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January 2019

28 Jan

General availability: Standard Load Balancer and Standard Public IP in Azure Government

Azure Standard Load Balancer and Standard Public IP are now generally available in Azure Government cloud regions.

  • Load Balancer
  • Virtual Network
  • Microsoft Azure portal
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

December 2018

5 Dec

Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB

IN PREVIEW

Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB are in public preview.

  • Azure Database for MariaDB
  • Virtual Network
  • Features
  • Microsoft Connect

November 2018

16 Nov

Enhancements to NSG flow logs for Azure Network Watcher

NOW AVAILABLE

Enhancements to NSG flow logs (version 2) are available in the West Central US region. They include per-flow throughput statistics.

  • Network Watcher
  • Virtual Network
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features
12 Nov

Azure Network Watcher enabled by default for subscriptions that contain virtual networks

NOW AVAILABLE

We’re rolling out changes to enable Network Watcher by default for subscriptions that contain a virtual network. This will simplify and improve your network troubleshooting experience.

  • Network Watcher
  • Virtual Network
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

October 2018

31 Oct

Azure App Service new Virtual Network Integration capability is in preview

IN PREVIEW

VNet Integration capability with Azure App Service is in preview.

  • App Service
  • Virtual Network
  • Services
31 Oct

Azure Container Instances custom Virtual Network support is in preview

IN PREVIEW

With Virtual Network support, Azure Container Instances now supports deploying containers to new or existing Azure virtual networks. Azure Container Instances containers can have secure communication with other resources, such as Azure Kubernetes Service clusters, residing in the same virtual network.

  • Container Instances
  • Virtual Network
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Services
20 Oct

General availability: Standard Load Balancer in Azure China cloud

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Standard Load Balancer is now generally available in Azure China cloud regions.

  • Load Balancer
  • Virtual Network
  • Microsoft Azure portal
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

September 2018

26 Sep

Public preview: Virtual network service endpoint policies for Azure Storage

IN PREVIEW

Virtual network service endpoint policies for Azure Storage are now in preview.

  • Virtual Network
  • Storage Accounts
  • Features
25 Sep

Linux preview support of custom virtual networks on Azure Container Instances

IN PREVIEW

You can now provision Linux containers into new or existing virtual networks with Azure Container Instances. This support is in preview for Linux in two regions: West US and West Europe.

  • Container Instances
  • Virtual Network
  • Features
24 Sep

Virtual network peering across Azure Active Directory tenants

NOW AVAILABLE

Virtual network peering is now available for virtual networks that belong to subscriptions in different Azure Active Directory tenants.

  • Virtual Network
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features
24 Sep

Preview: Public IP prefix

IN PREVIEW

Public IP Prefix is in preview.

  • Virtual Network
  • Features
24 Sep

Azure Virtual Network TAP

IN PREVIEW

Azure Virtual Network TAP enables you to continuously mirror traffic from a virtual network to a packet collector.

  • Virtual Network
  • Services
24 Sep

Point-to-site VPN connectivity in Virtual WAN preview

IN PREVIEW

We are pleased to announce support for point-to-site VPN in Azure Virtual WAN. A point-to-site (P2S) VPN lets you create a secure connection to your Azure Virtual WAN from an individual client computer.

  • Virtual WAN
  • Virtual Network
  • Services
24 Sep

Azure Virtual WAN now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Virtual WAN provides a simple, unified, global connectivity and security platform to allow the deployment of large-scale branch infrastructure. ExpressRoute provides private connectivity into the Microsoft global network.

  • Virtual WAN
  • Azure ExpressRoute
  • Virtual Network
  • Services
24 Sep

OpenVPN support for Azure VPN Gateways

IN PREVIEW

Azure Virtual Network Gateways now support OpenVPN as a protocol for point-to-site clients to connect.

  • Virtual Network
  • VPN Gateway
  • Services
  • Security
4 Sep

General availability: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Key Vault

NOW AVAILABLE

Virtual network service endpoints are generally available for Azure Key Vault in all public Azure regions.

  • Key Vault
  • Virtual Network
  • Security
  • Features

August 2018

30 Aug

Troubleshoot connectivity issues in a virtual network

NOW AVAILABLE

The Virtual Network portal blade has been enhanced to troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues or continually monitor your network endpoints from virtual machines (VMs) in a virtual network.

  • Network Watcher
  • Microsoft Azure portal
  • Virtual Network
  • Features
16 Aug

General availability: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL

NOW AVAILABLE

Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL are generally available.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Virtual Network
  • Features
16 Aug

General availability: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL

NOW AVAILABLE

Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL are generally available.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Virtual Network
  • Features

May 2018

30 May

Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL are in public preview.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Virtual Network
  • Features

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