Azure updates

Azure Virtual Network Manager topology view now generally available

Visualize Azure Virtual Network Manager connectivity configurations with topology view.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Services
• Management
• Features

Private Preview: Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs (Windows OS)

Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs

• Azure Site Recovery
• Compliance
• Management
• Features

Generally Available: Azure Stack HCI latest feature release

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Stack HCI is the Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure. Now, customers who have an Azure Stack HCI subscription can download the latest feature release for their infrastructure. This new Azure Stack HCI release is the version of the product required to run Azure Virtual Desktop on- prem which is also now in GA and called Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI. This is an exciting development as the public preview of this product is in high demand specifically in Healthcare and Financial Services. 

• Azure Virtual Desktop
• Services
• Operating System
• Features

Generally Available: Continuous model monitoring in Azure Machine Learning

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Machine Learning model monitoring is now generally available.

• Azure Machine Learning
• Features

Announcing General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API

General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data plane API We are excited to share Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API is Now Generally Available! Unlock enhanced insights into the monitoring of your Azure resources with our powerful API. Explore its features and elevate your monitoring experience today!

• Azure Monitor
• Metrics
• Batch
• Services
• SDK and Tools
• Features

Public Preview: Azure API Center – January Updates

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure API Center is your one-stop solution for inventorying and managing your organization’s APIs. In this update, we are bringing you new features and improvements to help you discover, reuse, and consume your APIs more easily and efficiently. These features are designed to help you streamline your API lifecycle, improve your developer experience, and increase your API adoption.

• Features

Public preview: Istio add-on for AKS now supports plug-in certificate authority (CA)

You can now bring your own certificates and keys to use with Istio add-on for signing workload certificates for improved security.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Generally Available: Support for Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL backups

Cross region for Backup vault using Azure Backup is now generally available.

• Azure Backup
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Upgrade support in Istio add-on for AKS

You can now upgrade to new Istio revisions as they are made available in the Istio add-on for AKS.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Public Preview: New major version of durable Functions extension

Durable Functions extension v3.0.0 is currently in public preview. This new major version introduces major changes that benefit those using Azure Storage backend.

• Features

Public Preview: Azure Functions Support for Java 21 on Linux

Azure Functions now supports Java 21 in preview on dedicated, consumption, and premium plans for Linux.

• Azure functions
• Features

Generally Available: Azure Container Apps supports additional TCP ports

You can now run containers apps that accept TCP connections on multiple ports.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Distributed tracing v2 for durable Functions

Distributed tracing v2 for durable Functions is in public preview. This version supports all languages and storage backends and provides detailed spans.

• Azure functions
• Features

Visual Studio Code extension update for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

You can use VS Code extension update for AKS to interact with a new create cluster experience, abort/reconcile cluster, and more.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features
• Open Source

Public preview: Node OS API options feature for AKS

You can now get Node IP for tasks such as troubleshooting, without needing kubectl access

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Public preview: Disable Secure Shell (SSH) support in AKS

You can now disable SSH for AKS to reduce the attach surface on your cluster.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

Generally Available: Outbound type migration in AKS

You can now update the outbound type of existing clusters without having to rebuild the cluster

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Public preview: Kube-reserved resource optimization in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

You will see AKS reserve up to 20% less memorry on nodes.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features