Updates Archives
Monthly updates for November 2023
Public Preview: Kafka Input and Output with Azure Stream Analytics
Target availability: Q4 2023
You can connect directly to Kafka to ingest from Kafka clusters or output data to Kafka clusters in your Azure Stream Analytics (ASA) job.
Public Preview Preview: Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) with Azure Stream Analytics
Target availability: Q4 2023
You can ingest events in protobuf format into Azure Stream Analytics using a built-in deserializer.
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Italy North
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Italy North region.
Generally Available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 now supported on Azure Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3, the latest version of RHEL 9 from Red Hat is now generally available on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Availability of RHEL 9.3 for VMs on Azure is a step forward towards offering a more scalable, flexible Linux platform that pairs container innovation with a strong security posture.
Public preview: Cost analysis add-on for AKS
You now have increased visibility and transparency into cluster costs.
Kubernetes AI toolchain operator
You can now more easily deploy machine learning (ML) models on AKS using the Kubernetes AI toolchain operator.
Public Preview: Announcing the preview of Azure Managed Confidential Consortium Framework
Deploy and build decentralized governance applications with granular confidentiality amongst members.
Public preview: Confidential containers on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
AKS now lets you run individual pods in their own trusted execution environment (TEE)
General Availability: Ubuntu Server to Ubuntu Pro in-place upgrade now available
Upgrade from Ubuntu Server (16.04 or higher) to Ubuntu Pro on your existing Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) without redeployment or downtime.
Export cost details using the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)
Sign up for an early preview of Cost Management exports that provide cost data aligned to the open-source FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS).
Provider for running Karpenter on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
You can now use an open-source provider for running Karpenter on AKS to improve the efficiency and cost of running workloads on Kubernetes clusters.
GA: Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling (KEDA) Add-on for AKS
You can now use the KEDA add-on for AKS in production.
GA: Kubernetes 1.28 support in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
You can now take advantage of Kubernetes 1.28 features in production.
Public Preview: Azure integration with Canonical’s Snapshot Service for safe deployment
Azure Guest Patching Service and Azure Kubernetes Service will now apply the same package update from a specific date to all regions following safe deployment principles.
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