Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2021
Role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) on Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Benefit from finer grained access control to data and leverage AAD authentication with role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for Azure Cosmos DB, now in preview.
Public preview: Azure Route Server
The new Azure Route Server simplifies integration of network virtual appliance into your Azure virtual network.
Public preview: Containerize and migrate apps to Azure Kubernetes Service with Azure Migrate: App Containerization
The new app containerization feature will allow you to migrate your applications to containers on AKS.
Azure Machine Learning - Public preview announcements Ignite, March 2021.
Azure Machine Learning has new features in preview now.
Azure Machine Learning - Arc enabled machine learning
Azure Arc enabled machine learning (preview), gives you the ability to train models on any Kubernetes cluster, using Azure Machine Learning.
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra service now in public preview
With Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra (preview), scale on-premise Cassandra data to the cloud with automated deployment, scaling, and management operations for open source Apache Cassandra datacenters.
Public preview: Azure Communication Services interoperability with Microsoft Teams
Azure Communication Services is now interoperable with Microsoft Teams in preview, enabling you to leverage a unified offering for both internal and external communication experiences.
Public preview: Change performance tiers for Premium SSD managed disks with no downtime
Premium SSD managed disks now enables you change performance tiers without any downtime to your applications.
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks in limited preview
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks protect disks from zonal failures which may occur due to natural disasters or hardware issues.
Public preview: Automatic key rotation of customer-managed keys for encrypting Azure managed disks
Azure Disk Storage now enables you to automatically update keys for encryption of your data.
Public preview: Announcing new capabilities for Azure Automanage
Announcing new enhancements to Azure Automanage for Windows Server and the expansion of Azure Automanage to Linux.
Windows Server 2022 is now available in preview.
Windows Server 2022 brings innovation in security, hybrid and application platform to Windows Server enabling you to run your existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge.
Limited preview: Azure Backup now supports archive tier for backup of Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Server in Azure VMs
Azure Backup, which is in limited preview, now supports long term retention of recovery points in low cost archive tier.
Public preview: Calico Windows support in AKS
Use Calico network policy with Windows Server on AKS.
Public preview: Planned maintenance windows in AKS
Minimize interruptions by specifying planned maintenance windows for your clusters in AKS.
Public preview: Announcing Azure Synapse Pathway: Accelerate your data warehouse migration
Azure Synapse Pathway is a point-and-click solution that simplifies and accelerates migration for both on-premises and cloud data warehouses to Azure Synapse Analytics.
Public preview: Maintenance window for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
The maintenance window feature aligns planned maintenance updates on Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance resources to occur on predictable times during regional off-business hours.
Public preview: Dynamic IP allocation and enhanced subnet support in AKS
You can now dynamically allocate IPs and define subnets for agent nodes and pods.
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
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