Azure updates

Azure Red Hat OpenShift April 2024 updates

New features include support for ARO in Azure Terraform provider, ability to bring your own NSG, new GPU instance types for Day 2 operations, and more!

• Azure Red Hat OpenShift
• Features

General availability: Extensible key management using Azure Key Vault for SQL Server on Linux

Target availability: Q2 2024

Extensible key management (EKM) using Azure Key Vault in SQL Server on Linux is now generally available from SQL Server 2022 CU12 onwards.

• SQL Server on Virtual Machines
• Features

General Availability: Virtual private network (VPN) with Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

Target availability: Q2 2024

For enhanced security in your virtual network architectures where outbound connectivity is not allowed.

• Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
• Features

General Availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server networking with Azure Private Link

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports Private Endpoints in General Availability.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

Public Preview: Long-term retention for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

Target availability: Q2 2024

The feature will allow you to retain/manage backups for up to 10 years in the standard tier according to your compliance and auditing needs.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Features

Generally available: Defender for Cloud supports Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

Target availability: Q2 2024

You can now protect Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Features

Public Preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric

Target availability: Q2 2024

Get near-real time analytics on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric with zero-ETL.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Features

Run Azure Load Testing on Azure App Service web apps

Target availability: Q2 2024

Load test your web apps directly from Azure App Service in Azure portal.

• Azure Load Testing
• Web Apps
• Features

Native Delta Lake Output Now Generally Available in Azure Stream Analytics

The native support for Delta Lake output in Azure Stream Analytics is now generally available.

• Features

App Service virtual network integration multi plan subnet join

We're excited to announce that the multi plan subnet join for virtual network integration is now available in preview in all regions!

• Features

General Available: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4 is now GA

Target availability: Q3 2024

Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4 is now Generally Available

• Open Source
• Features

Public preview: Backup and restore of virtual machines with private endpoint enabled disks

Azure Backup can now help you back up virtual machines using private endpoint-enabled disks. You can now also specify network settings to be used by the restored disks while initiating the restore process.

• Azure Backup
• Security
• Management
• Features

Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in 45 regions

Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in 45 regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.

• Azure Virtual Network Manager
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

General Availability of Azure Logic Apps connectors for IBM Mainframe and Midranges

Target availability: Q2 2024

Exciting news! Our IBM Mainframe and Midrange connectors, including IBM 3270, IBM CICS, IBM DB2, IBM i, IBM MQ, and IBM IMS, are now generally available. These connectors address highly sought-after customer requests, bring capabilities to extend Azure Logic Apps cloud native workloads with some of the oldest systems ever built for Mainframes and Midranges. 

• Logic Apps
• Features

Public Preview of Azure OpenAI and AI Search in-app connectors for Logic Apps (Standard)

Target availability: Q1 2024

We're thrilled to announce two new built-in connectors for Azure Logic Apps: Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search. With the increasing adoption of AI technologies, there's a growing demand to integrate these capabilities seamlessly into Logic Apps workflows. To address this need, we're launching the Public Preview of these connectors, bridging the gap between Logic Apps and AI.

• Logic Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Resiliency Review on Azure Advisor

Target availability: Q1 2024

Improve your workload’s resiliency and optimize your cloud deployments by reviewing recommendations on Advisor

• Services
• Management
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Monitor introduces Prometheus community recommended alerts

Target availability: Q1 2024

Enable Prometheus community recommended alerts to monitor key signals to be promptly notified on potential critical issues within your clusters.

• Azure Monitor
• Managed Prometheus
• Alerts (Classic)
• Features

GA: Azure API Management Developer Portal Unveils Enhanced Features for Increased Developer Productivity

Target availability: Q1 2024

The API Management developer portal is an automatically generated, fully customizable website with the documentation of your APIs. It's where API consumers can discover your APIs, learn how to use them, request access, and try them out. We recently improved the portal editor interface to boost your productivity and enhance the interactions with your favorite features and tools.  

• Features

Public preview: ExpressRoute Metro for High Resiliency

ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. With ExpressRoute, you can establish connections to Microsoft cloud services, such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

• Azure ExpressRoute
• ExpressRoute Circuits
• Services
• Features