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Logic Apps Standard Plan updates in public preview
Logic Apps Standard was released at Ignite 2020 and since then we have added a lot of features to enable better enterprise integration between mission critical systems on cloud, on premises, and in a hybrid way with runtime available on Azure, Azure Arc and locally. This post includes capabilities now available in public preview.
July 2021
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for July 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in July 2021.
June 2021
Five more free services available with an Azure free account
We've added the option to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Key Vault, Azure Logic Apps, and the Encoding feature of Azure Media Services to services included with free accounts.
May 2021
General availability: Logic Apps with new hosting options
Logic Apps has been updated with new hosting options, improved performance and developer workflows.
Public preview: Run Event Grid on Kubernetes in Azure or anywhere with Azure Arc
You can now run Event Grid on Kubernetes clusters anywhere to manage routing of all your events from any source to any destination.
Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc
You can now run web apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge or in other clouds.
April 2021
Azure Event Grid for Azure Cache for Redis now in general availability
Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export (RDB) to your event handler.
March 2021
Microsoft Power Fx: The open-source low-code programming language is in public preview
Reduce development costs and time using the new public preview features in Microsoft Power Fx.
Advance notifications for Azure SQL Database now in public preview
Prepare for planned maintenance events on your Azure SQL Database resources and minimize the impact of database failovers on your sensitive workloads with advance notifications (preview).
Azure Monitor Alerts for Azure Backup is in public preview
Manage your backup-related alert lifecycles in a manner that is consistent with native Azure management principles
February 2021
Azure Event Grid is now in public preview for Azure Cache for Redis
Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid is in public preview. This integration allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export(RDB) to any destination.
January 2021
Activity Log Alerts - Change in "Description" property in the alert payload now in development
Target availability: Q2 2020
Starting April 1, 2021, the fired alert property "Description“ will contain the alert rule description. A new property “Activity Log Event Description“ added to the Activity Log fired Alert payload that will replace the old property "Description“.
December 2020
Logic Apps runtime platform updates and development capabilities
This public preview refresh deepens development and testing support across platforms and offers the ability to deploy and run on Azure, on any container, or on premises.
October 2020
Generate a new function app from an OpenAPI specification
Create a function app from an Open API Definition using VS Code
Azure Key Vault Event Grid integration is now available
Azure Key Vault is now an events publisher with Azure Event Grid, enabling developers to subscribe to events about keys, certificates and secrets changes.
September 2020
Logic Apps updated with new hosting options, improved performance and developer workflows
Logic Apps is now updated with new hosting options and performance and development improvements that will enable you to build modern workflow-enabled apps.
July 2020
Azure Monitor Community Repository is now available
Today we're launching the Azure Monitor Community Repository, which provides a collaborative space for community members to share and explore Azure Monitor artifacts such as queries [KQL], workbooks and alerts.
Azure Monitor Logs connector is now generally available
Use Azure Logic Apps and Power Automate to create automated workflows using hundreds of actions for a variety of services. The Azure Monitor logs connector is now generally available—use it to build workflows that retrieve data from the Azure Monitor Logs workspace or Application Insights component.
Azure IoT Central UI new and updated features—June 2020
June 2020 feature updates for Azure IoT Central are now available.
June 2020
Azure CLI June 2020 update
The Azure CLI continues to expand with support for new Azure services. This release includes 23 new modules to manage as many Azure services.
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