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Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server
Target availability: Q1 2024
Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.
Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection.
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack.
March 2024
Long Audio API will be retired on 31 March 2027 – Migrate to the new batch synthesis API
Target availability: Q1 2027
Long Audio API will be retired on March 31, 2027
Custom .Net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024.
Target retirement date: September 30, 2024
Custom .Net deserializer for Azure Stream Analytics will be retired on 30 September 2024.
General availability: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files
Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones
GA: Improved throughput performance on Azure Disks’ Standard SSD
Azure Disks Standard SSD throughput limits are now 100 MB/s on disks sized 8191 GBs and lower.
GA: Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption
Target availability: Q1 2024
We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the new Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption, revolutionizing your workflow experience with unparalleled speed, smoothness, and reliability. Unifying the designer experience across all supported platforms, including standard Azure Logic Apps, the Azure Logic Apps Visual Studio Code extension, and consumption Azure Logic Apps in the portal, ensures seamless usability and familiarity wherever you work.
Public Preview: Safety evaluations for generative AI applications in Azure AI Studio
Target availability: Q1 2024
Measure your generative AI application’s susceptibility to jailbreak attacks and to producing unsafe content, so you can implement effective mitigations and go from prototype to production with confidence.
GA: Azure SQL Trigger support for Azure Functions
You can now build application logic in Azure Function apps which can be driven by the data from Azure SQL database
General Availability: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Files geo-redundancy for 100TiB standard SMB file shares is now generally available.
Generally Available: Free managed certificates on Azure Container Apps
Azure Container Apps now provides a free managed certificate for your custom domain.
Public preview: Support for Key Vault Certificates in Azure Container Apps
You can now use Azure Key Vault to store and manage your own TLS/SSL certificates for use with Azure Container Apps.
Public preview: PowerShell 7.4 support for Azure Functions
You can now develop apps using PowerShell 7.4 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions
Public Preview: Azure Container Apps OpenTelemetry Agent support
You can now use open-source standards to send your app’s data.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-March 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2024 .
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-March 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2024.
Public Preview: Real-time text translation using the azure_ai extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Text translation right within SQL facilitates building intelligent multilingual applications on Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Public Preview: Invoke Azure Machine Learning models using the azure_ai extension
Target availability: Q1 2024
Invoke Azure Machine Learning models in real-time from SQL in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
General availability: Migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Seamlessly migrate PostgreSQL to Azure using a managed service for complete schema and data transfers, hassle-free.
General availability: Rate Limiting on ExpressRoute Direct Circuits
Rate Limiting is now generally available over ExpressRoute Direct port circuits, providing enhanced control over bandwidth usage. This Quality of Service (QoS) feature prevents circuits from bursting beyond their configured bandwidth, thereby improving network performance and reliability. Rate Limiting can be enabled for each circuit individually, offering flexibility to prioritize certain circuits. This feature can be activated during or after the creation of the ExpressRoute Direct circuit.
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