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General Availability: Azure NetApp Files support for 2 TiB capacity pools
Azure NetApp Files now supports smaller 2 TiB capacity pool sizes, lowered from 4 TiB, when used with volumes using standard network features.
General availability: Reservations for Microsoft Fabric
You can now save up to 40.5% on Microsoft Fabric capacity when you commit to one-year reservations.
Public Preview: Azure IoT Operations
Azure IoT Operations is now in Public Preview. Azure IoT Operations addresses an enterprise’s fundamental needs, but also wrangles edge data to generate local insights and brings interoperability and scalability to IoT solutions.
Announcing the public preview of Azure confidential VMs with Intel TDX
Microsoft is excited to announce the public preview of DCesv5 and ECesv5-series confidential VMs. These VMs are powered by 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). They enable organizations to bring confidential workloads to the cloud without code changes to applications and will be available starting December 1st.
GA: Azure Boost
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Boost is one of Microsoft Azure’s latest and most significant infrastructure innovations, enabling greater network and storage performance at scale, improves security, and reduced servicing impact.
Public preview: New Generation AMD VMs - Dasv6/Easv6/Fasv6
Azure introduces the latest AMD-based VMs in public preview for the D, E, and F series VMs, built on the 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ (Genoa) CPU.
Export cost details using the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)
Sign up for an early preview of Cost Management exports that provide cost data aligned to the open-source FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS).
October 2023
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files standard storage with cool access
Azure NetApp Files standard storage with cool access is now in public preview. With the new cool access feature, you can enable standard volumes with the ability to transparently store data more cost-effectively on Azure storage accounts based on its access pattern.
The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024
The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024
Azure Container Apps is now eligible for Azure savings plan for compute
You can now take advantage of Azure savings plan pricing for Azure Container Apps.
September 2023
Azure Internet Analyzer will be retired on 15 March 2024 – delete profiles
Target retirement date: March 15, 2024
Azure Internet Analyzer will be retired on 15 March 2024
Azure AI Translator S2-S4 billing instances will be retired on 1 October 2026 – transition to Commitment Tiers for discounted pricing.
Target retirement date: October 01, 2026
Retirement notice: Translator S2-S4 Volume Discount Instances will be retired on 1 October 2026
General Availability: Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage
Target availability: Q3 2023
Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage enables organizations to detect and prevent malware distribution events with content scanning upon upload and near real-time malware detection powered by Microsoft Defender Antivirus technologies.
General availability: Azure Backup support for Azure Files in China North2, China East 2, China North 3, and China East 3
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Backup now supports Azure Files in China North2, China East 2, China North 3, and China East 3
GA: Latest generation burstable VMs - Bsv2, Basv2, and Bpsv2
Target availability: Q3 2023
The new second generation burstable VMs provide the lowest cost of entry to the Azure VM portfolio with greater performance.
Public preview: Standard network features support in US Government region
Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Government (VA) region.
August 2023
Generally available: Azure Container Apps dedicated plan
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now run your apps on dedicated workload profiles that offer more CPU and memory if needed.
Generally available: 40MB/s/TiB and 500MB/s/TiB performance tiers for Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre now offers two new performance tiers, offering tailored solutions and added cost and performance flexibility for various workload sizes: 40MB/s/TiB and 500MB/s/TiB
Public Preview: Azure Elastic SAN Updates: Private endpoints & shared volumes
Introducing the latest updates to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), private endpoint support and volume sharing support via SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Persistent Reservation.
Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on for Azure Databricks now Generally Available
Enhanced Security and Compliance (ESC) add-on helps simplify the complexity of meeting security and regulatory requirements for Azure Databricks customers.
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