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October 2023

10 Oct

LSA payload update for fixes on 15-Jan

NOW AVAILABLE

On the 15-Jan we are going to fix those 2 values in LSA payload to contain the correct values according to our other alerts services.

  • Alerts
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features
5 Oct

Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)

IN PREVIEW

Customer keys are protected from attacks for maximum security of their Azure NetApp File volumes; the feature is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features
4 Oct

General Availability: Upgrade your existing Azure Gen2 VMs to Trusted Launch

NOW AVAILABLE

Enable Trusted Launch foundational compute security on existing Azure Generation 2 VMs.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
2 Oct

Public Preview: Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Resource Graph (ARG)

IN PREVIEW

We are now introducing support for running queries also on Azure Resource Graph (ARG) tables, and even joining data between Azure Resource Graph (ARG) data sources from your Log Analytics workspace and Application Insights resources in a single query.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Alerts
  • Azure Resource Graph
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features

September 2023

29 Sep

Action required: Migrate to using ARG query for “Get Alert Summary” in Azure Monitor

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: September 30, 2026

The GetAlertSummary API will be retired on 30-Sep-2026.

  • Alerts
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Retirements
  • Features
18 Sep

Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity

NOW AVAILABLE

When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing...

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Application Insights
  • Compliance
  • Features
  • Security

August 2023

28 Aug

Preview: Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall

IN PREVIEW

Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall

  • Azure Cost Management and Billing
  • Compliance
  • Management
10 Aug

Public preview: Support for new custom error pages in Application Gateway

IN PREVIEW

Azure Application Gateway introduces more response codes to configure the custom error pages.

  • Application Gateway
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
  • Security
1 Aug

Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on for Azure Databricks now Generally Available

NOW AVAILABLE

Enhanced Security and Compliance (ESC) add-on helps simplify the complexity of meeting security and regulatory requirements for Azure Databricks customers.

  • Compliance
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
  • Security

July 2023

17 Jul

Public Preview: Customer Managed Failover for ADLS Gen2

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Customer-managed failover now supports ADLS Gen2

  • Compliance
  • Features

June 2023

15 Jun

Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Utah version

NOW AVAILABLE

The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.

  • Compliance
  • Services

May 2023

23 May

Generally Available: Azure Monitor announces managed services for Prometheus

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus delivers the best of the open-source ecosystem while automating complex tasks such as scaling, high-availability, and long-term data retention.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Managed Grafana
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Management
  • Microsoft Build
  • Open Source
  • Features
11 May

Alert processing rules fields update

IN DEVELOPMENT

Target availability: Q3 2023

Alert processing rules are a set of rules that allow for modifications to be made to fired alerts, distinct from alert rules which generate new alerts. With alert processing rules, you can add or remove action groups from your fired alerts.

  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features

March 2023

29 Mar

Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), such as geocoding patient home addresses.

  • Azure Maps
  • Compliance
29 Mar

Generally available: New Azure Monitor audit logging policy released

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Monitor is announcing the release of new Azure Policy built-in policies and initiatives for enabling platform logging of audit events for Azure services.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Policy
  • Compliance
  • Features
20 Mar

Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), like when calculating travel time and distance from a patient’s location to the nearest healthcare facility.

  • Azure Maps
  • Compliance

February 2023

28 Feb

General Availability: Customer Initiated Storage Account Conversion

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2022

Increase your data resiliency with our self-service option to convert your storage accounts from non-zonal to zonal redundancy via Azure Portal

  • Compliance
  • Features

January 2023

24 Jan

General Availability: 5 GB Put Blob

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2022

Maximum Put Blob size is now increasing to 5 GB

  • Compliance
5 Jan

General Availability: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage is now generally available.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Security
4 Jan

Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Tokyo version

NOW AVAILABLE

The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.

  • Compliance
  • Services

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