Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2022
Public preview: JavaScript and Python support in Azure SQL bindings
You can connect Azure SQL to Azure Functions more easily with input and output bindings, now available in public preview for C#, JavaScript, and Python.
Generally available: Ledger in Azure SQL Database
Enable proof that your database has not been tampered with and restore it back to the original value if needed by enabling ledger in Azure SQL Database.
Public preview: Azure Synapse Link for SQL
Synapse Link for SQL enables seamless near-real-time data movement from relational sources to analytical stores without the need to build ETL pipelines.
Public preview: New modern capabilities for Azure SQL Database
Simplify and expedite application development and reduce time-to-market with new features for Azure SQL Database.
General availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server Business Critical service tier
Run your production workloads on the Business Critical service tier, best for high-performance transactional or analytical applications and achieve a 1.5x performance improvement over Single Server on open-source community MySQL.
Generally available: Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server 80 vCore Business Critical
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible server is now offering 80 vCore compute for tier 1 workloads.
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB data plane RBAC
The API for MongoDB now includes the ability to create users and roles and configure fine-grained access to your database account data.
Public preview: Enhanced elasticity features for Azure Cosmos DB
Elasticity features for Azure Cosmos DB help achieve the best scalability and performance, including increased serverless capacity, database traffic burst handling, partition throughput redistribution, partition merge, and hierarchical partition keys.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async IO support
Improve database performance by running I/O tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK IO async support capability.
Azure SQL—Generally available updates for early May 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL.
Generally available: Minor versions upgrade for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
Run the most stable, compliant, and secure MySQL community versions 8.0.28 and 5.7.37 on Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.
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