Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2021
Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB supports version 4.0
Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB 4.0 (general availability) adds several new features, including multi-document transactions, making it easier to model complex transactional business logic.
Azure SQL auditing to Log Analytics and Event Hub are now generally available
Auditing for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics to Log Analytics and Event Hub are now generally available, allowing the centralization of SQL audit logs into a single go-to-location.
Role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) on Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Benefit from finer grained access control to data and leverage AAD authentication with role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for Azure Cosmos DB, now in preview.
Public preview: Azure Route Server
The new Azure Route Server simplifies integration of network virtual appliance into your Azure virtual network.
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Azure Synapse serverless SQL pool support in general availability
Run familiar analytical T-SQL queries over data in Azure Cosmos DB in place and build rich near-time business intelligence with Synapse serverless SQL pools for Azure Synapse Link.
Public preview: Containerize and migrate apps to Azure Kubernetes Service with Azure Migrate: App Containerization
The new app containerization feature will allow you to migrate your applications to containers on AKS.
Azure Machine Learning - Public preview announcements Ignite, March 2021.
Azure Machine Learning has new features in preview now.
General availability: Assessments for migration to Azure VMware Solution
You can seamlessly migrate your VMware applications to Azure with ease due to assessments for migration to Azure VMware Solution.
Azure Machine Learning - Arc enabled machine learning
Azure Arc enabled machine learning (preview), gives you the ability to train models on any Kubernetes cluster, using Azure Machine Learning.
Azure Machine Learning - Generally available announcements at Ignite, March 2021.
New features now generally available: Custom Views, Cross-Experiment Run Comparison and Role-based access control.
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra service now in public preview
With Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra (preview), scale on-premise Cassandra data to the cloud with automated deployment, scaling, and management operations for open source Apache Cassandra datacenters.
Azure SQL auditing of Microsoft operations is now in general availability
Azure SQL auditing of Microsoft operations for Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure SQL Managed Instance is now generally available, enabling more transparency into your workforce.
Public preview: Azure Communication Services interoperability with Microsoft Teams
Azure Communication Services is now interoperable with Microsoft Teams in preview, enabling you to leverage a unified offering for both internal and external communication experiences.
Public preview: Change performance tiers for Premium SSD managed disks with no downtime
Premium SSD managed disks now enables you change performance tiers without any downtime to your applications.
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks in limited preview
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks protect disks from zonal failures which may occur due to natural disasters or hardware issues.
Public preview: Automatic key rotation of customer-managed keys for encrypting Azure managed disks
Azure Disk Storage now enables you to automatically update keys for encryption of your data.
Public preview: Announcing new capabilities for Azure Automanage
Announcing new enhancements to Azure Automanage for Windows Server and the expansion of Azure Automanage to Linux.
Windows Server 2022 is now available in public preview
Windows Server 2022 brings innovation in security, hybrid, and application platform to Windows Server enabling you to run your existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises, and at the edge.
Limited preview: Azure Backup now supports archive tier for backup of Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Server in Azure VMs
Azure Backup, which is in limited preview, now supports long term retention of recovery points in low cost archive tier.
Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes is now generally available
Now you can on-board all your Kubernetes clusters in production and manage them centrally from Azure with the help of Azure Arc which is generally available today.
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