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RSS feedMarch 2023
We’re retiring Cluster Configuration with Flux v1 on 24 May 2025 – transition to GitOps extension for Kubernetes to move to Flux v2
Target retirement date: May 24, 2025
Migrate to GitOps Extension for Flux v2 by 24 May 2025
Public Preview: PgBouncer monitoring metrics for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Monitor the PgBouncer process health for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via Azure Monitor metrics and write custom alert rules on these metrics.
Public preview: Collect Syslog from AKS nodes using Azure Monitor container insights
Customers can now collect Syslog from their AKS Clusters using Azure Monitor container insights
Generally available: Metric charts support for split-by operations on multiple dimensions
Azure Portal metric charts will now enable customers to analyze metrics on their Azure resources by supporting the split-by operator on more than one dimension.
Public preview: Auto-vacuum metrics for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Monitor the auto-vacuum process health for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via Azure Monitor metrics and write custom alert rules on these metrics.
February 2023
General availability: Improved geo-replication for Azure Cache for Redis
Utilise new functionality that makes passive geo-replication more seamless and transparent.
General availability: Trusted launch for Azure VMs in Azure for US Government regions
Allows you to enable secure boot, vTPM, virtualisation-based security and Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration, providing additional layers of defence against sophisticated threats.
January 2023
Public Preview: Azure App Health Extension - Rich Health States
Application Health Extension, Rich Health States allows for more detailed health reporting on your VM applications.
October 2022
Public preview: Improved passive geo-replication for Azure Cache for Redis
Utilize new functionality that makes passive geo-replication more seamless and transparent.
Dapr extension for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes now support Dapr v1.9.0
Take advantage of the latest features in Dapr v1.9.0 with Dapr extension for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes.
Generally available: Azure Advisor score across all Azure regions
Azure Advisor score enables you to quickly prioritize the Azure Advisor recommendations that will have the greatest impact on your workload health.
Public preview: Azure resource topology
Enhancing network and resource health visualization with unified and dynamic topology across subscriptions, regions, and resource groups.
September 2022
Azure Basic Load Balancer will be retired on 30 September 2025—upgrade to Standard Load Balancer
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Basic Load Balancer will be retired.
Public preview: Operation abort
Stop an ongoing cluster or agentpool operation in emergency situations.
August 2022
Public preview: Four new features in no code editor in Event Hubs
Explore four new features in the no code editor in Azure Event Hubs. This editor allows you to easily develop a Stream Analytics job without writing a single line of code.
Azure Firewall Premium is now ICSA labs certified
Azure Firewall Premium intrusion prevention system (IPS) certification from ICSA Labs is now available.
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in China North 3 and China East 3
Log Analytics, a feature of Azure Monitor, is now generally available for you to start collecting telemetry and analyzing your services for health and usage in China North 3 and China East 3.
General availability: Application Insights in China North 3 and China East 3
Application Insights, a part of Azure Monitor, is now generally available in the China North 3 and China East 3 regions for you to collect telemetry and analyse your service health in production environments.
July 2022
Public preview: Azure Load Testing now displays load engine health metrics
You can view engine health metrics to understand the performance of the test engine during the run, enabling confidence in the test results and better test configuration.
May 2022
Public preview: NGINX for Azure
Natively integrate SaaS solution for advanced traffic management and monitoring on Azure.
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