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Monthly updates for May 2021

25 May

Traversal Using Relays Around NAT (TURN) is now in public preview for Azure Communication Services

IN PREVIEW

This enables real-time communication when users are behind Network Address Translation (NAT) or firewalls.

  • Azure Communication Services
  • Features
25 May

Azure Communication Services Calling SDK for Windows Apps in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Add voice and video calling capabilities to applications that run on Microsoft Windows.

  • Azure Communication Services
  • SDK and Tools
25 May

Azure Communication Services UI Library available in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Developers can simplify the cross-channel user experiences within their applications with Azure Communication Services UI Library.

  • Azure Communication Services
  • SDK and Tools
25 May

Public preview: Cluster auto-upgrade now respects planned maintenance windows

IN PREVIEW

Use cluster auto-upgrade feature while minimizing interruptions.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Run Event Grid on Kubernetes in Azure or anywhere with Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

You can now run Event Grid on Kubernetes clusters anywhere to manage routing of all your events from any source to any destination.

  • Event Grid
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: AKS support for containerd for Windows server containers

IN PREVIEW

Benefit from enhanced pod creation speed and stability when creating Windows server containers in AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Kubernetes 1.21 support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS customers can now benefit from new features in Kubernetes 1.21

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Preview: AKS support for FIPS compliant nodes

IN PREVIEW

Azure Kubernetes Service makes it easier for you to achieve FedRAMP compliance by supporting FIPS compliant nodes

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Encrypt data inside the client application and never reveal the plain data or encryption keys to the database engine with Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
25 May

Cost-optimized diagnostics feature for Azure Cosmos DB in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Improve ingestion latency, query performance, and discoverability by setting up resource-specific diagnostics in log analytics with Azure Cosmos DB cost-optimized diagnostics.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Management
  • Features
25 May

Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Develop and test locally at no cost on Linux and macOS with our new Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Management
  • Features
25 May

Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Optimize read costs in Azure Cosmos DB by enabling an integrated cache, an in-memory cache that is easy to configure and requires only minimal application code changes.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Management
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) support for Citus 10

IN PREVIEW

With the support of Citus 10, columnar storage, and more are now included in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Open Source
25 May

Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

You can now run Web Apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.

  • App Service
  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) columnar compression

IN PREVIEW

Included with Citus 10, columnar compression is now supported in the Hyperscale (Citus) option in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Open Source
25 May

Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) support for PostgreSQL 12 and 13

IN PREVIEW

Create Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) server groups with Postgres 12 and Postgres 13, in addition to previously supported Postgres 11.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Open Source
25 May

Public preview: Apache Spark 3.0 support in Azure Synapse Analytics

IN PREVIEW

The public preview announced today starts with the foundation based on the open-source Apache Spark 3.0 branch with subsequent updates leading up to a Generally Available version derived from the latest 3.1 branch.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Open Source
  • Services
  • Features
25 May

Private preview: NVIDIA GPU Acceleration for Apache Spark™ in Azure Synapse Analytics

IN PREVIEW

Beginning today, this GPU acceleration feature in Azure Synapse is available for private preview by request.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Services
  • Features
14 May

Public preview of Azure VPN Client for macOS

IN PREVIEW

Azure VPN Client for macOS enables customers to utilize features of Azure AD natively, such as multi-factor authentication, Conditional Access, and user-based policies for their Mac clients.

  • VPN Gateway
  • Security
  • Features
13 May

Azure Purview now supports Private Endpoints in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Add a layer of security and network isolation to your Purview account.

  • Features

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