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Visual Studio Code extension for sAzure Web PubSub now in preview

New option helps developers manage Web PubSub resources

• Azure Web PubSub
• Features

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files application volume group for Oracle

Application volume group for Oracle is designed to greatly simplify the deployment of Azure NetApp Files volumes required to install and operate Oracle databases on Azure virtual machines at enterprise scale, with optimal performance and according to best practices.

• Azure NetApp Files
• Features

Preview: Introducing Reporting Capabilities for Azure Site Recovery

Azure Site Recovery is introducing reporting capabilities to enable your BCDR Admin get rich insights into your estate protected with Site Recovery for audit and tracking purposes. These reports are highly customizable and are available out of box on Business Continuity Center, Recovery Service Vault and Backup Center. These reports provide historical evidence on failover jobs and replicated items.

• Compliance
• Management

Public preview of the App Configuration Extension for AKS

Azure App Configuration extension for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) allows you to install and manage Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider on your AKS cluster via Azure Resource Manager (ARM). 

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• App Configuration
• Microsoft Build
• Security
• Features

Azure portal now offers in context observability for AKS object overviews

View your key performance metrics for your AKS resources in context with the Azure Portal

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Microsoft Azure portal
• Azure Monitor
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public preview: Managed Prometheus visualizations for Azure Monitor container insights

Container insights now supports out of the box visualizations using only managed Prometheus.

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Managed Prometheus
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Preview: Windows gRPC support is now available on App Service

gRPC support for App Service Windows now in preview

• Features

Public preview: Azure Log Analytics enhances resilience with workspace replication across regions

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Log Analytics is announcing Workspace Replication, a new capability that enhances workspace resilience by enabling you to switch your workspace operation to another region if your primary region isn’t healthy.

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Microsoft Build
• Services
• Features

Expanding extensibility model to Pulumi in Azure Deployment Environments

Expanding extensibility model to Pulumi in Azure Deployment Environments

• Azure Deployment Environments
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public preview: Azure Firewall integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security

The Azure Firewall integration helps analysts perform detailed investigations of the malicious traffic intercepted by the IDPS feature of their firewalls across their entire fleet using natural language questions in the Copilot for Security standalone experience.

• Azure Firewall
• Microsoft Copilot for Azure
• Microsoft Build
• Security
• Services
• Features

Public preview: Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security

Increase your security posture and receive an analysis of the top Azure WAF rules triggered, top offending IPs in the environment, SQL injection and Cross-site scripting attacks blocked by WAF, along with natural language explanation of the analysis.

• Web Application Firewall
• Microsoft Copilot for Azure
• Azure Front Door
• Microsoft Copilot for Security
• Application Gateway
• Microsoft Build
• Security
• Features

Public preview: Aspire dashboard support in Azure Container Apps

You can now access the Aspire dashboard in Azure Portal for your Azure Container Apps project.

• Azure Container Apps
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public preview: Azure Functions support for HTTP streams in Python

Use HTTP streams in Python for processing large data streaming OpenAI responses and delivering dynamic content

• Azure Functions
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Azure Static Web Apps offers new Dedicated plan in preview

Enterprise-grade features for advanced use cases

• Static Web Apps
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Microsoft Dev Box introduces new ready-to-code and enterprise management capabilities

Dev Box has been updated with several new developer productivity and enterprise management capabilities.

• Microsoft Dev Box
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public Preview Azure OpenAI Semantic Caching policy in Azure API Management

Target availability: Q2 2024

We're excited to announce the Public Preview for the Azure OpenAI Semantic Caching policy in Azure API Management! This innovative feature empowers customers to optimize token usage by leveraging semantic caching, which intelligently stores completions for prompts with similar meanings.

• API Management
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public Preview Azure Logic Apps Standard] .NET 8 Custom Code Support

Target availability: Q2 2024

We’ve extended our built-in action capabilities to include support for calling .NET 8 custom code, now available in public preview.

• Logic Apps
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public Preview Azure Logic Apps Standard Support for Zero Downtime deployment scenarios

Target availability: Q2 2024

We're excited to introduce support for Zero Downtime Deployment scenarios in Azure Logic Apps Standard, now available in Public Preview. This feature addresses one of the primary challenges in developing and maintaining mission-critical applications: ensuring continuous availability and responsiveness, even during updates or maintenance activities.

• Logic Apps
• Microsoft Build
• Features

Public Preview Azure Logic Apps Standard Deployment Scripting Tools in VS Code

Target availability: Q2 2024

We're excited to introduce the Logic Apps Standard Deployment Scripting Tools in Visual Studio Code, now available in Public Preview. With this enhancement, users can streamline the development, testing, and storage of Standard logic app workflows running in single-tenant Azure Logic Apps directly within VS Code, using any source control system.

• Logic Apps
• Microsoft Build
• Features