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May 2024

8 May

General availability: Customer-managed keys on existing accounts

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
8 May

General availability: Latest version of the TimeScaleDB extension on Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Upgrade to the latest TimeScaleDB extension on Azure for enhanced time-series data handling and improved performance.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
8 May

General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
8 May

General Availability: Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer keyboard shortcuts

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Work Smarter: Enhance Productivity with Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer shortcut keys.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
8 May

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB RU supports version 5.0 and 6.0

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB now supports MongoDB v5 and v6.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
7 May

Public Preview: Azure Storage Actions is now available in 14 more regions

IN PREVIEW

Azure Storage Actions is a fully managed platform that helps you automate data management operations for object storage and data lakes. The preview is now available in 14 more regions.

  • Azure Storage Actions
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Database for MariaDB
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

April 2024

24 Apr

Generally Available: Index Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB helps optimize your index policy for NoSQL queries

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Reduce RU-costs and improve query speeds with Index Advisor!

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Semantic caching with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Leverage historical LLM responses with Azure Cosmos DB and LangChain!

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

Public preview: Filtered vector search in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB improves its vector search capabilities with filtered vector search, now in preview.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server enhanced disaster recovery features

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Explore advanced disaster recovery with Virtual Endpoints and seamless role-swapping in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL geo-redundant backup and restore

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Store cluster backup in another region. Restore cluster in the primary or another region.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: HNSW vector index in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

The HNSW vector index is now generally available in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
11 Apr

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-April 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
10 Apr

General Availability: Virtual private network (VPN) with Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

For enhanced security in your virtual network architectures where outbound connectivity is not allowed.

  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • Features
10 Apr

General Availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server networking with Azure Private Link

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports Private Endpoints in General Availability.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Public Preview: Long-term retention for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

The feature will allow you to retain/manage backups for up to 10 years in the standard tier according to your compliance and auditing needs.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Generally available: Defender for Cloud supports Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

You can now protect Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Public Preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Get near-real time analytics on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric with zero-ETL.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

March 2024

29 Mar

Every-write AOF persistence on Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash will be retired on 1 April 2025

Target retirement date: April 01, 2025

Every-write AOF will be retired on 1 April 2025, and all instances using the feature will automatically switch to use every-second AOF instead.

  • Azure Cache for Redis
  • Retirements
27 Mar

General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-March 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2024

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2024 .

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

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