS and mTLS based scraping, you can configure the TLS settings in the ConfigMap.

• Verwalteter Prometheus
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Core Snaps

We are expanding the Azure IoT Edge supported platforms to include Ubuntu Core Snaps on IoT Edge as a Tier 1 supported operating system.

• Azure IoT Edge
• Features
• Operating System

Now available: Free data transfer out to internet when leaving Azure

Learn how to qualify for free egress when moving your data out of Azure.

• Bandbreite
• Compliance
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

Public Preview: JVM memory fit in Azure Container Apps

Java apps are now attuned to the container environment and primed for better performance and reliability by default.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Managed Java components in Azure Container Apps

You can now leverage managed Java components in Azure Container apps for service registry and externalized application properties.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Tomcat support in Azure Container Apps

You can now deploy a Java application using a WAR file to Azure Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2024.

• Azure SQL-Datenbank
• Features

General Availability: Azure Defender for Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Defender for Cloud detects anomalous activities indicating unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit databases. When deployed, it provides another important security barrier.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

General Availability: Private Link in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Private endpoint for Azure Cosmos DB via Azure Private Link is now available, enhancing security.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Features

General Availability: Major version upgrade logs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Major version upgrade logs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now generally available.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

General availability: Additional cache size for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Utilize an additional Enterprise-tier cache size to optimize the price and performance of your Redis workload.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

General availability: Microsoft Entra ID integration with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Now you can use Microsoft Entra ID authentication on Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters in addition or instead of the native Postgres authentication.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Features

Announcing Try Azure Cosmos DB support in Vercel Integration

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

We're excited to announce Try Azure Cosmos DB support in our Azure Cosmos DB integration with Vercel.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Features

WhatsApp Business Platform now available for applications built on Azure

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Azure Communication Services Advanced Messaging is now generally available, enabling developers to send and receive messages from their applications through third party social messaging platforms, like the WhatsApp Business Platform. This latest messaging service helps businesses create intelligent B2C communication workflows to reach more customers at scale and deliver safe, reliable communications to customers worldwide.

• Services
• SDK and Tools
• Features

Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio supports new fault for Azure Event Hubs

Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for Azure Event Hubs.

• Services
• Features

Azure API Center Updates

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

We are pleased to announce an update to the Azure API Center extension for Visual Studio Code, introducing new capabilities for API inventory and design. Additionally, we are unveiling a new API governance feature in API Center, enabling API linting and analysis based on customer-owned design guidelines.

• Features