Updates Archives
Monthly updates for July 2021
General availability: HPC Cache for NVME-based Storage, Storage Target Management, and HIPAA Compliance
The latest release of HPC Cache adds support for high throughput VMs as well as enhancements to storage target operations.
HPC Cache on E-Series VMs Support of Blob NFS 3.0 now generally available
Add Azure HPC Cache to support new workloads in Blob NFS 3.0.
Azure Sphere version 21.07 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
Participate in the retail evaluation of 21.07 Update 1 now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 21.07 continues for 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
General availability: Updates to secrets configuration options in App Service and Azure Functions
App Service and Azure Functions have been updated to better support management of secrets as part of your secure application development process.
General availability: Transition to Cloud Services (extended support) with new migration tool
Accelerate your transition to Cloud Services (extended support) in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) using the new tool that provides a seamless and fully orchestrated migration of your Cloud Services (classic) deployments.
App Service Environment v3 now generally available
App Service Environments v3 is now available with no stamp fee and a simplified deployment experience for isolated workloads.
Direct routing for Azure Communication Services now available in public preview
Developers will be able to use or extend their existing telephony infrastructure to the calling capabilities they build with Azure Communication Services.
Public preview of OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set 3.2 for Azure Web Application Firewall
Try our new rule set and increased limits with OWASP Core Rule Set 3.2, now in public preview for Azure Web Application Firewall.
Upgrade to Azure Communication Services Calling JavaScript SDK 1.1.0 by 31 July 2021
We’ve updated JavaScript SDK 1.1.0 to address browser calling applications compatibility.
IoT Hub IP address change notification
IoT Hub will be updating the underlying infrastructure and will go through an internal service update. The update will change the underlying DNS record for IoT Hub, resulting in a change of the IP address.
Public Preview: Form Recognizer container support
Announcing the public preview release of Form Recognizer containers. Form Recognizer is now also available in the following docker containers - Layout, Business Card, ID Document, Receipt, Invoice and Custom containers for you to run locally.
Virtual Machine (VM) level disk bursting is now generally available on more VM types
Disk bursting at the virtual machine level is now available for the following virtual machines: Dsv4, Dasv4, Ddsv4, Esv4, Easv4, Edsv4, Fsv2 and B-series virtual machines. This enables your workloads to handle unforeseen disk traffic spikes smoothly without the need to overprovision your virtual machine.
Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) integration with Azure Lighthouse is now in public preview
Enable just enough and just-in-time controls in cross-tenant management with Azure AD PIM integration, now in public preview.
Update PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 to protect against a remote code execution vulnerability
If you manage your Azure resources from PowerShell, update versions 7.0 and 7.1 of PowerShell as soon as possible.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.07 expected on 21 July 2021
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The 21.07 OS evaluation period provides 21 days for backwards compatibility testing.
General availability: Azure Security Center updates for June 2021
New enhancements and updates released in Azure Security Center in June 2021.
General availability: Skip X.509 certificate proof of possession for IoT Hub and DPS
To make it easier to get started with X.509 authentication with IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Services (DPS), we’re removing the requirement to prove possession of uploaded certificates.
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