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The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024
The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024
Azure Container Apps is now eligible for Azure savings plan for compute
You can now take advantage of Azure savings plan pricing for Azure Container Apps.
September 2023
Azure Internet Analyzer will be retired on 15 March 2024 – delete profiles
Target retirement date: March 15, 2024
Azure Internet Analyzer will be retired on 15 March 2024
Azure AI Translator S2-S4 billing instances will be retired on 1 October 2026 – transition to Commitment Tiers for discounted pricing.
Target retirement date: October 01, 2026
Retirement notice: Translator S2-S4 Volume Discount Instances will be retired on 1 October 2026
General Availability: Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage
Target availability: Q3 2023
Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage enables organizations to detect and prevent malware distribution events with content scanning upon upload and near real-time malware detection powered by Microsoft Defender Antivirus technologies.
General availability: Azure Backup support for Azure Files in China North2, China East 2, China North 3, and China East 3
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Backup now supports Azure Files in China North2, China East 2, China North 3, and China East 3
GA: Latest generation burstable VMs - Bsv2, Basv2, and Bpsv2
Target availability: Q3 2023
The new second generation burstable VMs provide the lowest cost of entry to the Azure VM portfolio with greater performance.
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.
August 2023
Generally available: Azure Container Apps dedicated plan
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now run your apps on dedicated workload profiles that offer more CPU and memory if needed.
Generally available: 40MB/s/TiB and 500MB/s/TiB performance tiers for Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre now offers two new performance tiers, offering tailored solutions and added cost and performance flexibility for various workload sizes: 40MB/s/TiB and 500MB/s/TiB
Public Preview: Azure Elastic SAN Updates: Private endpoints & shared volumes
Introducing the latest updates to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), private endpoint support and volume sharing support via SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Persistent Reservation.
Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on for Azure Databricks now Generally Available
Enhanced Security and Compliance (ESC) add-on helps simplify the complexity of meeting security and regulatory requirements for Azure Databricks customers.
July 2023
Public preview: Latest generation burstable VMs - Bsv2, Basv2, and Bpsv2
Target availability: Q3 2023
The new second generation burstable VMs provide the lowest cost of entry to the Azure VM portfolio with greater performance.
Azure Managed Lustre now generally available
Reduce infrastructure setup with a managed file system optimized for HPC and AI workloads.
June 2023
Preview Updates: Azure Elastic SAN Public Preview improvements
Introducing the latest update to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), which now offers expanded range of regions, increased support for diverse workloads, and an array of new features.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files double encryption at-rest
Azure NetApp Files now supports multiple encryption layers for increased data security.
General availability: Azure HX Virtual Machines for HPC
HX-series VMs for HPC are now generally available in the Azure East US region.
General availability: Azure HBv4 Virtual Machines for HPC
HBv4-series VMs for HPC are now generally available in the Azure East US region.
Public preview: Introducing NGads V620 Series VMs optimized for cloud gaming
VGads V620 series virtual machines (VMs), now in public preview in the East US2, Europe west, and West US3 regions, enable service providers to build differentiated cloud gaming experiences.
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Japan East and Korea Central
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in Japan East and Korea Central.
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