Skip to main content

Azure updates

Get the latest updates on Azure products and features to meet your cloud investment needs. Subscribe to notifications to stay informed.

RSS feed
Product category
Status:

March 2023

29 Mar

Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), such as geocoding patient home addresses.

  • Azure Maps
  • Compliance
23 Mar

Generally available: Azure Private Link support for Inbound traffic in Azure API Management

NOW AVAILABLE

With Azure Private Link support in Azure API Management, you can now integrate clients in a virtual network privately.

  • API Management
  • Microsoft Build
20 Mar

Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), like when calculating travel time and distance from a patient’s location to the nearest healthcare facility.

  • Azure Maps
  • Compliance
17 Mar

We’re retiring Cluster Configuration with Flux v1 on 24 May 2025 – transition to GitOps extension for Kubernetes to move to Flux v2

Target retirement date: May 24, 2025

Migrate to GitOps Extension for Flux v2 by 24 May 2025

  • Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes
  • Retirements
16 Mar

Generally available: Azure SQL Database offline migrations in Azure SQL Migration extension

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure SQL Migration extension allows offline database migrations of on-premises and cloud SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database, providing a comprehensive modernization experience in Azure Data Studio.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
15 Mar

Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2023

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features
9 Mar

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

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2023

You can now transfer the backups of Azure Files to the vault to get complete protection against various data loss scenarios.

  • Azure Files
  • Security
  • Features
1 Mar

New Azure for Operators products and partner programs released

IN PREVIEW

Azure for Operators announces the next wave of services to empower operators to modernize and monetize their 5G investments, enable enterprises with ubiquitous computing from cloud to edge.

  • Services

February 2023

16 Feb

Azure Backup: Enhanced experience for creating and managing private endpoints for Recovery Services vaults is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Backup now provides an improved experience for creating and using private endpoints for your Recovery Services vaults.

  • Azure Backup
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
15 Feb

General availability: Azure Private Link support for Azure Databricks

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Private Link for Azure Databricks

  • Azure Databricks
  • Features

January 2023

30 Jan

Chaos studio - Public preview updates for January 2023 

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Chaos Studio in January 2023.

  • SDK and Tools
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Management
24 Jan

General availability: Application security groups support for private endpoints

NOW AVAILABLE

Application security groups (ASGs) support for private endpoints is now generally available.

  • Security
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Features
11 Jan

General Availability: Azure Active Directory authentication for exporting and importing Managed Disks

NOW AVAILABLE

New integration with Azure Active Directory (AD) to export and import data to Azure Managed Disks improves security

  • Features
4 Jan

Private Preview: Featured Clothing

IN PREVIEW

This insight provides information on key items worn by individuals within a video and the timestamp in which the clothing appears.

  • Services

November 2022

29 Nov

Private preview: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Backup

IN PREVIEW

Azure Backup is announcing private preview of AKS Backup providing ability to backup and restore AKS clusters.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
10 Nov

Public preview: Upgrade from Azure Front Door Standard to Premium tier

IN PREVIEW

You can now use this feature to upgrade your Azure Front Door Standard profile to Premium tier without downtime.

  • Azure Front Door
  • Security
  • Features
9 Nov

Public preview: Azure SQL Database offline migrations in Azure SQL Migration extension

IN PREVIEW

Assess, get right-sized Azure recommendations for Azure migration targets, and migrate databases offline from on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Database.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
9 Nov

Generally available: Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files for datastores is now generally available in Azure VMware Solution.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features

October 2022

26 Oct

Azure SQL—General availability updates for late October 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late October 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
13 Oct

General availability: Static IP configurations of private endpoints

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure private endpoint support of statically defined IP addresses is now generally available allowing you to provide static IP addresses when configuring your private endpoints.

  • Azure Private Link
  • Virtual Network
  • Security
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • Features

Azure at Microsoft Build

Resources

Read the Azure blog for latest news and announcements.

Blog

Get answers to your questions from Microsoft and Community experts.

Community support

Read commonly asked questions on Azure updates.

FAQ

Find the latest news, updates, and resources for Azure partners.

Azure Partner Zone

Tell us what you think of Azure and what you want to see in the future.

Provide feedback

Azure is available in more regions than any other cloud provider.

Check product availability in your region