Azure updates

Generally available: Azure Databricks in West US 3

Azure Databricks, a data analytics platform optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform, is now generally available in West US 3.

• Azure Databricks
• Services
• Regions & Datacenters

General availability: Upgrade VMware VMs protected by Site Recovery to modernized experience

Introducing the migration capability to move existing replications from classic to modernized experience for disaster recovery of VMware virtual machines, enabled using Azure Site Recovery.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Update management center in Azure

Update management center is the next iteration of the Azure Automation Update Management solution. It works out of the box, with zero onboarding steps and has no dependency on Azure Automation and Log Analytics.

• Management

Public preview: Serverless SQL for Azure Databricks

Serverless SQL for Azure Databricks provides instant compute to users for their BI and SQL workloads without waiting for clusters to start up or scale out.

• Azure Databricks
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

Public preview: Azure Dedicated Host restart

Azure Dedicated Host restart is now in public preview.

• Azure Dedicated Host
• Features

General availability: Azure Lab Services August 2022 update

Improve performance, reliability, and scalability for Azure Lab Services with the latest update.

• Azure DevTest Labs
• Azure Virtual Desktop
• Services

Retirement of Computer Vision API v3.2 previews

Target retirement date: January 30, 2023

Migrate your workloads to Computer Vision API v3.2 GA before 30 January 2023.

• Retirements

Azure SQL—Public preview updates for early August 2022

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early August 2022

• Azure SQL Database
• Features

Public preview: Migration tool feature with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Use the new migration tool to migrate workloads from Single to Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Open Source
• Features

Generally available: Audit log for continuous mode with Azure Cosmos DB

Audit your restore actions on continuous mode in Azure Cosmos DB accounts.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Features

Public preview: RedisJSON available in Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise

Gain powerful tools for working with JSON formatted data in Redis through the RedisJSON module.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

Public preview: Azure Load Testing in West US 2

Azure Load Testing is in public preview in West US 2.

• Azure Load Testing
• Services

Public preview: Policy blocking the deployment of vulnerable images

Use an Azure Policy to block the deployment of vulnerable images on AKS.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Generally available: AKS node pool user start/stop feature

You can now completely stop specific user node pools and pick up later where you left off with a switch of a button, saving time and costs.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Generally available: FIPS compliant nodes for Windows in AKS

You can now create Windows-based node pools with FIPS 140-2 enabled.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

General availability: Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix

General availability: Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix

• App Service
• Features

Public preview: .NET 7 support in Linux Consumption Plan

Announcing the .NET 7 support for Azure functions in isolated process in public preview for Linux Consumption Plan.

• Azure Functions
• Features

Public preview: Container insights portal integration with basic logs

Container insights customers using basic logs on the ContainerLogV2 schema (preview) can now get the same drill-in querying experience in the portal as with analytics logs at a reduced cost.

• Azure Monitor
• Features

Public preview: Enable VM insights using Azure Monitor agent

Public preview for a version of VM insights that makes use of the new Azure Monitor agent and would replace the existing Log Analytics agent.

• Azure Monitor
• Features