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April 2024

24 Apr

Generally Available: Index Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB helps optimize your index policy for NoSQL queries

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Reduce RU-costs and improve query speeds with Index Advisor!

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Semantic caching with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Leverage historical LLM responses with Azure Cosmos DB and LangChain!

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

Public preview: Filtered vector search in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB improves its vector search capabilities with filtered vector search, now in preview.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server enhanced disaster recovery features

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Explore advanced disaster recovery with Virtual Endpoints and seamless role-swapping in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL geo-redundant backup and restore

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Store cluster backup in another region. Restore cluster in the primary or another region.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
24 Apr

General availability: HNSW vector index in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

The HNSW vector index is now generally available in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
19 Apr

.Net Standard user-defined functions for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024.

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

.Net Standard user-defined functions for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024. After that date, it won’t be possible to use the feature. Please transition to JavaScript user-defined functions for Azure Stream Analytics. 

  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Retirements
18 Apr

Azure Data Box Disk is now available with hardware encryption

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Data Box Disk is now Generally Available with hardware encryption.

  • Storage Explorer
  • Data Box
  • Data Box Disk
  • Data Box
  • Features
18 Apr

Azure Machine Learning data collector is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Machine Learning data collector provides real-time logging of input and output data from models that are deployed to managed online endpoints or Kubernetes online endpoints. This data can be seamlessly used for model monitoring, debugging, or auditing, thereby providing observability into the performance of your deployed models.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Machine Learning
  • Services
17 Apr

Azure Machine Learning - General Availability for April 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Three features now available in GA enable you to seamlessly log inference data to a central location, set up event-driven applications, processes, or workflows based on Azure Machine Learning events, and utilize lifecycle management of features from creation through archival.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Features
15 Apr

GA: New Property for Disks-LastOwnershipUpdateTime

NOW AVAILABLE

Introducing LastOwnershipUpdateTime for Disks in Azure Portal, PowerShell, and CLI. It indicates the last state change time for the Disk, useful for tracking its current state and when it was last updated.

  • Managed Disks
  • Azure Disk Storage
  • Features
11 Apr

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-April 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
10 Apr

General Availability: Virtual private network (VPN) with Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

For enhanced security in your virtual network architectures where outbound connectivity is not allowed.

  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • Features
10 Apr

General Availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server networking with Azure Private Link

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports Private Endpoints in General Availability.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Public Preview: Long-term retention for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

The feature will allow you to retain/manage backups for up to 10 years in the standard tier according to your compliance and auditing needs.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Generally available: Defender for Cloud supports Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2024

You can now protect Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
10 Apr

Public Preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Get near-real time analytics on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric with zero-ETL.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
8 Apr

Public preview: Backup and restore of virtual machines with private endpoint enabled disks

IN PREVIEW

Azure Backup can now help you back up virtual machines using private endpoint-enabled disks. You can now also specify network settings to be used by the restored disks while initiating the restore process.

  • Azure Backup
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
1 Apr

Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Database for MySQL flexible servers
  • Security
  • Features
  • Compliance

March 2024

29 Mar

Custom .net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

Custom .net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024. After that date, it won't be possible to use the feature. Please transition to a JSON, AVRO, or CSV built-in deserializer by that date.

  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Retirements

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