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Monthly updates for November 2023

Nov 22

Public preview: Schema migration for target Azure SQL DB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Transfer your database schema from source to target Azure SQL DB using DMS from the Azure Portal.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 22

General availability: Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The new Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) allows you to perform seamless migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Targets using DMS.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 22

General availability: SKU recommendation in Azure SQL Migration extension - Azure Data Studio

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Support for SKU recommendation in the Azure SQL Migration extension for Azure Data Studio is in GA.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 22

General Availability: pgvector 0.5.1 extension

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Pgvector 0.5.1, includes support for HSNW indexing, l1_distance, and sum aggregates since the prior supported version 0.4.0

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Nov 22

Public Preview: Server logs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Enhance your database monitoring with the new server log feature for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, offering customizable retention and straightforward downloading for operational excellence.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Nov 22

General availability: Change data capture in Azure Cosmos DB analytical store

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

We are announcing the general availability of the CDC capability from Azure Cosmos DB analytical store.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Announcing the preview of Azure Managed Confidential Consortium Framework

IN PREVIEW

Deploy and build decentralized governance applications with granular confidentiality amongst members.

  • Azure confidential ledger
  • Open Source
  • Security
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
Nov 15

General availability: Azure SQL Database Always Encrypted with virtualization-based security (VBS) enclaves

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

VBS enclaves in Azure SQL Database brings the benefits of secure enclaves, rich confidential queries, and in-place cryptographic operations, to all Azure SQL Database offerings, independent from the underlying hardware.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Public Preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

New user interface experience for Azure SQL migration extension

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The Azure SQL Migration, an Azure Data Studio extension powered by Azure Database Migration Service, now has a new improved UI experience.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Feature Updates

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

New preview features available including vector search, turnkey major version upgrades, turnkey replication, and write-through cache!

  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Long Term Retention for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Benefit from long term data retention and improved compliance using Azure Backup.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension for Azure AI

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Leverage integrated Azure AI services to build intelligent apps in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Networking with private endpoints

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

We are announcing public preview of networking with private endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public Preview: Enhanced performance and scalability in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Benefit from the enhanced performance and scalability of Azure Database for PostgreSQL to improve mission-critical workloads.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Free tier on Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Unlock your potential with our free tier. Start building, testing, and growing your projects without any upfront costs. Scale up when you're ready for more.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Unlock next-level AI applications with native vector similarity search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

General Availability: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore offers a fully-managed database for your MongoDB workloads and AI applications, backed by native Azure integrations, flexible pricing, and seamless migration capabilities.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Public preview: Priority-based execution in Azure Cosmos DB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Priority-based execution in Azure Cosmos DB enables customers to prioritize critical high priority requests for execution during high traffic, while potentially throttling low priority requests.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

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