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Announcements
Stay informed with the latest breakthroughs and innovations in cloud technology, directly from the experts at Microsoft Azure. Our announcements section is your go-to source for new features and pathways to empower your digital transformation.
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Search made simple: native Elastic integration with Azure—now in preview
As part of Microsoft Azure’s commitment to empowering customers to migrate and modernize their applications and run in the cloud, we work with partners to achieve this vision. -
Azure gains 100th compliance offering—protecting data with EU Cloud Code of Conduct
Azure has achieved adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC), the only General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) code of conduct approved by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). -
Azure Health Bot adds eight new regions with additional language support, including India to support pandemic response
Azure Health Bot empowers developers in healthcare organizations to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) powered, compliant, conversational healthcare experiences at scale. -
Develop production-scale modern web apps quickly with Azure Static Web Apps
Azure Static Web Apps was first announced in preview in May 2020 and today we are announcing the general availability of Azure Static Web Apps, including a free plan for easy product exploration and a standard plan for advanced capabilities supported by an enterprise Service Level Agreement (SLA). -
A fluent new look for the Azure icon
As your ally in the cloud, our Azure mission is to deliver thoughtfully designed products and services that equip you to solve challenges and invent what’s next. -
Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation
The ability to run Kubernetes anywhere, whether in the cloud or on-premises, has been a high priority for Azure customers looking to rapidly innovate, with increasing customer focus on the benefits of container-optimized workloads and operating systems, lean application modernization, easier operations, and platform resiliency. -
Easily build real-time apps with WebSockets and Azure Web PubSub—now in preview
Today, we are announcing the preview of the Azure Web PubSub service for building real-time web applications with WebSockets. -
Upgrade your infrastructure with the latest Dv5/Ev5 Azure VMs in preview
On April 6, Microsoft participated in the launch of the 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. -
Cloud Services (extended support) is generally available, migration tool in preview
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Cloud Services (extended support), which is a new Azure Resource Manager (ARM)-based deployment model for Azure Cloud Services. -
New solutions for Oracle WebLogic on Azure Virtual Machines
We are announcing a major release for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) on Azure Virtual Machines. -
Microsoft named a Leader in Forrester Wave: Function-as-a-Service Platforms
There are some use cases of serverless that need to be stateful—such as long-running workflows, human approved processes, and e-commerce shopping cart applications.
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