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Monthly updates for August 2020

Aug 18

Azure Blob – Soft Delete for Containers public preview

IN PREVIEW

Soft delete for containers expands upon Azure Blob Storage’s existing capabilities such as soft delete for blobs, account delete locking, and immutable blobs, making our data protection and restore capabilities even better.

  • Premium Blob Storage
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Hot/Cool/Cold Blob Storage Tiers
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Archive Storage
  • Features
Aug 17

Public preview: CSI storage driver support in Azure Kubernetes Service

IN PREVIEW

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports Container Storage Interface (CSI), a standard for exposing arbitrary block and file storage systems to containerized workloads on Kubernetes. This offers more flexibility in exposing storage systems in Kubernetes.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Aug 17

Public preview: Azure Resource Health support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

You can now easily see when your AKS resources were unavailable due to any problems encountered as well as under any maintenance operation.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Aug 17

Public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS now supports ephemeral OS disk for AKS agent nodes in public preview.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Aug 17

General Availability: Azure Kubernetes Service node image upgrade

NOW AVAILABLE

Users can now initiate a targeted upgrade to agent nodes for a given node pool to pull the latest available node updates and patches without requiring a full cluster upgrade

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Aug 17

Azure Data Share in-place sharing for Azure Data Explorer now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Share big data in-place easily, securely, and at no additional cost.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Azure Data Share
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
Aug 17

Azure DevOps Artifacts storage exploration

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2020

More granular breakdowns and analyses into artifact storage.

  • Azure DevOps
  • Management
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Aug 13

Data Factory managed virtual network support is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Run your data integration pipelines in an isolated and highly secure environment.

  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
Aug 13

Log Analytics new System Center configuration blade

NOW AVAILABLE

System center configuration now has it’s own dedicated blade in Log Analytics.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Features
Aug 13

Line numbers in Log Analytics query editor

NOW AVAILABLE

Log Analytics query editor now show line numbers when composing a query

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Features
Aug 13

Azure Blob storage—Network File System 3.0 protocol support public preview region expansion

IN PREVIEW

NFS 3.0 support to block blob storage accounts with premium performance public preview regions now include: Australia Southeast, North Europe, UK West, Korea Central, Korea South, West Central US.

  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Premium Blob Storage
  • Features
Aug 12

Improvements to Azure VM backups are now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Backup now supports restoring unmanaged VMs/Disks as Managed Disks, backup for Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and allows replacing existing disks for VMs with Managed Service Identity

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
Aug 12

Encryption of backup data using customer managed keys is in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Use self-managed RSA keys stored in the Azure Key Vault to encrypt your backups and maintain full control of your data.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
Aug 10

Azure Functions: PowerShell 7 support is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Develop and deploy Azure Functions Apps for production scenarios using the latest version of PowerShell.

  • Azure Functions
  • Retirements
  • Features
Aug 10

Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure DB for PostgreSQL-single server

NOW AVAILABLE

Data encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server (generally available) enables you to bring your own key (BYOK) for data protection at rest.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Aug 10

Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server is in preview

IN PREVIEW

Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Aug 10

Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally

NOW AVAILABLE

Data encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL enables you to bring your own key (BYOK) for data protection at rest.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
Aug 10

Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for MySQL is in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
Aug 10

New GPU NCas T4 v3 VMs are in public preview

IN PREVIEW

NCas T4 v3 Series VMs are now available for preview in US West 2.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Features
Aug 6

Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machine is in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Optimize your costs and enjoy faster backup and restore operations by selectively backing up a subset of the data disks in a VM.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features

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