Announcements

With the general availability of DCsv2-series virtual machines (VMs), we are ushering in the beginning of a new level of data protection in Azure.

Announcing the preview of Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage—a new capability of Azure Data Lake Storage, which improves both performance and cost.

Since launching Azure Archive Storage, we have seen unprecedented interest and innovative usage from a variety of industries. Archive Storage is built as a scalable service for cost-effectively storing rarely accessed data for long periods of time.

Today, we are announcing the general availability for server-side encryption (SSE) with customer-managed keys (CMK) for Azure Managed Disks. Azure customers have benefited from server-side encryption with platform-managed keys for Managed Disks enabled by default.

Today, we’re announcing additional collaborations with industry leaders, which together represent the vast majority of the market for 32-bit MCUs.

Today marks the general availability of new Azure disk sizes, including 4, 8, and 16 GiB on both Premium & Standard SSDs, as well as bursting support on Azure Premium SSD Disks.

Today we’re announcing new, transformative advances we’re making to combine the power of Azure, 5G, carriers, and operators around the world to enable new scenarios for our developers, customers, and partners, with the preview of Azure Edge Zones.

Today, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Modern Life and Devices, announced the availability of two new subscriptions: Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family.

Azure Government Secret recently achieved Provisional Authorization (PA) at Department of Defense Impact Level 6 (IL6) and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 with facilities at ICD 705.

We’re announcing the general availability of incremental snapshots of Azure Managed Disks, which gives customers a cost-effective point-in-time backup for Managed Disks.

Azure Container Registry announces preview support for Azure Private Link, a means to limit network traffic of resources within the Azure network.

Today, we’re expanding the Microsoft Azure Stack Edge with NVIDIA T4 Public Preview at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC).