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RSS feedSeptember 2023
Generally available: Higher default value for Azure Functions Event Hubs max batch size
Starting with version 6.0.0 of the Azure Functions Event Hubs extension, a higher default value of 100 will be used for max batch size
New in Kusto: `.show databases entities` command for viewing tables, functions, and more
Target availability: Q4 2023
View the entities of all accessible cluster databases with the new `.show databases entities` command for Kusto, and customize the output with various options.
Introducing Graph Semantics in Kusto, a new way to contextualize time series data
Target availability: Q4 2023
Analyze networks, connected assets and more with Kusto's graph semantics extension to the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Find out how to contextualize your time series data in KQL, and how to leverage time-aware graphs.
August 2023
Public preview: Azure Functions .NET 8 support in Linux plans
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports .NET 8 preview 7, using the isolated worker model.
Public preview: Azure Functions .NET worker cold start improvements
Target availability: Q3 2023
Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model through a preview configuration.
Generally Available: ASP.NET Core integration in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports using ASP.NET types such as HttpRequest, HttpResponse, and IActionResult from .NET isolated function projects.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-August 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-August 2023.
Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.
Generally Available: Application Insights integration for the Azure Functions .NET worker
Target availability: Q3 2023
.NET function apps using the isolated worker model can now better control how telemetry is emitted to Application Insights.
Generally Available: Durable Functions for Python v2 Programming Model
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now develop durable functions in Azure Functions using the Python v2 programming model
Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for App Service and Virtual Machines
Azure Chaos Studio supports new App Service and Virtual Machine faults.
General availability: JSON support for active geo-replication on Azure Cache for Redis
Target availability: Q3 2023
Work with JSON-style documents synced across multiple regions
July 2023
Preview: Azure Boost
Target availability: Q3 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: Support for Python 3.11 in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Take advantage of Python 3.11 features with Azure Functions
Public Preview: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs to Azure Monitor Logs
You can now ingest data directly from an event hub into a Log Analytics workspace
June 2023
Generally available: Pgvector extension on Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Native vector data type enables easy storage of AI generated embeddings performing Euclidean and inner product and cosine distance searches--directly within the database.
Public preview: Azure Cache for Redis trigger for Azure Functions
Trigger serverless functions through Azure Cache for Redis.
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions
You can now interact with Azure Data Explorer in a low-code declarative fashion.
GA: Application Insights Distributed tracing support for Java Function Apps
Use the application map for a more complete view of end-to-end transactions to better diagnose issues and interactions
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-June 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-June 2023
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