Updates Archives
Monthly updates for February 2023
Public Preview: Azure Native New Relic Service
Enable full stack cloud observability and app performance monitoring with Azure Native New Relic Service in public preview
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02 expected on February 21
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
Now available: "Find my partner" for Azure Data Explorer
Find partners for Azure Data Explorer. Our new partner program aims to connect customers and partners with ease.
In development: New planned datacenter region in Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia Central)
The new datacenter region will also include Availability Zones, providing customers with high availability and additional tolerance to datacenter failures.
General availability: Automatic Backup for App Service Environment and Azure Functions Dedicated Hosting
General availability: Automatic Backup for App Service Environment and Azure Functions Dedicated Hosting
Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2021-06-31)
Target retirement date: May 02, 2023
Starting on May 02, 2023, Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API 2021-06-30-preview version will be retired.
Azure Digital Twins Control-Plane Preview API Retirement (2020-03-31)
Target retirement date: February 02, 2023
Azure Digital Twins Preview Control-Plane API (2020-03-31-preview) will be retired on 05/02/2023
General Availability: Managed Run Command – Execute PowerShell or shell scripts on Virtual Machines and Scale Sets
The ability to manage VMs by remotely executing scripts has been improved with the updated Managed Run Command feature.
General Availability: Microsoft Azure Load Testing is now Generally Available
Azure Load Testing is now Generally Available. Get started with Azure Load Testing today.
Public Preview: Azure Digital Twins
Public preview: User-assigned managed identities for routing events for Azure Digital Twins
Generally available: Azure Digital Twins in West US 3, Qatar, Japan, and Korea
Azure Digital Twins is now available in 14 Azure regions worldwide including West US 3, Qatar Central, Japan East, and Korea Central.
Generally available: New storage backend for Durable Functions — Microsoft Netherite & MSSQL
You can now use storage providers other than Azure Storage for Durable Functions.
Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Node.js 18
You can now use the latest version of Node.js with Azure Functions.
Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service introduces two pricing tiers: Free and Standard
Identify and use the most appropriate AKS tier for your projects.
Now Available: Azure Databricks is generally available in China North 3
Azure Databricks is now generally available in China North 3.
Public preview: User-assigned managed identities for routing events for Azure Digital Twins
Azure Digital Twins now supports both system-assigned and user-assigned managed identities for authenticating to supported endpoints for routing digital twin events.
Generally available: Azure Digital Twins in West US 3, Qatar, Japan, and Korea
Azure Digital Twins is now available in 14 Azure regions worldwide including West US 3, Qatar Central, Japan East, and Korea Central.
General availability: Trusted launch for Azure VMs in Azure for US Government regions
Allows you to enable secure boot, vTPM, virtualization-based security, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration, providing additional layers of defense against sophisticated threats.
Azure Web PubSub Premium tier reaches General Availability
New plan offers greater resiliency, scalability, and flexibility - helping you add real-time two-way communication to your web and mobile apps.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift on Azure Government is now Generally Available
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now generally available for Azure Government customers (federal, state, local governments, and their partners).
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