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February 2024

28 Feb

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2024

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-February 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
19 Feb

Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features
14 Feb

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2024

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-February 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

January 2024

10 Jan

General Availability: Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disks support with Trusted launch

NOW AVAILABLE

Trusted launch VMs now support Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disks storage.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Managed Disks
  • Ultra Disk Storage
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security
  • Features

December 2023

20 Dec

Public Preview: Free SQL Managed Instance

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Explore the power of SQL Managed Instance for free. It's perfect for testing out cloud migrations and elevating your database experience.

  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features
6 Dec

Public Preview: Accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Gain a performance boost in the Business-Critical service tier of Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with accelerated logs.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

November 2023

22 Nov

Public preview: Schema migration for target Azure SQL DB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Transfer your database schema from source to target Azure SQL DB using DMS from the Azure Portal.

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

General availability: Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The new Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) allows you to perform seamless migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Targets using DMS.

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

Public preview: Online Disaster recovery between SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Managed Instance

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Managed online disaster recovery between SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Managed Instance allows near real-time database replication and bidirectional online failover to Azure and back.

  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

General availability: Azure SQL Database Always Encrypted with virtualization-based security (VBS) enclaves

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

VBS enclaves in Azure SQL Database brings the benefits of secure enclaves, rich confidential queries, and in-place cryptographic operations, to all Azure SQL Database offerings, independent from the underlying hardware.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Public Preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

New user interface experience for Azure SQL migration extension

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The Azure SQL Migration, an Azure Data Studio extension powered by Azure Database Migration Service, now has a new improved UI experience.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

Public preview: Bring enhanced manageability to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Azure Arc provides enhanced manageability for SQL Server, on-premises or across multi-cloud, to enable better visibility, flexibility and security.

  • SQL Server – Azure Arc
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
15 Nov

General Availability: Lower pricing for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale expected in December 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Build new and highly scalable applications on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale with lower pricing!

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
8 Nov

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early-November 2023

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

October 2023

11 Oct

General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-October 2023.   

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
5 Oct

Generally Available: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in Azure IoT Hub

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure IoT Hub now supports the ability to setup an Azure Cosmos DB account as a custom endpoint. This will help route device data from IoT Hub to Azure Cosmos DB directly.

  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Services

September 2023

27 Sep

Public Preview: Azure SQL Database free offer

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Get one free serverless Azure SQL Database per subscription for the lifetime of the subscription.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
13 Sep

General Availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-September 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

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