Azure-Updates

General Availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Mexico

Microsoft has announced the opening of its first hyper-scale cloud region in Mexico.

• Security
• Regions & Datacenters
• Services

General availability: Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) inspection limit & size enforcement

Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall (WAF) running on Application Gateway now supports greater control over request body inspection, and maximum size limits for request bodies and file uploads.

• Web Application Firewall
• Application Gateway
• Security
• Features

Using Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in security admin rules is now in public preview

Using your Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in the source and/or destination of security admin rules is now in public preview, enabling users to achieve network isolation across different environments and manage network segments more easily at scale.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Security
• Services
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Backup and restore of virtual machines with private endpoint enabled disks

Azure Backup can now help you back up virtual machines using private endpoint-enabled disks. You can now also specify network settings to be used by the restored disks while initiating the restore process.

• Azure Backup
• Security
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.

• Azure Backup
• Flexible Server für Azure MySQL Database
• Security
• Features
• Compliance

Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection.

Zielverfügbarkeit: Q1 2024

Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack.

• Security
• Features

Generally Available: Free managed certificates on Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps now provides a free managed certificate for your custom domain.

• Azure Container Apps
• Security
• Features

Some compliance features in Microsoft Defender for Cloud will be retired on September 30, 2025

Einstellung am: September 30, 2025

Microsoft Actions and Compliance offerings, two regulatory compliance features in public preview, will no longer be available through the Defender for Cloud portal pages starting September 30, 2025.

• Microsoft Defender für Cloud
• Security
• Compliance
• Retirements

Generally Available: Host Network Security Group (NSG) control in AKS

You can now directly configure allowed ports in your nodepool settings.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

Generally Available: Instance level Public IP tags in AKS

You can now utilize Azure routing preference for your cluster, public node IPs in AKS

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

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

Retirement: Support for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall v2 Configuration is ending

Einstellung am: März 15, 2027

On 15 March 2027, the Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration will be retired. To continue using this service, switch to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before the retirement date.

• Web Application Firewall
• Application Gateway
• Security
• Retirements

General availability: Improvements in Azure Key Vault

Improvements in Azure Key Vault: FIPS 140-2 Level 3, PCI DSS and PCI 3DS certified for all customers.

• Key Vault
• Verwaltetes HSM von Azure Key Vault
• Security
• Management
• Features

Announcing General Availability to migrate Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer Cluster to Private Endpoints

The migration of Azure Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer cluster to Private Endpoints in generally available now. The process is simple and can be done using the Azure portal, the ARM template, or any code which uses the ADX SDK.

• Azure-Daten-Explorer
• Security
• Features

Azure Virtual Network Manager security admin rule generally available in 30 regions

Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in 30 regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Security
• Regions & Datacenters
• Services
• Features