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October 2021

Oct 15

General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—September 2021

NOW AVAILABLE

September updates include dashboard and analytics enhancements, improvements to device registration, and support for bring your own device keys.

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features
Oct 15

Azure HDInsight support for Restricted Public Connectivity is generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now create Azure HDInsight with restricted public connectivity resulting in a more secure networking infrastructure.

  • HDInsight
  • Security
  • Features
Oct 15

Azure HDInsight support for Azure Private Link is generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Enhance your security posture by leveraging Azure Private Link to connect to your HDInsight cluster privately across networks over Microsoft backbone network

  • HDInsight
  • Security
  • Features
Oct 14

Announcing Azure Synapse Analytics pre-purchase plans, now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now save up to 28 percent on Azure Synapse workloads without sacrificing flexibility with Azure Synapse pre-purchase plans.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Pricing & Offerings
Oct 13

Azure Maps iOS SDK is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Develop integrated immersive mapping solutions for mobile applications with Azure Maps iOS SDK

  • Azure Maps
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure Machine Learning now generally available in West US 3

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Machine learning, bringing AI to everyone with an end-to-end, scalable, trusted platform available in West US 3.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Regions & Datacenters
Oct 13

General availability: Azure Monitor application insights in Azure Spring Cloud

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure is making it easier to observe Java Spring Boot workloads running on Azure Spring Cloud with application insights.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Spring Cloud
  • Features
Oct 13

Generally available: IP-based website protection for Azure Static Web Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Static Web Apps adds support for access restrictions by IP addresses and service tags

  • App Service
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: Customize Azure Static Web Apps authentication with a serverless function

IN PREVIEW

Azure Static Web Apps adds support for programmatically assigning custom user roles using Azure Functions.

  • App Service
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: IPv6 for Kubenet

IN PREVIEW

AKS now supports dual stack IPv6 overlay networking

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: AKS out of tree cloud provider controller manager

IN PREVIEW

Cloud provider controller manager enables AKS releases independent of Kubernetes release cadence.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: AKS support for WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) workloads

IN PREVIEW

Deploy WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) workloads in Kubernetes using Krustlets

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes 1.22

IN PREVIEW

You can now take advantage of the latest features of Kubernetes 1.22 including a new PodSecurity admission feature and more.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Oct 13

Public preview: HTTPS proxy configuration support

IN PREVIEW

You can now specify HTTPS proxy configuration when creating your AKS clusters and node pools.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure SQL—Public preview updates for October 2021 

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance for 2021.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
Oct 13

New centralized management experience for Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Introducing a new way to manage Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server centrally at an Azure subscription or account level, providing better control and optimized cost savings.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Ddsv4 and Edsv4 SKUs in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Support for Ddsv4 and Edsv4 compute tiers is now supported for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Azure Private Link support in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Private Link is now available in preview for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure Machine Learning announcements - Oct 2021 generally available capabilities

NOW AVAILABLE

New features now generally available include authenticate with Managed Identities, simplify data upload with dataset uploads, parallel run step with partitioned dataset, and create and edit environments using Environments UI.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Features
Oct 13

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: Geo-redundant backup and restore in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Strengthen your business continuity and disaster recovery plan with geo backup and restore, now available on Flexible Server for Azure Database for MySQL.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Management

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