Azure updates

Public Preview: Azure Automation Runtime environment & support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks

Azure Automation introduces Runtime environment (preview) and enables support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks.

• Management

Private Preview: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery

Target availability: Q1 2024

Private preview for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Compliance
• Management

Announcing Public Preview of the Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension

Learn more about the Public Preview of the new Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension.

• Azure Arc
• Management

General Availability: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks

Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks (General Availability).

• Management

General availability: Azure Monitor Application Insights Browser SDK Loader for Node.js

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Monitor Application Insights Node.js customers can enable real user monitoring (RUM) with a simple configuration.

• Application Insights
• Management
• SDK and Tools

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

• Microsoft Cost Management
• Management

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

• Microsoft Cost Management
• Management

Generally Available: Azure Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines

Get improved performance and higher reliability for your memory-optimized workloads with the public preview of the new generation Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines.

• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Preview: New Basic SKU functionality for Azure confidential ledger

The Azure confidential ledger Basic SKU gated preview will allow select customers using other Azure products to uplevel integrity protection by storing periodic data, blobs, and application signatures in Azure confidential ledger.

• Security
• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Public Preview: New Marketplace app for Storage customers and feature enhancements to portal for Azure confidential ledger

Storage customers will now be able to use a marketplace application to connect their immutable blobs with enhanced integrity protection from Azure confidential ledger. Signatures from blobs will be stored and validated, as needed. In addition, the Azure confidential ledger portal experience has been enhanced to allow exploring transactions and retrieving cryptographic proof.

• Security
• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in select regions

Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in select regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Security
• Microsoft Ignite
• Services
• Management
• Features

Export cost details using the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)

Sign up for an early preview of Cost Management exports that provide cost data aligned to the open-source FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS).

• Microsoft Cost Management
• Open Source
• Management
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

General availability: Using a common port for public and private listeners

Easily manage public-facing and private-facing traffic on a common port.

• Application Gateway
• Security
• Services
• Management
• Features

General Availability: Azure Advisor recommendation improves the reliability of Azure Disks with Zone Redundant Storage

Target availability: Q4 2023

Enable disks to tolerate zonal failures without causing disruptions to your application. To learn more, visit Reliability recommendations - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn

• Azure Advisor
• Management
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio has Query-Based Dynamic Targets

Azure Chaos Studio has Query-Based Dynamic Targets.

• Services
• Management
• Features

Generally Available: Multi-user authorisation for Backup vaults

Multi-user authorization provides enhanced protection for your backup data against unauthorized critical operations.

• Security
• Management
• Features