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November 2023

7 Nov

Public preview: Image integrity support in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

IN PREVIEW

You can now ensure that only signed container images are deployed to your AKS clusters.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Security
  • Features

September 2023

27 Sep

Generally Available: Artifact cache for Azure Container Registry

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now cache OCI artifacts with ACR from seven different public registries.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features

March 2023

1 Mar

Public preview: Caching in ACR

IN PREVIEW

You can now use caching in ACR to achieve faster and more reliable pull operations.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features

November 2022

30 Nov

General availability: 12 months free services for new Azure PAYG customers

NOW AVAILABLE

With an Azure free account, you can explore with free amounts of 55+ always free services.

  • Media Services
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Service Bus
  • Load Balancer
  • Virtual Machines
  • Key Vault
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Files
  • Azure AI services
  • Azure AI Vision
  • Services
  • Security

September 2022

14 Sep

Public preview: Soft delete in Azure Container Registry

IN PREVIEW

You can now restore deleted artifacts from your Azure Container Registry.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features

May 2022

31 May

General availability: New portal experience for Microsoft Artifact Registry

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now browse for Microsoft artifacts and container images on the Microsoft Artifact Registry website.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features

March 2022

21 Mar

Public preview: Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub

IN PREVIEW

A public preview of Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub is available starting with Azure Stack Hub update 2108.

  • Azure Stack Hub
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features

November 2021

2 Nov

Azure App Service Environment v3 support for Windows Containers is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Migrate on-premise apps that require custom configuration to App Service Environment v3.

  • App Service
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Public preview: Azure Container Registry connected registry for IoT Edge

IN PREVIEW

You can now synchronize container images from your cloud registry and serve them on-premises for use by IoT devices and use the connected registry in an disconnected setting up to 90 days.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Azure Container Service
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

June 2021

23 Jun

Azure Container Registry is now available in West US 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Registry is now generally available in West US 3 region. Azure Container Registry handles private Docker container images as well as related content formats, such as Helm charts, OCI artifacts, and images built to the OCI image format specification.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Regions & Datacenters

April 2021

27 Apr

Azure Container Registry now generally available in Korea South region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Registry handles private Docker container images as well as related content formats, such as Helm charts, OCI artifacts, and images built to the OCI image format specification.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Regions & Datacenters

March 2021

23 Mar

Azure Container Registry now available in Norway East region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Registry is now generally available in Norway East region. Azure Container Registry handles private Docker container images as well as related content formats, such as Helm charts, OCI artifacts, and images built to the OCI image format specification.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Regions & Datacenters

December 2020

28 Dec

Public preview: Support of Azure Container Registry across Availability Zones

IN PREVIEW

Announcing the public preview support of Azure Container Registry across Availability Zones

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Services

September 2020

28 Sep

Azure Container Registry now available in several new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2020

Azure Container Registry is now generally available in US Gov Texas, Germany West Central, and Brazil Southeast regions bringing the number of Azure regions that it’s available in to 38.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Services
  • Regions & Datacenters

May 2020

19 May

Azure Container Registry diagnostic logs now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Registry diagnostic logs are now available.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features
19 May

Azure Container Registry support for Azure Private Link and firewall is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Container Registry support for Private Link and ingress firewall, a means to limit the network traffic of resources within a virtual network, is now generally available.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features
19 May

Customer-managed keys for Azure Container Registry now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Bring your own encryption key for Azure Container Registry is now available for new registries.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Features
14 May

Azure Private Link is now available for multiple new Azure services

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Private Link now supports multiple new Azure services in general availability and preview.

  • Azure Private Link
  • Virtual Network
  • Event Hubs
  • Event Grid
  • Service Bus
  • Azure AI Search
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Azure Backup
  • Azure SignalR Service
  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security
14 May

Azure Private Link is now generally available in US Government regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in GA.

  • Azure Private Link
  • Virtual Network
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Azure Database for MariaDB
  • Key Vault
  • Backup Server
  • Azure AI Search
  • Event Hubs
  • Service Bus
  • Event Grid
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Storage Accounts
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security

April 2020

30 Apr

Azure Container Registry—Dedicated data endpoints now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Dedicated data endpoints in Container Registry are now available in preview.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Azure Container Service
  • Features

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