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February 2023

15 Feb

Generally Available: Availability zones support for Azure Functions in new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now use Availability Zones with Azure Functions in Norway East, South Africa North, Switzerland North, and UAE North.

  • Azure Functions
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
15 Feb

General availability: Encryption using CMK for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Use infrastructure encryption to add an additional layer of encryption for data at rest using customer-managed keys.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Open Source
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
6 Feb

In development: New planned datacenter region in Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia Central)

IN DEVELOPMENT

The new datacenter region will also include Availability Zones, providing customers with high availability and additional tolerance to datacenter failures. 

  • Regions & Datacenters
1 Feb

Generally available: Azure Digital Twins in West US 3, Qatar, Japan, and Korea

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Digital Twins is now available in 14 Azure regions worldwide including West US 3, Qatar Central, Japan East, and Korea Central.

  • Regions & Datacenters
1 Feb

Now Available: Azure Databricks is generally available in China North 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Databricks is now generally available in China North 3. 

  • Azure Databricks
  • Regions & Datacenters
1 Feb

Generally available: Azure Digital Twins in West US 3, Qatar, Japan, and Korea

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Digital Twins is now available in 14 Azure regions worldwide including West US 3, Qatar Central, Japan East, and Korea Central.

  • Regions & Datacenters
1 Feb

General availability: Trusted launch for Azure VMs in Azure for US Government regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Allows you to enable secure boot, vTPM, virtualization-based security, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration, providing additional layers of defense against sophisticated threats.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Security
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • 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.

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

Public preview: Incremental snapshots for Ultra Disk Storage

IN PREVIEW

To ensure business continuity, incremental snapshots for Ultra Disks are now available in public preview in the Sweden Central and US West 3 Azure region.

  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
11 Jan

Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Switzerland North and Korea South

Now available in Korea South and Switzerland North region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads.

  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
11 Jan

General Availability: AzAcSnap 7 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap Version 7 Release

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
9 Jan

Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2023

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Brazil Southeast region.

  • Azure Red Hat OpenShift
  • Open Source
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features

December 2022

15 Dec

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication

IN PREVIEW

Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one availability zone to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable zone failures.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
15 Dec

General availability: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Management
14 Dec

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL now available in new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Create Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters now in the Sweden Central and Switzerland West regions.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Regions & Datacenters

November 2022

16 Nov

General availability: Arm-based VMs now available in four additional Azure regions

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure Arm-based VMs are now available in four more regions.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings
9 Nov

General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in new China regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server workloads in two new China regions.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Regions & Datacenters
9 Nov

Generally available: Increasing Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance up to 77%

NOW AVAILABLE

Faster Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance at no cost.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Open Source
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings

October 2022

25 Oct

Generally available: Custom IP Prefixes (BYOIP) now available in US Government regions

NOW AVAILABLE

The ability to bring your own public IP ranges is now available in all US Government regions. Additionally, you can now bring your own IPv6 ranges to use as Public IP Prefixes.

  • Virtual Network
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
24 Oct

Public preview: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files

IN PREVIEW

Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

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