Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2023
Public preview: Database connections support in Azure Static Web Apps
You can now make REST or GraphQL requests to a built-in `/data-api` endpoint to retrieve and modify contents of a connected database, without having to write backend code.
Public preview: Azure Static Web Apps support for A Record
You can now add an APEX custom domain to your Static Web Apps with A Records
Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview updates for March 2023
New feature now available in Public Preview includes the ability to receive troubleshooting documentation on failed environment builds and shorten the training phase of large-scale distributed PyTorch models.
Public Preview: Selective Disk Backup and Restore in Enhanced Policy for Azure VM Backup
Target availability: Q1 2023
We are adding the “Selective Disk Backup and Restore” capability in Enhanced Policy of Azure VM Backup.
Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall
Illumio for Azure Firewall enables organizations to understand application traffic and dependencies and apply consistent protection across environments - limiting exposure, containing breaches, and improving efficiency.
Public preview: Azure Cognitive Service for Vision Powers State-of-the-Art Computer Vision Development
Extract robust insights from images and video content across multiple industry domains
Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio now available in
Azure Chaos Studio is now available in East Asia region.
Public preview: Accelerated Connections for Network Virtual Appliances now in Azure Marketplace
Accelerated Connections is a new product that enhances Accelerated Networking enabled vNICs, enabling customers to increase connections per second and improve performance in multiple active connection scenarios.
Private Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection.
Target availability: Q1 2023
You can now transfer the backups of Azure Files to the vault to get complete protection against various data loss scenarios.
Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Blob for comprehensive data protection.
Target availability: Q1 2023
Enable scheduled backups for Azure Blob using Azure Backup to ensure business continuity and recovery from inadvertent or malicious deletion or ransomware attacks.
Public Preview: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus now supports querying PromQL
Azure Workbooks now have a Prometheus data source allowing users to write PromQL natively in the portal. The Prometheus explorer offers an out of the box querying experience.
Public Preview: Data sharing lineage and search for Azure Storage in Microsoft Purview
Data Sharing Lineage is now available in Microsoft Purview for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 and Azure Blob (Blob) Storage in public preview. Data Sharing Lineage is aimed to provide detailed…
Disclosure: In-tree disk and file drivers will no longer be supported starting in Kubernetes v1.26
Migrate your existing in-tree disk and file volumes to CSI drivers using provided guidance.
Azure Virtual Network Manager Event Logging now in public preview
Interact with Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) event logs for network group membership changes.
New Azure for Operators products and partner programs released
Azure for Operators announces the next wave of services to empower operators to modernize and monetize their 5G investments, enable enterprises with ubiquitous computing from cloud to edge.
Public preview: Azure PostgreSQL migration extension for Azure Data Studio
Provide end-to-end assessment experience with right-sized target recommendations for Azure Database for PostgreSQL using the Azure PostgreSQL migration extension in Azure Data Studio.
Public preview: Login and TDE-enabled database migrations with Azure Database Migration Service
Provide a secure and improved user experience for migrating TDE databases and SQL/Windows logins to Azure SQL.
Public preview: Confidential containers on ACI
ACI now lets you run containers in a trusted execution environment (TEE)
Public preview: Pod sandboxing in AKS
AKS now allows you to isolate workloads at the kernel level.
Public preview: Caching in ACR
You can now use caching in ACR to achieve faster and more reliable pull operations.
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