Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2021
Azure Sphere OS version 21.03 is now generally available
This quality release of the Azure Sphere OS includes bug fixes and updates to mitigate against the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) mentioned in the article.
Azure Private Link for Azure Cache for Redis in general availability
Use Azure Private Link to connect to an Azure Cache for Redis instance from your virtual network via a private endpoint to eliminate data exposure to the public internet.
Enabling IBM WebSphere on Azure Kubernetes Service
Customers can now leverage guidance jointly developed with IBM to run WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
General availability: ExpressRoute monitoring in Azure Monitor network insights
Network insights in Azure Monitor now supports monitoring Azure ExpressRoute resources out of the box without any additional configuration or setup.
General availability: Kubernetes v1.20 support in AKS
Benefit from the new features in Kubernetes 1.20, now supported by AKS in general availability.
General availability: Virtual machine (VM) level disk bursting available on all Dsv3 and Esv3 families
Virtual machine (VM) level disk bursting enables your workloads to handle unforeseen disk traffic spikes smoothly without the need to overprovision your virtual machine. The feature is now enabled on all Dsv3-series and Esv3-series virtual machines.
General availability: Networking for Key Vault references on Windows in App Service and Azure Functions
Key Vault references in App Service and Azure Functions now support accessing vaults with network access controls from Windows apps with virtual network integrations.
General availability: Changes coming to Azure Pipelines free grants
With this update, we are including temporary changes that will impact the process to acquire Azure Pipelines free grants. New users will have to send an email and provide additional information to get free CI/CD.
General availability: Azure Data Explorer external tables
Create an external table located in Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake Store Gen1, or Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 to analyze and query your data.
Encryption scopes in Azure Storage now generally available
Encryption scopes enable you to provision multiple encryption keys to manage encryption at the container or blob level. Customers and ISVs can now use a single storage account for multi-tenancy scenarios by provisioning separate encryption keys for each customer. The key that protects an encryption scope may be either a Microsoft-managed key or a customer-managed key in Azure Key Vault.
General availability: Azure Communication Services
Now you can use Azure Communication Services to add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.
Backup for Azure Managed Disk is now generally available
Azure Disk Backup offers snapshot lifecycle management to Azure Managed Disk by automating periodic creation of snapshot and retain it for configured duration using Backup policy.
General availability: Stream Analytics runs on Azure Stack Hub
Stream Analytics now is available on Azure Stack Hub as an IoT Edge module, supporting native input and output adapters, such as Event Hub and IoT Hub. It allows customer to build truly hybrid data solutions.
Generally available: Azure HPC – CycleCloud 8.1.1
This release includes a considerable list of resolved issues and a retired feature.
General availability: New VM series supported by Azure Batch
Take advantage of new VM sizes that are now available when creating your Batch pools, including the latest HPC and GPU sizes.
General availability: IoT Hub Azure portal extension update
If you're using IP filter, add your computer's IP address to the allow list to keep using IoT Hub in Azure portal.
Azure Automation is now available in UK West
Automate tasks across Azure & Non-Azure environment using PowerShell and Python based scripts.
Azure Container Registry now available in Norway East region
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in Norway East region. Azure Container Registry handles private Docker container images as well as related content formats, such as Helm charts, OCI artifacts, and images built to the OCI image format specification.
General availability: Publishing VM Images from Shared Image Gallery to Azure Marketplace
ISVs can capture their images directly into Shared Image Gallery and select those images for publishing with an inline experience in Partner Center in just two steps.
General availability: Enhanced Azure Dashboards experience for pinned Log Analytics parts
Log Analytics enhances pinned parts Azure Dashboards experience.
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