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January 2024

24 Jan

Public Preview: Azure Automation Runtime environment & support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks

IN PREVIEW

Azure Automation introduces Runtime environment (preview) and enables support for Azure CLI commands in runbooks.

  • Management

November 2023

27 Nov

General Availability: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks (General Availability).

  • Management

September 2023

21 Sep

Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.

  • Azure Arc
  • Management

May 2023

11 May

General Availability: Azure Automation supports Python 3.8 runbooks

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Automation support for Python 3.8 runbooks is now Generally Available.

  • Management
  • Features

April 2023

3 Apr

Public preview update: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks

IN PREVIEW

Azure Automation has expanded Public preview support for PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks.

  • Management
  • Features

March 2023

27 Mar

Generally available: Azure Site Recovery - Migrate Azure Automation account's authentication from Run As accounts to Managed Identity

NOW AVAILABLE

This article describes a new feature update for Azure Site Recovery. 

  • Management
  • Features

January 2023

12 Jan

Public Preview: Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension

IN PREVIEW

Use the Azure Automation extension to perform local authoring and management of automation runbooks using VS Code

  • Automation
  • Management
  • Features

December 2022

5 Dec

General Availability: Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Automation announces General Availability of Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension

  • Management

November 2022

9 Nov

General availability: Azure Automation supports Availability zones

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Automation now supports Availability zones to provide improved resiliency and reliability to the service, runbooks and other automation assets.

  • Services
  • Features

October 2022

31 Oct

Public preview: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 runbooks

IN PREVIEW

Azure Automation now supports runbooks in latest Runtime versions - PowerShell 7.2 and Python 3.10 in public preview.

  • Management
  • Features
7 Oct

Desired state configuration VM Extension for Linux, and Azure Automation DSC support for Linux, will be retired on 30 September 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

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

  • Automation
  • Virtual Machines
  • Management
  • Features
  • Retirements

August 2022

8 Aug

Public preview: Update management center in Azure

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Management

April 2022

7 Apr

Generally available: Diagnostic audit logs for Automation accounts

NOW AVAILABLE

Forward Azure Automation diagnostic audit logs to Log analytics workspace to keep track of changes at the automation account level.

  • Security
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

November 2021

3 Nov

PowerShell 7.1 runbook support in Azure Automation available in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Use PowerShell 7.1 for infrastructure automation & orchestration scenarios across Azure & non-Azure environment through Azure Automation runbooks.

  • Services
  • Features
3 Nov

Azure Automation support for Managed Identities is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Use Managed Identities to authenticate runbooks to any Azure service that supports Azure AD authentication.

  • Security
  • Management
  • Features

September 2021

28 Sep

Azure Automation Hybrid Worker Extension for Azure and Arc-enabled servers now in public preview

IN 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.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
28 Sep

Az module support in Azure Automation is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Automation now supports Az-module by default for all new Automation Accounts.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

August 2021

24 Aug

Public preview: Apply settings inside machines using Azure Policy's guest configuration

IN PREVIEW

Azure Policy can audit or configure settings inside a machine, both for machines running in Azure and Arc-enabled hybrid machines.

  • Azure Policy
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Guest Configuration for Azure Arc Connected Servers
  • Azure Automanage
  • Management
  • Features
  • Compliance

July 2021

16 Jul

Azure Automation support for User Assigned Managed Identities is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Use user-assigned identities for Azure Automation runbook jobs.

  • Automation
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
14 Jul

General availability: New Azure Monitor built-in policy for Log Analytics workspace and linked automation account

NOW AVAILABLE

A new Azure Monitor built-in policy gives you control to provision central Log Analytics workspaces and linked automation account across your subscriptions consistently.

  • Azure Policy
  • Azure Monitor
  • Management
  • Features

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