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March 2024

11 Mar

Azure API Center Updates

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

We are pleased to announce an update to the Azure API Center extension for Visual Studio Code, introducing new capabilities for API inventory and design. Additionally, we are unveiling a new API governance feature in API Center, enabling API linting and analysis based on customer-owned design guidelines.

  • Features

January 2024

30 Jan

Public Preview: Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions

IN PREVIEW

Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions

  • Azure Backup
  • Management

November 2023

15 Nov

Generally Available: Trusted launch as default for VMs deployed through PowerShell and CLI

NOW AVAILABLE

Trusted launch is now enabled by default for VMs deployed through PowerShell and CLI, enhancing the foundational security of these VMs.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
  • Security

October 2023

20 Oct

Changes to My Groups admin controls

IN DEVELOPMENT

Target retirement date: June 30, 2024

New settings will enable admins to restrict end users from viewing and editing security groups in My Groups. The existing settings that allow enabling or disabling of My Groups will be retired in June 2024.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Retirements
  • Security

August 2023

30 Aug

Generally Available: Trusted launch as default for VMs deployed through the Azure portal

NOW AVAILABLE

Trusted launch is now enabled by default for VMS deployed through the Azure portal, enhancing the foundational security of these VMs.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Features
  • Security

July 2023

18 Jul

New Extended Security Updates (ESUs) enabled by Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

At Inspire, we are announcing Extended Security Updates (ESUs) enabled by Azure Arc. Customers will be able to purchase and seamlessly deploy ESUs through Azure Arc in on-premises or multicloud environments, right from the Azure portal.

  • Microsoft Inspire
12 Jul

Datadog – An Azure Native ISV Service – the most desired new features now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Explore new capabilities with Datadog – An Azure Native ISV Service, that include a scalable solution to monitor resources in multiple subscriptions, configuration for Cloud Security Posture Management and ability to mute the monitor for expected VM shutdowns.

  • Services
  • Features

March 2023

15 Mar

Public Preview - Backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

IN PREVIEW

Azure Backup is announcing public preview of Backup for AKS allowing customers to protect their applications by providing ability to backup and restore AKS clusters.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
9 Mar

Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Blob for comprehensive data protection.

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2023

Enable scheduled backups for Azure Blob using Azure Backup to ensure business continuity and recovery from inadvertent or malicious deletion or ransomware attacks.

  • Features
  • Security

February 2023

6 Feb

In development: New planned data centre region in Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia Central)

IN DEVELOPMENT

The new data centre region will also include Availability Zones, providing customers with high availability and additional tolerance to data centre failures. 

  • Regions & Datacenters

November 2022

7 Nov

General availability: Default Rule Set 2.1 for Azure Web Application Firewall

NOW AVAILABLE

Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now generally available on Azure's global Web Application Firewall running on Azure Front Door.

  • Azure Front Door
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Features
  • Security

September 2022

14 Sep

Generally available: Built-in Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Backup

NOW AVAILABLE

Learn about the new and improved alerting capabilities offered for Azure Backup, via Azure Monitor.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Monitor
  • Management

August 2022

8 Aug

Public preview: Update management center in Azure

IN PREVIEW

Update management center is the next iteration of the Azure Automation Update Management solution. It works out of the box, with zero onboarding steps and has no dependency on Azure Automation and Log Analytics.

  • Management

May 2022

24 May

CIS benchmark for Linux containers

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now attest to the state of CIS compliance for their AKS Ubuntu worker nodes.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Compliance
  • Microsoft Build

February 2022

4 Feb

Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Public preview updates for January 2022

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
4 Feb

Microsoft Defender for Cloud: General availability updates for January 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2022

New enhancements and updates released for general availability in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security

January 2022

24 Jan

Generally available: Azure Backup releases new updates for hybrid backups

NOW AVAILABLE

The new enhancements released for the security of hybrid backups enable you to integrate with MUA, protect against accidental deletion and avoid data loss in soft delete state.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
  • Security
4 Jan

General availability: Microsoft Defender for Cloud updates for December 2021

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2021

New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in December 2021.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security

December 2021

15 Dec

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): New toolkit certifications generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

New Toolkit certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
6 Dec

Microsoft Defender for Cloud: General availability updates for November 2021

NOW AVAILABLE

New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in November 2021.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security

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