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Norway East Availability Zones now generally available
Azure Availability Zones are now generally available in the Norway East region. These three new zones provide customers with options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.
Azure Site Recovery: Upgrade to TLS 1.2 or later by November 15, 2021 - for improved security
Azure Site Recovery: Upgrade to TLS 1.2 or later by November 15, 2021 for improved security of replication data.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.09
This quality release includes an upgrade to the Linux Kernel and bug fixes in the Azure Sphere OS.
Azure Functions runtime 4.0 is now in public preview
Azure Functions 4.0 includes support for .NET 6.
Public preview: Distributed tracing for Java apps on Azure Functions Linux
Distributed tracing for Java apps on Azure Functions can now be enabled through Azure portal. This integration provides additional insights into end-to-end transactions that were not previously supported, completes the application map, which aggregates many transactions to show a topological view your system, and lets you detect and diagnose performance bottlenecks.
Announcing general availability of Azure AD-joined VMs support
You can now deploy Azure AD-joined VMs in your host pools for Azure Virtual Desktop.
Azure SQL Database: General availability updates for late September 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late September 2021.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) now includes PgBouncer version 1.16
Create a Hyperscale (Citus) server group and use PgBouncer 1.16 as a part of this server group by connecting to port 6432 for connection to the coordinator.
Azure Database for MySQL: Azure Pipelines support in public preview
Deploy a SQL file or inline script to push changes to one or more databases with Azure Pipelines for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server using Azure CLI tasks.
Azure Resource Health for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in public preview
With Azure Resource Health, diagnose and get support for service problems that affect Flexible Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Azure Pipelines in public preview
Deploy a SQL file or inline script to push changes to one or more databases with Azure Pipelines for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server using Azure CLI tasks.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Terraform support in public preview
Generate automated configuration files used with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration on your Flexible Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
Public preview: At-scale management of Azure Monitor alerts in Backup center
You can now manage your Azure Monitor alerts via Backup center.
General availability: Oracle consistent snapshots using Azure VM Backup
Azure Backup provides packaged pre-post scripts for Oracle VMs that can be used to instantly back up, create instant clones, reduce backup storage cost and performance impact.
Public preview: Management Group Scope for Azure Reservations
You can now purchase and change existing reservations to scope them to a management group.
General availability: Azure Archive Storage now available in three new regions: Norway East, UAE North, and Germany West Central
Reduce spending by storing cold data to Azure Archive Storage, now in new regions.
Azure Stream Analytics: 3 new regions are now generally available
Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data that can be used to get insights, build reports, or trigger alerts and actions. The service is now available in 3 new regions.
General Availability: Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure China cloud
Get started today with Azure Virtual Desktop in Azure China cloud. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
Azure VMware Solution achieves FedRAMP High Authorization
With this certification, U.S. government and public sector customers can now use Azure VMware Solution as a compliant FedRAMP cloud computing environment, ensuring it meets the demanding standards for security and information protection.
JetStream Disaster Recovery for Azure VMware Solution now in public preview
JetStream Disaster Recovery is now available on Azure VMware Solution in public preview, enabling DR protection needed for business and mission-critical applications. JetStream Disaster Recovery on Azure VMware Solution is also cost-effective, as it uses minimal resources at the DR site by leveraging cloud storage, such as Azure Blob Storage.
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