Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2022
Update: Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview will retire on 31 March 2023
Target retirement date: March 31, 2023
Migrate to Azure IoT Edge Hub before 31 March 2023.
Update your Azure SDK libraries by 31 March 2023
Target retirement date: March 31, 2023
Support for Azure SDK libraries that do not conform to our current Azure SDK guidelines will be retired as of 31 March 2023.
General availability: Enablement of combined security information registration for Azure Active Directory
Target availability: Q3 2022
Beginning 1 October 2022, combined registration for multifactor authentication and self-service password reset is rolling out to you.
Public preview: Azure Private Link support in Azure API Management
You can now integrate to clients in a virtual network privately, using Azure Private Link support in API Management.
Premium Container SKU (public preview) will be retired on 30 June 2022
Target retirement date: June 30, 2022
Transition to Premium V3 by 30 June 2022.
Community support for Node 12 LTS is ending on 30 April 2022
Target retirement date: April 30, 2022
Community support for Node 12 LTS is ending on 30 April 2022 – transition to Node 14 LTS by that date
Community support for .NET 5 is ending on 8 May 2022
Target retirement date: May 08, 2022
Community support for .NET 5 will end on 8 May 2022 – transition to .NET 6 by that date
Azure Container Monitoring will be retired on 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Migrate your workloads to Azure Monitor container insights by 31 March 2025.
Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 61 - March 2022
Review the improvements and fixes provided in Update Rollup 61.
Generally available: Best practices assessment for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Evaluate SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines for configuration best practices using the SQL best practices assessment feature on the SQL virtual machine blade in the Azure portal.
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL.
General availability: Azure Database for MySQL—Flexible Server - New US government region
Provision Azure Database for MySQL—Flexible Server in the US Gov Virginia region.
General availability: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Install timescaleDB, pg_repack and orafce on newly created Flexible Servers on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: New high availability regions—Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
You can now provision Flexible Server in a zone redundant high availability mode in more regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server—new US government regions
Provision Flexible Server in the US Gov Virginia and US Gov Arizona regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Flexible Server now supports PostgreSQL versions 11.14, 12.9, and 13.5 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL,.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Use PostgreSQL 11.15, 12.10, 13.6, and 14.2 minor versions with Hyperscale (Citus) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.
Public preview: Clustering Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service
Run highly available Java EE apps with Red Hat JBoss EAP on App Service with new clustering support.
Generally available: Support for private links in Azure Monitor agent
Use Azure Monitor agent and data collection rules in restricted environments and maintain network isolation by leveraging private links.
Public preview: Azure SignalR Service Premium Tier
Enterprise-focused capabilities to provide resiliency and availability.
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