Updates Archives
Monthly updates for December 2023
General availability: Security Update for Azure Front Door WAF CVE-2023-50164
Stay protected against CVE-2023-50164 with the help of Azure’s global WAF running on Azure Front Door.
Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 70 - December 2023
This article describes the improvements for the latest version of Azure Site Recovery components.
General availability: Security Update for Application Gateway WAF CVE-2023-50164
Stay protected against CVE-2023-50164 with the help of Azure’s regional WAF running on Application Gateway.
On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
n 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
On 31 August 2024, change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired.
Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in seven more regions
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General availability: “As on-premises” sizing in Azure Migrate SQL Discovery and Assessment
Target availability: Q4 2023
Quickly create a reliable assessment without waiting for performance data collection with “As on-premises sizing in Azure Migrate SQL Assessments.
Public Preview: Free SQL Managed Instance
Target availability: Q4 2023
Explore the power of SQL Managed Instance for free. It's perfect for testing out cloud migrations and elevating your database experience.
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift v4.13 at install time
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Red Hat OpenShift version 4.13 is now available at install time.
Generally Available: Multi-line Logging Feature in Azure Monitor - Container Insights
Target availability: Q4 2023
Multi-Line Logging in Azure Monitor - Container Insights is designed to simplify and streamline your Log Analysis. This feature allows you to seamlessly collect and store multiple lines of log data within a single log entry, enhancing the ease with which you can view and analyze logs from your containerized applications.
Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for Service Bus
Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for Service Bus.
Generally Available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 now supported on Azure Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.9 is the latest minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, which provides stability and security for production environments along with bug fixes and enhancements for improved performance and reliability. It also includes more features and capabilities to help customers customize their operating environment while maintaining the consistency needed for more efficient management and deployment across varied infrastructures.
Generally available: Crash Consistent VM Restore points
For Azure partners and customers seeking to develop business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, crash-consistent VM restore points serve as feature-rich building blocks, offering an agentless solution available natively on the Azure platform.
Store and manage medical imaging data with Azure Data Lake Storage (Preview)
With the integration of Azure Data Lake Storage and the DICOM service, organizations can now enjoy full control over their imaging data and increased flexibility for accessing and working with that data through the Azure storage ecosystem and APIs.
Container insights recommended alerts (custom metrics) (preview) retirement moving up to 31 May 2024
Target retirement date: June 01, 2024
Transition to Prometheus recommended alert rules (preview) before 31 May 2024.
Public preview: Intel TDX based confidential VMs now available in the Azure portal, Azure CLI and ARM templates
The DCesv5 and ECesv5-series confidential virtual machines (VMs) are now available in the Azure portal and via the CLI and ARM templates. These VMs enable organizations to bring confidential workloads to the cloud without code changes to applications.
Delaying Domain Front Block on Azure Front Door and CDN services
Azure Front Door and Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) are postponing the domain fronting blocking enforcement to January 22, 2024, and will add two log fields to help you check if your resources display domain fronting behavior by December 25, 2023.
General Availability - Snapshots feature of Azure App Configuration
Assure stable production configuration, get efficient rollbacks, and a comprehensive configuration audit trail for enhanced reliability in Azure.
Azure Event Grid releases public preview support for events from services like Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.
Target availability: Q4 2023
Support for Microsoft Graph API events helps you automate actions in response to Microsoft resource changes.
Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Vancouver version
The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.
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