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November 2022

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
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Open Source
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features

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
17 Oct

Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in one new region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data.

  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters
10 Oct

General availability: New Azure proximity placement groups feature

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now use the new optional parameter "intent" to specify the VM sizes and zone intended for the proximity placement group.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features

September 2022

26 Sep

General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
22 Sep

Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup

IN PREVIEW

Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
19 Sep

Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure.

  • Ultra Disk Storage
  • Azure Disk Storage
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
12 Sep

General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files

NOW AVAILABLE

Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

August 2022

30 Aug

Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2022

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Regions & Datacenters
30 Aug

Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters
22 Aug

Generally available: UAE North Availability Zones

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Availability Zones are now generally available in the UAE. These three new zones provide you with options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.

  • Regions & Datacenters
22 Aug

Generally available: Azure VMware Solution now in Sweden Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure VMware Solution has now expanded to Sweden Central. This is in addition to multiple regions across US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters
16 Aug

Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in West Central US, Australia Central, and Sweden Central.

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

General availability: Microsoft Azure available from new cloud region in Qatar

NOW AVAILABLE

The first hyperscale datacenter region in Qatar is now available.

  • Azure Resource Manager
  • Regions & Datacenters
10 Aug

Generally available: Azure Databricks in West US 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Databricks, a data analytics platform optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform, is now generally available in West US 3.

  • Azure Databricks
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
2 Aug

General availability: Azure Log Analytics in China North 3 and China East 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Log Analytics, a feature of Azure Monitor, is now generally available for you to start collecting telemetry and analyzing your services for health and usage in China North 3 and China East 3.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters
1 Aug

General availability: Application Insights in China North 3 and China East 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Application Insights, a part of Azure Monitor, is now generally available in China North 3 and China East 3 regions for you to collect telemetry and analyze your service health in production environments.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Regions & Datacenters

July 2022

28 Jul

Generally available: Trusted Launch support for DCsv3 and DCdsv3 series Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series virtual machines (VMs) now supports trusted launch feature.

  • Security
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings
25 Jul

Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in four new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data.

  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters

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