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Monthly updates for January 2021

28 Jan

Public preview: Azure Machine Learning Data Labeling – Image Instance Segmentation

IN PREVIEW

Data Labeling in Azure Machine learning gives you a central place to create, manage, and monitor labeling projects.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Features
27 Jan

Resource instance rules for access to Azure Storage now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Resource instance rules enable secure connectivity to Azure Storage by restricting access to specific resources of select Azure services. Resource instance rules to control access to Azure Storage are now in preview in all Azure public regions.

  • Storage Accounts
  • Features
  • Security
25 Jan

Python 3.9 in Azure Functions is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Announcing some enhancements to the development experience for Python workloads in Azure Functions, including support for Python 3.9.

  • Azure functions
  • Features
25 Jan

New Azure Cloud Services deployment model in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Use Azure Cloud Services (extended support), now in public preview, to increase regional resiliency and gain access to new capabilities that the Azure Resource Manager-based deployment model provides.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
21 Jan

Public preview: Automatic Cluster Upgrades in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS simplifies the task of deploying new Kubernetes releases by enabling users to configure automatic cluster upgrades.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
21 Jan

Public preview: Azure Log Analytics in UAE Central & Japan West

IN PREVIEW

Azure Log Analytics is now in public preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyzing their services for health and usage in UAE Central & Japan West.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters
21 Jan

Public preview: Application Insight in Japan West

IN PREVIEW

Application Insight is now in public preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyzing their services for health in Japan West.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Regions & Datacenters
21 Jan

Public preview: Prevent Shared key authorisation on Azure Storage accounts

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2021

Enhance secure access to Azure Storage accounts with the prevent shared key authorisation.

  • Storage Accounts
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
21 Jan

App Service Authentication portal experience is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

A new version of the App Service Authentication/Authorization portal experience is now in preview.

  • App Service
  • Azure functions
  • Features
21 Jan

Public preview of Linux Diagnostics Agent 4.0

IN PREVIEW

A new major version release of the Linux Diagnostic Extension is now available in public preview.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
21 Jan

Confidential computing using Always Encrypted with secure enclaves now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Always Encrypted with secure enclaves enables in-place encryption and rich confidential queries on sensitive data by leveraging Intel SGX secure enclaves, available in the new DC-series hardware configuration.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
  • Security
21 Jan

Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows available for public preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows provides the ability to run Linux containers on Windows under the Azure IoT Edge context. This allows you to connect your Azure IoT Edge for Linux instance to your Azure IoT Hub subscription and deploy your custom Linux Edge modules to Windows devices.

  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Windows 10 IoT Core Services
  • Operating System
  • Features
19 Jan

Azure Monitor ITSM Connector for ServiceNow ITOM with Secure Export

IN PREVIEW

Introducing a public preview of Secure Export as a new version of Azure Monitor ITSM Connector, providing integration with ServiceNow ITOM.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
18 Jan

Backup for Azure Managed Disk is in limited preview

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2021

Azure Backup offers snapshot lifecycle management to Azure Managed Disk by automating periodic creation of snapshot and retain it for configured duration using Backup policy.

  • Managed Disks
  • Azure Backup
  • Virtual Machines
  • Features
11 Jan

Monitoring your Azure Data Explorer clusters with Azure Monitor (insights) – public preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor for Azure Data Explorer (public preview) provides comprehensive monitoring of your Azure Data Explorer clusters by delivering a unified view of the performance, operations and usage.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Azure Monitor
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
11 Jan

View change data through Azure Monitor workbook integration with Application Change Analysis

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2021

Application Change Analysis integration with Azure Monitor workbook is now in public preview

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
6 Jan

Cross resource query between Azure Monitor and Azure Data Explorer in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor cross resource query enables you to run cross-resource queries by using client tools that support Kusto queries.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Features
5 Jan

View changes at-scale with Application Change Analysis now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Application Change Analysis now has a new UI to view changes in all resources under selected subscriptions, without 10 rows per page limitation. Check it out and monitor your Azure resources at-scale.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Activity Log
  • Azure Resource Graph
  • Azure Resource Manager
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
1 Jan

Public preview | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)

IN PREVIEW

AzAcSnap leverages the volume snapshot and replication functionalities in Azure NetApp Files and Azure Large Instance.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Open Source

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