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Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)
Customer keys are protected from attacks for maximum security of their Azure NetApp File volumes; the feature is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)
Public preview: Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing service: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps
Now in preview: Microsoft Playwright Testing, a new service for running Playwright tests easily at scale. Playwright, a fast-growing, open-source framework, enables reliable end-to-end testing and automation for modern web apps. Microsoft Playwright Testing service uses the cloud, enabling you to simultaneously run Playwright tests with much higher parallelization across different operating system-browser combinations. Learn more https://aka.ms/MPT/about
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk
Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk (Public Preview)
Public Preview: Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Resource Graph (ARG)
We are now introducing support for running queries also on Azure Resource Graph (ARG) tables, and even joining data between Azure Resource Graph (ARG) data sources from your Log Analytics workspace and Application Insights resources in a single query.
September 2023
Public preview: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 20
You can now develop functions using Node.js 20 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.
Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes version 1.28
Take advantage of the latest features in Kubernetes version 1.28 with AKS.
Public Preview: Azure Communication Services Job Router
Target availability: Q3 2023
Intelligent queueing and routing of inbound customer communications.
Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL flexible maintenance
Target availability: Q3 2023
Tailor your maintenance windows to suit your schedule with Azure MySQL flexible maintenance.
Public Preview: Azure SQL Database free offer
Target availability: Q3 2023
Get one free serverless Azure SQL Database per subscription for the lifetime of the subscription.
Public Preview: Additional cache sizes for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
Target availability: Q3 2023
Utilize additional Enterprise-tier cache sizes to optimize the price and performance of your Redis workload.
Ungated Public Preview: Azure API Center
We're thrilled to share that Azure API Center is now open for everyone to try during our ungated public preview!
Public Preview: Web PubSub support for Socket.IO
Use your preferred Socket.IO APIs, while letting Azure handle messages and scaling for you
OpenAI Whisper model in preview in Azure OpenAI service and Azure AI Speech
Target availability: Q3 2023
The OpenAI Whisper model has multi-lingual capabilities that offer precise and efficient transcription of human speech in 57 languages, and translation into English.
Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for September
Three new features now available in Public Preview enable you to utilize vision-based models in the model catalog, enjoy seamless integration with LLMOps through the Prompt Flow SDK/CLI and VS Code extensions, and monitor LLM completions for safety and quality metrics.
Preview: Save Azure Backup Recovery Services Agent (MARS) passphrase to Azure Key Vault
Azure Backup customers using the Recovery Services Agent (MARS) can now save your encryption passphrase directly to Azure Key Vault.
Preview: Cross Region Restore (CRR) for Recovery Services Agent (MARS) using Azure Backup
Cross Region Restore for Recovery Services Agent for Azure Backup customers is now supported and is available for preview in all Azure public regions.
WordPress on App Service - Free hosting plan now in Public Preview
Easy way to evaluate WordPress on App Service
Public Preview: Configure customer-managed keys on existing Cosmos DB accounts
Target availability: Q3 2023
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account with Azure Key Vault.
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Javascript SDK v4.0
Open-source Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript v4.0 SDK empowers developers to streamline operations with enhanced ease and efficiency.
Public preview: Standard network features support in US Government region
Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Government (VA) region.
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