Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2021
Object replication in public preview for Premium Block Blob Storage
Object replication allows you to replicate your premium block blob data at the blob level from one storage account to another anywhere in the Azure.
General availability: Azure Data Factory managed virtual network
Azure Data Factory managed virtual network provides you with a more secure and manageable data integration solution.
Azure Automation Hybrid Worker Extension for Azure and Arc-enabled servers now in public preview
Onboard Azure Automation User Hybrid Runbook Worker based on VM extension platform for Azure Virtual machines and Arc-enabled servers. The extension-based platform leverages Azure Active Directory authentication.
Announcing general availability of Azure AD-joined VMs support
You can now deploy Azure AD-joined VMs in your host pools for Azure Virtual Desktop.
General Availability: Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure China cloud
Get started today with Azure Virtual Desktop in Azure China cloud. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
Public preview of v4 Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions
A new major version of the Cosmos DB extensions for Azure Functions is now available in public preview.
Azure Machine Learning public preview announcements – Sep 2021
Target availability: Q3 2021
New feature Multiple Private Endpoint for Workspace is now available in public preview in Azure Machine Learning
Screen Capture Protection for Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available
This new Azure Virtual Desktop feature prevents sensitive information from being captured in screen captures and screen shares.
On-demand capacity reservations for Azure Virtual Machines now in public preview
On-demand capacity reservations, now in public preview, enable you to reserve compute capacity for one or more VM size(s) in an Azure region or Availability Zone for any length of time.
Public preview: Automatic scaling with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets flexible orchestration mode
This release provides improved quality and simplified Azure customer experience, giving you the opportunity to combine the functionality of Availability Sets and Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
General availability: Azure Files supports storage capacity reservations for premium, hot, and cool tiers
Storage capacity reservations for Azure Files enable you to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership of storage by pre-committing to storage utilization. To achieve the lowest costs in Azure, you should consider reserving capacity for all production workloads.
General availability: Azure Route Server
Azure Route Server enables network appliances to exchange route information with Azure virtual networks dynamically.
Azure Machine Learning now generally available in Japan West
Azure Machine learning, bringing AI to everyone with an end-to-end, scalable, trusted platform available in Japan West.
General availability: Enabling Load Balancing for IBM WebSphere on Azure Virtual Machines
IBM WebSphere Application Server (Traditional) Network Deployment on Azure Linux Virtual Machines now includes added load balancing.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Germany West Central region generally available
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) is now available in the Germany West Central region to distribute your Postgres database to horizontally scale queries across multiple machines using sharding.
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