Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2022
Public preview: Intelligent cache for Apache Spark in Azure Synapse
Target availability: Q1 2022
Accelerate Apache Spark in Azure Synapse execution speed using the new intelligent cache feature.
Generally available: Azure Data Explorer supports multiple databases per data connection
Target availability: Q1 2022
Dynamically route Azure Data Explorer data to an alternate database
General availability: Azure Machine Learning user-defined functions in Azure Stream Analytics
Target availability: Q1 2022
Machine Learning user-defined function in Stream Analytics allows you to perform high throughput, low latency, real-time predictions, allowing you to act on insights which have a very short shelf-life.
Templates functionality preview version in Azure portal will be retired on 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Start using template specs in the Azure portal before 31 March 2025.
Review your VNET configurations that may be affected by IP address changes
Target retirement date: March 31, 2023
IP address changes will begin affecting your ability to manage your virtual network-enabled API Management services on 31 March 2023.
Azure Time Series Insights will be retired on 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
We’re retiring Azure Time Series Insights on 31 March 2025 – transition to Azure Data Explorer
General availability: Inbound NAT rule now supports port management for backend pools
You can now specify target backend pool in inbound NAT rule for less management overhead when configuring port forwarding.
Update your Azure App Service apps to use Microsoft .NET 6 before 13 December 2022
Target retirement date: December 13, 2022
Extended support for .NET Core 3.1 is ending on 13 December 2022.
Azure QnA Maker will be retired on 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Migrate to custom question answering before Azure QnA Maker is retired on 31 March 2025.
Transition to using connection strings for data ingestion by 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Technical support for instrumentation key–based global ingestion in Application Insights will end on 31 March 2025.
Community support for Node 14 LTS is ending on 30 April 2023
Target retirement date: April 30, 2023
Community support for Node 14 LTS is ending on 30 April 2023 – transition to Node 14 LTS by that date
Azure Data Lake Analytics will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Migrate to Azure Synapse Analytics.
Generally available: Connect and manage devices in Azure IoT Central without models
You now have the ability to connect your devices, send data, run commands, and create relationships without having to first create a model for them in Azure IoT Central.
In development: New planned datacenter region in Finland (Finland Central)
Microsoft has announced plans to bring a new datacenter region to Finland, including availability zones.
Public preview: Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub
A public preview of Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub is available starting with Azure Stack Hub update 2108.
Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack Hub
A public preview of Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack Hub is available starting with Azure Stack Hub update 2108.
General availability: Azure HBv3 virtual machines for HPC now upgraded
Target availability: Q1 2022
Azure HBv3 virtual machines are now upgraded to and generally available with AMD EPYC 3rd Gen processors with 3D V-Cache, codenamed “Milan-X”, in the Azure East US, South Central US, and West Europe regions.
Five Azure classic networking services will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Migrate your resources that use classic networking services to Azure Resource Manager before 31 August 2024.
Extended support for Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 will end on 13 December 2022
Target retirement date: December 13, 2022
Update your Azure Functions apps to use Microsoft .NET 6 before 13 December 2022
IoT Hub on Azure Stack Hub public preview will be retired on 30 September 2022
Target retirement date: July 31, 2022
Migrate to Azure IoT Edge gateway by 30 September 2022.
Updates by date
Get answers to your questions from Microsoft and Community experts.
Community supportRead commonly asked questions on Azure updates.
FAQTell us what you think of Azure and what you want to see in the future.
Provide feedbackAzure is available in more regions than any other cloud provider.
Check product availability in your region