Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2021
General availability: Azure API Management now has named values integration with Azure Key Vault
API Management’s named values can now be stored and managed in Azure Key Vault.
Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code now generally available
Perform common management operations on your Azure API Management service instances without switching away from Visual Studio Code.
On-demand capacity reservations in public preview
Reserve compute capacity and obtain a capacity SLA for Azure virtual machine deployments with on-demand capacity reservations.
Generally available: Plan your migration to Azure VMware Solution using Azure Migrate
Azure Migrate assessments for Azure VMware Solution with improved node sizing logic is now generally available.
Confidential computing nodes (DCSv2) on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is generally available
Confidential computing capability now available on AKS for your container workloads.
Azure Remote Rendering is now generally available
Build immersive mixed reality experiences with Azure Remote Rendering, now generally available. Use it to enable high fidelity 3D visualization of objects and view models with a billion or more polygons without decimation.
Microsoft Power Fx: The open-source low-code programming language is in public preview
Reduce development costs and time using the new public preview features in Microsoft Power Fx.
Multiple new features for Azure VPN Gateway in public preview
Take advantage of multiple new enhancements and features that are now available in Azure VPN Gateway.
Azure Object Anchors is now in public preview
In many of today's mixed reality scenarios, there is a need to align digital content with physical objects. Azure Object Anchors, now in preview, eliminates the need for markers or manual holographic alignment within mixed reality applications.
Public preview: At-scale discovery and assessment for SQL Server migration to Azure SQL
Azure Migrate now has unified discovery and assessment for SQL Server natively within the Azure Migrate experience.
General availability: Application insights no-code enablement on Node.js Linux App Service Environments
Azure Monitor application insights App Service integration on Node.js Linux environments provides no-code enablement of application insights via Azure portal, PowerShell, or ARM Templates.
Azure Percept in public preview
Announcing preview of Microsoft Azure Percept, a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform with added security for creating edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
General availability of Persistent Volume monitoring & Reports tab in Container Insights
Container Insights from Azure Monitor now enables you to monitor the capacity of the Persistent Volumes. You can visualize via workbooks, query, and write alerts. You can now access all your Kubernetes related visualizations such as Node-disk, Node-network, Workloads, & Persistent Volume, and many more in new Reports (tab).
Device Update for IoT Hub in public preview
Streamline device management with Device Update for IoT Hub, now in public preview
Azure Stream Analytics Dedicated now generally available
Azure Stream Analytics Dedicated offers a single-tenant clustered deployment of Stream Analytics for complex and demanding streaming scenarios.
Public preview: Azure Purview Data Catalog now supports hierarchical glossary
Enable data consumers to better interpret the business context associated with business vocabulary to maximize the business value of data.
Public preview: Scan and classify Amazon AWS S3 data using Azure Purview
Extend your Azure Purview Data Map to include multicloud data sources - Azure and Amazon AWS with this feature, now in public preview.
Scan and view the lineage of data stored in Teradata, SAP ERP and Oracle DB using Azure Purview
Azure Purview now provides automated scanning and lineage for SAP ECC, SAP S4/HANA and Oracle DB in public preview.
Public preview: Azure Purview powered search in Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces
Enable effortless discovery of trustworthy, valuable data with an Azure Purview powered search within Synapse Studio.
Azure Cosmos DB: Continuous backup with point in time restore in public preview
Continuous backup mode capability (now in preview) for new SQL and MongoDB API accounts helps you handle accidental deletes in your account or container, or accidental modification of the data.
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