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March 2024

Mar 14

Billing for Azure Monitor stateful log search alerts

IN PREVIEW

Starting from May 1, 2024, you will be charged for stateful log alerts in Azure Monitor.

  • Alerts
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Features

February 2024

Feb 19

Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on exact time range provided dynamically (preview)

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor Logs connector lets you query data in your Log Analytics workspace or Application Insights components per Logic App trigger or schedule, and list or visualize results. The Time range…

  • Log Analytics
  • Application Insights
  • Azure Monitor
  • Features

January 2024

Jan 22

Azure Advisor integration with Azure Monitor Log Analytics Workspace

NOW AVAILABLE

Advisor is a personalized cloud consultant that helps you follow best practices to optimize your Azure deployments. It analyzes your resource configuration and usage telemetry and then recommends solutions that can help you improve the cost effectiveness, performance, Reliability, and security of your Azure resources.   We in Azure Monitor believe that observability should be cost effective, and we want to help our customers control their cost, operational excellence, performance, reliability, and security of their  Azure  resources. This, in turn, helps grow their overall satisfaction with, and usage of Azure.  We have introduced several cost optimization related recommendations and added Azure Advisor to the Log Analytics Workspace admin experience. more recommendations are on the way. 

  • Log Analytics
  • Azure Advisor
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Compliance
  • Features
Jan 8

Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer connector for Apache Flink

IN PREVIEW

Azure Data Explorer connector for Apache Flink (Public Preview)

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • HDInsight
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
  • Open Source

December 2023

Dec 22

On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

n 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired

  • Retirements
Dec 22

Change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired on 31 August 2024

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

On 31 August 2024, change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired.

  • Retirements
Dec 18

Generally Available: Multi-line Logging Feature in Azure Monitor - Container Insights

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Multi-Line Logging in Azure Monitor - Container Insights is designed to simplify and streamline your Log Analysis. This feature allows you to seamlessly collect and store multiple lines of log data within a single log entry, enhancing the ease with which you can view and analyze logs from your containerized applications.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Dec 11

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

NOW AVAILABLE

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

  • Alerts
  • Services
  • Compliance
Dec 6

General Availability: Connection audit logs for Enterprise tier caches for Azure Cache for Redis

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Log all connections to your cache.

  • Azure Cache for Redis
  • Features

November 2023

Nov 16

General availability: Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support with Connection Monitor

NOW AVAILABLE

Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support in Connection Monitor for monitoring connectivity across ARC enabled endpoints as sources and destinations

  • Network Watcher
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 13

Public Preview: Azure Monitor Agent JSON log collection

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Azure Monitoring Agent team has released for public preview JSON log collection. New collection types enable customers to migrate from other competing data collection services to Azure Monitor.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Security
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features

October 2023

Oct 30

New E-mail templates for Log search alerts - API version 2021-08-01 and up

NOW AVAILABLE

During November, we will replace log search alerts (API version 2021-08-01 and up) that uses non-common schema template with an upgraded and more informative email template.

  • Alerts
  • Action Groups
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Features
Oct 10

ExpressRoute Traffic Collector is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Use ExpressRoute Traffic Collector to enable collection of flow logs for traffic sent over your ExpressRoute direct circuit.

  • Azure ExpressRoute
  • Features
Oct 10

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
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Features
Oct 6

Azure Activity Logs Legacy solution is replaced by Diagnostic settings

Target retirement date: September 15, 2026

Deprecation of Azure Activity Logs legacy solution and auto migration

  • Retirements
Oct 6

Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

Log Analytics agent–based VM insights will be retired.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Retirements
Oct 2

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
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Features

September 2023

Sep 27

GA: Dedicated table support for AKS diagnostics logs

NOW AVAILABLE

It is now easier and faster to query your logs.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Sep 22

Azure Monitor Data Collection API Retirement 

Target retirement date: September 18, 2026

Support for Data Collector API feature is being discontinued. This feature allowed users to ingest custom logs into Log Analytics workspaces. DCR-based Log Ingestion API now provides similar capabilities with added flexibility of data transformation and support of secure authentication methods.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Retirements
Sep 21

Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.

  • Azure Arc
  • Management

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