Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2022
Public preview: New Azure Maps Creator feature - custom styling
Fully customize the look and feel of your private indoor maps.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late September 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late September 2022.
General availability: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale reverse migration to general purpose tier
Easily move your previously migrated databases on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale back to the general purpose tier.
General availability: Backup and restore in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Restore a server to another geo-paired region with geo redundant and restore for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Generally available: Azure Functions .NET Framework support in the isolated worker model
Build your Serverless Apps with Azure Functions in isolated worker model with .NET Framework 4.8.
Generally available: Backup and restore updates for App Service
Utilize automatic backups or make on-demand custom backups in Azure App Service.
Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift landing zone accelerator
The Azure Red Hat OpenShift guide delivers resources that help design, deploy, and maintain well architected Azure Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.09
The 22.09 release includes a decrease in cold boot time and optimized manufacturing scripts.
General availability: Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files
The new Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files enable organization admins to restrict creation of unsecure volumes or audit existing volumes.
General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.
General availability: Improvements to Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) custom rules
Target availability: Q3 2022
Azure regional Web Application Firewall (WAF) supports operators “Any” and “GreaterThanOrEqual”, improving WAF tuning capabilities. Azure's global WAF now supports geo-match filtering using the socket address in addition to remote address.
General availability (update): Improved Append Capability on Immutable Storage for Blob Storage
Immutable storage for Blob Storage on containers now includes a new append capability.
Generally available: Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage
Target availability: Q3 2022
Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available. Immutable storage provides the capability to store data in a write once, read many (WORM) state.
Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure China Cloud
All Azure Windows VMs provisioned in Azure China Cloud after December 15, 2022, will be activated via azkms.core.chinacloudapi.cn, which points to two new KMS IP addresses, 159.27.28.100 and 163.228.64.161.
Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central
Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure.
Generally available: Resizing of peered virtual networks
You can use this feature to resize or update the IP address of your peered virtual networks without removing the peering.
General availability: Azure Media Services low-latency live streaming
Azure Media Services is announcing the general availability of low-latency HLS with glass-to-glass latency between 4-7 seconds with support for automatic transcriptions and digital rights management.
Generally available: Reserved capacity for Azure Backup Storage
Reserved capacity for Azure Backup Storage is now available.
General availability: Read replica for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Provision up to 10 read replicas for high availability (HA) enabled servers in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.
Generally available: Fast restore for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Perform restores from the backup snapshot directly to speed up the overall provisioning time for your restored server with fast restore.
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