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General availability: Customer-managed keys on existing accounts
Target availability: Q2 2024
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account.
General availability: Latest version of the TimeScaleDB extension on Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q2 2024
Upgrade to the latest TimeScaleDB extension on Azure for enhanced time-series data handling and improved performance.
General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
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.
General Availability: Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Target availability: Q2 2024
Work Smarter: Enhance Productivity with Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer shortcut keys.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB RU supports version 5.0 and 6.0
Target availability: Q2 2024
Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB now supports MongoDB v5 and v6.
Public Preview: Azure Storage Actions is now available in 14 more regions
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.
April 2024
Generally Available: Index Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB helps optimize your index policy for NoSQL queries
Target availability: Q2 2024
Reduce RU-costs and improve query speeds with Index Advisor!
General availability: Semantic caching with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Target availability: Q2 2024
Leverage historical LLM responses with Azure Cosmos DB and LangChain!
Public preview: Filtered vector search in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Target availability: Q2 2024
Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB improves its vector search capabilities with filtered vector search, now in preview.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server enhanced disaster recovery features
Target availability: Q2 2024
Explore advanced disaster recovery with Virtual Endpoints and seamless role-swapping in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL geo-redundant backup and restore
Target availability: Q2 2024
Store cluster backup in another region. Restore cluster in the primary or another region.
General availability: HNSW vector index in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Target availability: Q2 2024
The HNSW vector index is now generally available in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2024
Target availability: Q2 2024
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-April 2024.
General Availability: Virtual private network (VPN) with Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
Target availability: Q2 2024
For enhanced security in your virtual network architectures where outbound connectivity is not allowed.
General Availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server networking with Azure Private Link
Target availability: Q2 2024
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports Private Endpoints in General Availability.
Public Preview: Long-term retention for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
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.
Generally available: Defender for Cloud supports Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q2 2024
You can now protect Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Public Preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric
Target availability: Q2 2024
Get near-real time analytics on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric with zero-ETL.
March 2024
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.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-March 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2024 .
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