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Retirement notice: Migrate from Public Peering by March 31, 2024
Target retirement date: April 01, 2024
ExpressRoute Public Peering will be retired on March 31, 2024.
October 2022
Public preview: ExpressRoute Traffic Collector
ExpressRoute Traffic Collector enables sampling of network flows sent over ExpressRoute Direct circuits.
August 2022
General availability: ExpressRoute IPv6 Support for Global Reach
IPv6 support for Global Reach expands the possibilities for customers building dual-stack, hybrid networks with Azure.
June 2022
Public preview: ExpressRoute Direct and Circuit in different subscriptions
You can now redeem an ExpressRoute Direct authorization to create an ExpressRoute Circuit in a different subscription.
Public preview: ExpressRoute IPv6 support for Global Reach
IPv6 support for Global Reach expands the possibilities for customers building dual-stack, hybrid networks with Azure.
November 2021
General availability: ExpressRoute now supports Azure Virtual Desktop Shortpath RDP over Private Peering
ExpressRoute enables direct connectivity between on-premises and Microsoft global network. You can connect to virtual machines and private endpoints defined in an Azure virtual network with private peering.
Public preview: ExpressRoute private peering support for BGP communities
This support for BGP community tags on traffic sent from Azure to on-premises over ExpressRoute enables customers to set routing preferences and pursue a greater variety of hybrid network designs.
Public preview: ExpressRoute FastPath improvements
ExpressRoute FastPath now supports more network scenarios, enabling customers with more complex Azure environments to unlock the benefits of FastPath.
October 2021
General availability: ExpressRoute IPv6 Support for Private Peering
IPv6 support for ExpressRoute Private Peering is now generally available with ExpressRoute circuits and Azure environments globally.
August 2021
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute: New ExpressRoute Direct locations available
ExpressRoute Direct gives you the ability to connect directly into Microsoft’s global network at peering locations strategically distributed around the world.
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute: New ExpressRoute peering locations available
ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider.
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute Global Reach: 2 new locations
ExpressRoute Global Reach allows you to link ExpressRoute circuits in different locations together to make a private network between your on-premises networks.
July 2021
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute: 3 New Peering Locations Available
ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. The service is now available in 3 new peering locations.
June 2021
General availability: ExpressRoute Global Reach Pricing Reduction
ExpressRoute Global Reach allows you to link ExpressRoute circuits together to make a private network between your on-premises networks. The data transfer price for this offering is now 50% lower.
May 2021
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute: 5 New Peering Locations Available
ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. The service is now available in 5 new peering locations.
March 2021
General availability: ExpressRoute monitoring in Azure Monitor network insights
Network insights in Azure Monitor now supports monitoring Azure ExpressRoute resources out of the box without any additional configuration or setup.
Public preview: IPv6 support for ExpressRoute private peering
This support will unlock hybrid connectivity for you as you expand into new, IPv6-dependent markets or transition to IPv6 in your own networks.
November 2020
General availability: VPN over ExpressRoute private peering
VPN over ExpressRoute allows customers to encrypt all traffic going over their ExpressRoute circuit. VPN over ExpressRoute, combined with site-to-site and point-to-site VPN provides end-to-end encryption between data centres, branch offices and remote users.
November 2019
Azure ExpressRoute for satellites is now available
ExpressRoute, with one of the largest networking ecosystems in the public cloud, now includes satellite connectivity partners, bringing new options and coverage.
September 2019
Monitor bandwidth usage for all peered Azure virtual networks with ExpressRoute
Monitor bandwidth use for all peered Azure virtual networks with an improvement to ExpressRoute, a capability of Network Performance Monitor.
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