Updates Archives
Monthly updates for October 2021
Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes 1.22
You can now take advantage of the latest features of Kubernetes 1.22 including a new PodSecurity admission feature and more.
Public preview: HTTPS proxy configuration support
You can now specify HTTPS proxy configuration when creating your AKS clusters and node pools.
New centralized management experience for Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server in public preview
Introducing a new way to manage Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server centrally at an Azure subscription or account level, providing better control and optimized cost savings.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: Ddsv4 and Edsv4 SKUs in public preview
Support for Ddsv4 and Edsv4 compute tiers is now supported for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): Azure Private Link support in public preview
Private Link is now available in preview for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Machine Learning announcements - Oct 2021 generally available capabilities
New features now generally available include authenticate with Managed Identities, simplify data upload with dataset uploads, parallel run step with partitioned dataset, and create and edit environments using Environments UI.
Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: Geo-redundant backup and restore in public preview
Strengthen your business continuity and disaster recovery plan with geo backup and restore, now available on Flexible Server for Azure Database for MySQL.
Azure Machine Learning announcements - Oct 2021 public preview capabilities
New features now available in public preview include compute instance and cluster No Public IP, Hashicorp Terraform configuration templates, and AutoML for images.
Azure Firewall Premium now generally available in five new Azure regions
New zone options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.
Generally available: Service Tag Discovery API
Utilize the Service Tag Discovery API to retrieve a list of Service Tags and corresponding IP ranges to easily configure on-premises firewalls and Azure resources.
General availability: Azure Translator now supports more than 100 languages and dialects
Translator now supports more than 100 languages and dialects to help you streamline your translation workflows.
Public preview: Dynamic concurrency in Azure Functions
Azure Functions dynamic concurrency feature simplifies configuring concurrency for your function apps.
General availability: Azure Monitor container insights portal experience update
Refreshed experience with accessibility updates and new reliable recommended alerts & metrics for monitoring your container resources.
Public preview: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files
Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files volumes is now in public preview in select regions. This includes support for increased IP limits, Network Security Groups, User-defined routes, and additional connectivity patterns like connectivity over Active/Active VPN gateway and ExpressRoute FastPath
Reminder: Azure Service Management API for Messaging Services will be retired on 1 December 2021
Target retirement date: December 01, 2021
Transition to Azure Resource Manager by 1 December 2021.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.10 expected on Oct. 20, 2021
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 21.10 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
Azure Functions Python 3.9 support is now generally available
Python developers can now take advantage of the version enhancements in Python 3.9 using Azure Functions.
Windows 11 is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop
Deploy Windows 11 desktops and applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and utilize new capabilities while optimizing for cost.
South Africa North Availability Zones now generally available
Azure Availability Zones are now generally available in the South Africa North region. These three new zones provide customers with options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.
Korea Central Availability Zones now generally available
Azure Availability Zones are now generally available in the Korea Central region. These three new zones provide you with options for additional resiliency and tolerance to infrastructure impact.
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