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Public preview: Database watcher for Azure SQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Enable in-depth, managed monitoring of Azure SQL databases, elastic pools, and managed instances.
February 2024
Announcing NBCROW Compression in Kusto's TDS Implementation
A new feature that reduces the data transfer for MSSQL queries on Kusto.
Update records in a Kusto Database (public preview)
The new .update command allows you to update records (rows) in a Kusto Database (either in Azure Data Explorer or in Fabric KQL Database). This is a new tool to help you build great data pipeline!
Announcing General Availability to migrate Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer Cluster to Private Endpoints
The migration of Azure Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer cluster to Private Endpoints in generally available now. The process is simple and can be done using the Azure portal, the ARM template, or any code which uses the ADX SDK.
January 2024
New Features for graph-match KQL Operator: Enhanced Pattern Matching and Cycle Control
Target availability: Q1 2024
The graph-match operator in Kusto Query Language (KQL) allows you to query your data as a graph and find matches for a specified pattern. The latest update introduces two new features: the cycles parameter and the nonlinear patterns. These features enable you to control how cycles are matched and express more complex and flexible patterns in your graph queries.
General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds new geospatial capabilities
Kusto now has three new geospatial functions: geo_polygon_to_h3cells(), geo_angle() and geo_azimuth(). These functions are designed to help you better understand and analyze your geospatial data.
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer connector for Apache Flink
Azure Data Explorer connector for Apache Flink (Public Preview)
December 2023
Migration of Azure Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer cluster to Private Endpoints
If you are using VNet injection to secure your Azure Data Explorer (ADX) cluster, you may face some challenges such as complexity, scalability, and public IP dependency. We recommend that you switch to Azure Private Endpoints, which allow you to connect to your cluster privately within your VNet. We have released a preview feature that lets you migrate your VNet injected ADX cluster to Private Endpoints easily and quickly.
October 2023
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk
Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk (Public Preview)
September 2023
New in Kusto: `.show databases entities` command for viewing tables, functions, and more
Target availability: Q4 2023
View the entities of all accessible cluster databases with the new `.show databases entities` command for Kusto, and customize the output with various options.
Introducing Graph Semantics in Kusto, a new way to contextualize time series data
Target availability: Q4 2023
Analyze networks, connected assets and more with Kusto's graph semantics extension to the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Find out how to contextualize your time series data in KQL, and how to leverage time-aware graphs.
July 2023
General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL external tables
Azure Data Explorer has released three new types of external tables: PostgrSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL. These new external tables allow users to query data from these sources directly within Azure Data Explorer using the Kusto Query Language (KQL).
June 2023
General availability: Introducing DropMappedField transformation for data mappings in Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer has added a new capability called "DropMappedField" to its data mappings. This feature allows users to map an object in a JSON document to a column while removing any nested fields that are already referenced by other column mappings.
Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link
Now generally available: managed ingestion from Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer in near real time.
General availability: New KQL function to enrich your data analysis with geographic context
KQL introduces a new function to retrieve country, state, city, and coordinates from IP addresses using GeoLite2 data. Find out how to use geo_info_from_ip_address() and what it can do for your data analysis.
Generally available: Azure Data Explorer Kusto Emulator on Linux
The Kusto Emulator is now available as a Linux Docker Container!
May 2023
General availability: NLog Sink for Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer now supports ingestion of data from .NET Applications via the NLog Sink.
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions
Target availability: Q2 2023
Azure Data Explorer Bindings for Azure Functions (Public Preview)
Public Preview: AMD confidential VM option for Azure Data Explorer (ADX)
Users can now run their most sensitive data workloads in ADX clusters on AMD-based confidential VM SKUs.
Public Preview: Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Data Explorer
Azure Monitor Log Alerts is expanding to support monitoring based on data that stored in Azure Data Explorer (ADX) tables, empowering customers to leverage ADX without compromising their service monitoring.
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