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November 2023

7 Nov

Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution is available in US Government regions.

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution is available in US Government (VA, AZ) regions.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
6 Nov

Azure Elastic SAN updates: Snapshots, Security, and Usability

IN PREVIEW

Introducing the latest update to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), which now offers snapshot capabilities, enhanced security features, new features for a more simplified use experience, and an entirely new integration with Azure VMware Solution

  • Azure Elastic SAN
  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Azure Disk Storage
  • Features

August 2023

15 Aug

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Cloud Backup for Virtual Machines

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files datastores now supports Cloud Backup for Virtual Machines in preview

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

June 2023

13 Jun

Azure VMware Solution now available in North Switzerland

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to announce that Azure VMware Solution has gone live in North Switzerland and is now available to customers.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters
13 Jun

Generally Available: Azure VMware Solution Stretched Clusters with Customer-Managed Keys

NOW AVAILABLE

Stretched clusters for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is now Generally Available, providing 99.99% uptime for mission critical applications that require the highest availability.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features

May 2023

10 May

Azure VMware Solution now available in Qatar with AV36P

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to announce that the Azure VMware Solution has gone live in Qatar Central and is now available to customers.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features
10 May

Azure VMware Solution on Azure Government

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to share details for the General Availability of Azure VMware Solution on Microsoft Azure Government

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services

March 2023

15 Mar

General Availability of Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server on Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Customers can now take advantage of the unlimited virtualization licensing capability included with the SQL Server Software Assurance with Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server on Azure VMware Solution.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features

November 2022

9 Nov

Generally available: Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files for datastores is now generally available in Azure VMware Solution.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features
8 Nov

Generally available: New node sizing for Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Optimise workloads with new node sizes, AV52, and AV36P, now generally available in Azure VMware Solution.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Features

October 2022

12 Oct

Public preview: Stretched clusters for Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Microsoft is announcing the public preview of stretched clusters for Azure VMware Solution, providing 99.99% uptime for customers mission critical applications.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite
12 Oct

Public preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Microsoft is announcing customer-managed keys for Azure VMware Solution. This new feature will support higher security for customers’ mission critical workloads.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

August 2022

31 Aug

Public preview: Enterprise VMware Cloud Director Service for Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

VMware Cloud Director Service on Azure VMware Solutions allows you to self-service provision and manage multiple virtual datacenters through multi-tenancy in your Azure VMware Solutions private clouds, reducing time and complexity.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
22 Aug

Generally available: Public IP Capability for Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Public IP capability on Azure VMware Solution provides internet connectivity for Azure VMware Solution workloads. You can now use NSX-T manager as your security terminating point.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
22 Aug

Generally available: vRealize Log Insight Cloud with Azure VMware Solution integration

NOW AVAILABLE

vRealize Log Insights Cloud with Azure VMware Solution support is now generally available.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
22 Aug

Generally available: Azure VMware Solution now in Sweden Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure VMware Solution has now expanded to Sweden Central. This is in addition to multiple regions across US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters

June 2022

7 Jun

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Optimise and scale storage for Azure VMware Solution environments.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

March 2022

31 Mar

Public preview: Azure Arc integration with VMware vSphere and Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Manage the lifecycle and guest OS operations of VMware vSphere VMs through Azure Arc by connecting your VMware vCenter servers (on-premises or on Azure VMware Solution) to Azure.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Azure Arc enabled VMware vSphere
  • Azure Arc
  • Management

December 2021

16 Dec

Placement polices now generally available for Azure VMware Solution

NOW AVAILABLE

Placement policies enable admins to specify constraints or rules when allocating Virtual Machines within an Azure VMware Solution private cloud. With this update, the creation and assignment of vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) rules for running Virtual Machines in an Azure VMware Solution SDDC has been simplified and is now executable directly from the Azure Portal for cloud admin roles.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services
  • Features

November 2021

17 Nov

Azure VMware Solution now generally available in the France Central Azure Region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure VMware Solution has now expanded availability to France Central, this update is in addition to the existing availability multiple Azure regions in US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Brazil and Southeast Asia (Singapore).

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Services

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