Updates Archives
Monthly updates for February 2022
Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 60 - January 2022
Review the improvements and fixes provided in Update Rollup 60.
Public preview: Azure Bastion now supports file transfer via the native client
Azure Bastion offers support for file transfer between your target VM and local computer using Bastion and a native RDP or SSH client.
Generally Available: Recovery points extended to 15 days with Azure Site Recovery
The extended recovery points give you flexibility in how you want to manage recovery points and the ability to recover older recovery points if you missed detecting them.
Generally available: Regional deployments for all new and existing IoT Central applications
All previously created IoT Central applications in a geography are now mapped to standard Azure region.
Private preview: AKS cluster persistent volume backup
AKS persistent volume backup provides backup and restore ability for the persistent volumes of your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster.
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Server 20.04 and ARM64
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Public preview updates for January 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: General availability updates for January 2022
Target availability: Q1 2022
New enhancements and updates released for general availability in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.
Public preview: Microsoft Azure Communication Services Telephony capabilities in Denmark and UK
Customers in Denmark and the UK can now purchase Toll-Free and Geographic phone numbers.
General Availability: IoT Edge monitoring with Azure Monitor
Use the latest IoT Edge Metrics collector module to send metrics to Azure Monitor and leverage updated visualisations to monitor and troubleshoot your IoT Edge devices.
General Availability: The Azure Sphere OS 22.01 release is cancelled
The next release of Azure Sphere will be version 22.02.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Private access support
Private access is now generally available for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Public preview: Anomaly Detector adds synchronous multivariate detection and improved anomaly interpretation
Start using Anomaly Detector’s multivariate detection synchronously for quicker response, easier operations, and more informative result interpretation to help you analyze root causes.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) new certifications
New compliance certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Use PostgreSQL 11.14, 12.9, 13.5, and 14.1 minor versions with Hyperscale (Citus) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.
General availability: Enhanced storage configuration with tempdb
Manage your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine storage configuration with tempdb directly from the SQL virtual machine blade in the Azure portal.
General availability: Deployment enhancements for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Deploy SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with a setup-like experience where configuration of the instance is done during deployment of the Azure Marketplace image.
General availability: Automated backup enhancements for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
The Automated backup feature on SQL Server for Azure Virtual Machines blade comes with the ability for increased retention and better manageability with your choice of storage container per instance.
Public preview: Azure SQL updates for early February 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for early February 2022
Generally available enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL.
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