Updates Archives
Monthly updates for June 2023
Public Preview: Default Rule Set 2.1 for Regional WAF with Application Gateway
Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now in preview on Azure's regional Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Application Gateway.
Public Preview: Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data
Target availability: Q2 2023
Introducing Azure OpenAI Service on your data in public preview, which unlocks the power of OpenAI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 with your own data. It streamlines communication, enhances customer service, boosts productivity without training, provides access to specific data sources for accurate insights, and enables seamless data connectivity, web app deployment, and transformative conversational AI experiences.
Preview Updates: Azure Elastic SAN Public Preview improvements
Introducing the latest update to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), which now offers expanded range of regions, increased support for diverse workloads, and an array of new features.
Public preview: Using a common port for public and private listeners
Easily manage public-facing and private-facing traffic on a common port.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files double encryption at-rest
Azure NetApp Files now supports multiple encryption layers for increased data security.
Public Preview: Network Observability add-on on AKS
Enable network observability add-on on AKS clusters to gain insights into how your cluster operate and to identify potential problems before they cause outages or performance degradation.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Availability zone volume placement enhancement – Populate existing volume
Populate previously deployed, existing volumes with the logical availability zone information to enable failure domain protection for workloads in specific availability zones.
Public preview: Assess impact of service retirements using new workbook template in Azure Advisor
Review upcoming service and feature retirements and their impact on your workloads using the new Service Retirement workbook template which is available in Azure Advisor.
Public Preview: GraphQL resolvers for Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL in Azure API Management
We are thrilled to announce the public preview of Azure Cosmos DB and Azure SQL resolvers for GraphQL in Azure API Management.
Public preview: Introducing NGads V620 Series VMs optimized for cloud gaming
VGads V620 series virtual machines (VMs), now in public preview in the East US2, Europe west, and West US3 regions, enable service providers to build differentiated cloud gaming experiences.
Public preview: Confidential Virtual Machines (VM) support in Azure Virtual Desktop
Users can now specify an AMD SEV-SNP based confidential VM for their Windows 11 Azure Virtual Desktop, allowing the execution of sensitive desktop workloads by protecting data in use.
Public Preview: App Service support for .NET 8
Early access feature of App Service enables support for .NET 8.
Public preview: Add-on and node image in AKS release tracker
More accurate information about specific add-ons and node images
Public preview: Custom Image Templates for Azure Virtual Desktop
New Azure Virtual Desktop feature for creating custom VM images now in public preview!
Public Preview: Azure Cache for Redis now supports up to 30 shards
Scale your cache instances to up to 30 shards with Azure Cache for Redis.
Public preview: Azure Cache for Redis trigger for Azure Functions
Trigger serverless functions through Azure Cache for Redis.
Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions
You can now interact with Azure Data Explorer in a low-code declarative fashion.
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Vercel integration
Build your apps now using Vercel to easily connect an existing Azure Cosmos DB database to your Vercel projects.
Public preview: Power BI integration with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Empower your organization to unlock actionable insights from your Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server data with a Power BI integration.
Public Preview: Redis extension for Azure Functions
You can now leverage Redis data types as triggers for serverless app development.
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