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Public Preview: Azure Automation Runtime environment & support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks
Azure Automation introduces Runtime environment (preview) and enables support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks.
November 2023
General Availability: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks
Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks (General Availability).
September 2023
Generally Available: Azure Update Manager
Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.
May 2023
General Availability: Azure Automation supports Python 3.8 runbooks
Azure Automation support for Python 3.8 runbooks is now Generally Available.
April 2023
Public preview update: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks
Azure Automation has expanded Public preview support for PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks.
March 2023
Generally available: Azure Site Recovery - Migrate Azure Automation account's authentication from Run As accounts to Managed Identity
This article describes a new feature update for Azure Site Recovery.
January 2023
Public Preview: Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension
Use the Azure Automation extension to perform local authoring and management of automation runbooks using VS Code
December 2022
General Availability: Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension
Azure Automation announces General Availability of Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension
November 2022
General availability: Azure Automation supports Availability zones
Azure Automation now supports Availability zones to provide improved resiliency and reliability to the service, runbooks and other automation assets.
October 2022
Public preview: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks
Azure Automation now supports runbooks in latest Runtime versions - PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 in public preview.
Desired state configuration VM Extension for Linux, and Azure Automation DSC support for Linux, will be retired on 30 September 2023
Target retirement date: September 30, 2022
PowerShell DSC Virtual Machine extension for Linux, and Azure Automation DSC support for Linux, will be retired on 30 September 2023
August 2022
Public preview: Update management center in Azure
Update management center is the next iteration of the Azure Automation Update Management solution. It works out of the box, with zero onboarding steps and has no dependency on Azure Automation and Log Analytics.
April 2022
Generally available: Diagnostic audit logs for Automation accounts
Forward Azure Automation diagnostic audit logs to Log analytics workspace to keep track of changes at the automation account level.
November 2021
PowerShell 7.1 runbook support in Azure Automation available in public preview
Use PowerShell 7.1 for infrastructure automation & orchestration scenarios across Azure & non-Azure environment through Azure Automation runbooks.
Azure Automation support for Managed Identities is now generally available
Use Managed Identities to authenticate runbooks to any Azure service that supports Azure AD authentication.
September 2021
Azure Automation Hybrid Worker Extension for Azure and Arc-enabled servers now in public preview
Onboard Azure Automation User Hybrid Runbook Worker based on VM extension platform for Azure Virtual machines and Arc-enabled servers. The extension-based platform leverages Azure Active Directory authentication.
Az module support in Azure Automation is now available
Azure Automation now supports Az-module by default for all new Automation Accounts.
August 2021
Public preview: Apply settings inside machines using Azure Policy's guest configuration
Azure Policy can audit or configure settings inside a machine, both for machines running in Azure and Arc-enabled hybrid machines.
July 2021
Azure Automation support for User Assigned Managed Identities is now in public preview
Use user-assigned identities for Azure Automation runbook jobs.
General availability: New Azure Monitor built-in policy for Log Analytics workspace and linked automation account
A new Azure Monitor built-in policy gives you control to provision central Log Analytics workspaces and linked automation account across your subscriptions consistently.
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