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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through DCSv2 SKUs (private preview)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through integration with DCSv2 SKU node pools powered by Intel SGX.
June 2020
Ephemeral OS disks for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) now support additional VM sizes
You now have the ability to store ephemeral OS disks on the VM temp or resource disk in addition to the VM cache (in preview).
Announcing extended term reservation for the Azure HBv2 Virtual Machine
High-performance computing (HPC) organizations typically calculate cost projections five-to-six years for the typical lifespan of an on-premises HPC cluster.
Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines is now in preview in US Gov Arizona
Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines is now available in preview in US Gov Arizona. It's also available in an additional eighteen public regions around the world.
HBv2-Series VMs now available in Japan East
HBv2-series VMs for HPC now available in the Japan East region.
New Azure Virtual Machines for general purpose and memory intensive workloads now in preview
The new D v4-series and E v4-series Azure Virtual Machines feature the Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL custom processor, which can achieve up to 3.4 Ghz all core turbo frequency. The D v4-series and E v4-series virtual machines (VMs) don’t provide any temporary storage. The D v4-series and Ds v4-series virtual machine sizes can meet the requirements associated with most general-purpose workloads. The E v4-series and Es v4-series VMs offer up to 504 GiB of RAM and are ideal for various memory-intensive enterprise applications.
HBv2-Series VMs now available in West US 2
HBv2-series VMs for HPC now available in the West US 2 region.
New Azure Virtual Machines with high-performance local SSD are now generally available
The new Dd v4-series and Ed v4-series Azure Virtual Machines feature the Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL custom processor. The Dd v4-series and Dds v4 virtual machine (VM) sizes are well suited for applications that benefit from low latency, high-speed local storage (up to 2,400 GiB.) The Edv4-series and Edsv4-series VM sizes are ideal for various memory-intensive enterprise applications and feature up to 504 GiB of RAM, in addition to high-performance local SSD storage (up to 2,400 GiB.)
Azure Dedicated Hosts now support additional Azure Virtual Machines
Deploy M-series, NV v3-series and NV v4-series Azure Virtual Machines on Azure Dedicated Hosts. This will expand the range of workloads you can run on Dedicated Hosts to include memory-intensive and graphics-intensive applications.
Azure Shared Image Gallery features are now available
New features in Azure Shared Image Gallery are now generally available.
Azure Shared Image Gallery—New features are now available in preview
New preview features now available in Azure Shared Image Gallery.
May 2020
Azure Monitor for VMs is now in preview in US Gov Virginia
Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines is now available in US Gov Virginia. It's also available in an additional eighteen public regions around the world.
April 2020
Maintenance control for platform updates now generally available
The maintenance control feature of Azure Virtual Machines platform updates is now generally available for Azure Dedicated Hosts and isolated VMs. Use this feature to control all host updates, including rebootless updates, within a 35-day window.
Azure Spot Virtual Machines are now generally available
Buy unused compute capacity at deep discounts and run interruptible workloads at scale with Azure Spot Virtual Machines.
March 2020
Azure Dedicated Hosts now provide support for Azure reservations
Azure Dedicated Hosts now offer Azure reservations and support for Lsv2, Msv2, Dasv4, and Easv4 Azure Virtual Machines in addition to providing new hardware options. Run a broader range of general purpose, memory-intensive or storage-intensive workloads on physical servers dedicated to your organization.
HBv2-Series VMs are Generally Available in West Europe
HBv2-series VMs for HPC now available in the Azure West Europe region
NDv2-Series VMs are now Generally Available
NDv2 GPU VMs for high-end deep learning training and HPC workloads are going GA in East US, South Central US, and West Europe.
NVv4-Series VMs are now Generally Available
We are announcing general availability of NVv4 Virtual Machines. NVv4 VMs are designed to provide you unprecedented GPU resourcing flexibility. You can now choose VMs with a whole GPU all the way down to 1/8th of a GPU.
February 2020
Migrate your IaaS resources to Azure Resource Manager by March 1, 2023
Target retirement date: March 01, 2023
We encourage you to make the switch to Azure Resource Manager to take advantage of the many feature enhancements in ARM.
A8 – A11 Azure Virtual Machine sizes will be retired on March 1, 2021
Target retirement date: March 01, 2021
We recommend moving your high performance computing (HPC) workloads to another HPC Virtual Machine size.
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