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Azure Classic Administrator roles are retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
On 31 August 2024, Azure classic administrator roles will be retired. Transition from Azure Classic Administrator roles to RBAC roles
Public Preview: Managed Java components in Azure Container Apps
You can now leverage managed Java components in Azure Container apps for service registry and externalized application properties.
Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Cloud Services (classic) retiring in August 2024.
February 2024
Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc
Target availability: Q1 2024
With SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc you can now begin your migration journey from directly within the Azure Arc environment with recommended Azure SQL deployment option that best fits your workload needs.
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available, the industry’s first fully managed and cloud-native SAN offering that simplifies deploying, scaling, managing, and configuring a SAN in the cloud.
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.
January 2024
Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Migrate your cloud services to a new deployment model before 31 August 2024.
Azure Spring Apps Feature Update Q4 2024: Spring Cloud Gateway supports a response cache and more
Recent updates to the Enterprise plan include improved response caching in Spring Cloud Gateway, a more secure try-out option in API Portal, and enhanced application-level settings in Service Connector. Additionally, there's richer build history information to help with troubleshooting. For both Enterprise and Basic/Standard plans, Azure Spring Apps now offer scheduled maintenance for updates and an auto-sync feature for certificates, making application management more efficient and secure.
December 2023
Store and manage medical imaging data with Azure Data Lake Storage (Preview)
With the integration of Azure Data Lake Storage and the DICOM service, organizations can now enjoy full control over their imaging data and increased flexibility for accessing and working with that data through the Azure storage ecosystem and APIs.
General availability: Encryption with customer-managed keys in Azure Health Data Services
The ability to encrypt health data in the cloud with customer-managed keys using Azure Health Data Services is generally available.
Azure support plan offer extended to June 30, 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
Beginning January 1, 2024, all new and renewing Azure customers who purchase an Enterprise Agreement (EA or EES) or are part of the field-led Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) will receive Azure Standard support. Qualifications for the promotion will end on June 30, 2024.
November 2023
General availability: Encryption with customer-managed keys in Azure Health Data Services
The ability to encrypt health data in the cloud with customer-managed keys using Azure Health Data Services is generally available.
Announcing general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard)
Target availability: Q4 2023
We are pleased to announce the general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard). This capability allows customers to extend their low-code solutions with the power of custom code.
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.
Public preview: Bring enhanced manageability to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Arc provides enhanced manageability for SQL Server, on-premises or across multi-cloud, to enable better visibility, flexibility and security.
MQTT broker feature, PubSub capabilities now available for Azure Event Grid
Bi-directional communication and flexible consumption patterns - at scale.
Public Preview: Support for gRPC APIs in Azure API Management Self-Hosted Gateway
Target availability: Q4 2023
We are thrilled to announce the public preview of gRPC support in Azure API Management through the self-hosted gateway. This exciting feature empowers customers to seamlessly manage their gRPC services as APIs within Azure API Management.
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