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Monthly updates for March 2024

Mar 29

Migrate to Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1 GA version

Target retirement date: August 31, 2026

Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026

  • Retirements
Mar 29

Retirement: Support for .NET 6 ends on 12 November 2024—upgrade your Azure Functions apps to .NET 8

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: November 12, 2024

Upgrade your Azure Functions apps to .NET 8

  • Azure Functions
  • Retirements
Mar 28

GA: Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2024

We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the new Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption, revolutionizing your workflow experience with unparalleled speed, smoothness, and reliability. Unifying the designer experience across all supported platforms, including standard Azure Logic Apps, the Azure Logic Apps Visual Studio Code extension, and consumption Azure Logic Apps in the portal, ensures seamless usability and familiarity wherever you work.

  • Features
Mar 27

Generally Available: Free managed certificates on Azure Container Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Apps now provides a free managed certificate for your custom domain.

  • Azure Container Apps
  • Security
  • Features
Mar 25

General Availability: Automatic Scaling for App Service Web Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure App Service is pleased to announce general availability of the "Automatic Scaling" feature.

  • App Service
  • App Service (Linux)
  • Features
Mar 22

Action required: Upgrade your App Service apps to Node 20 LTS by 30 April 2025

Target retirement date: April 30, 2025

Extended support for Node 18 LTS is ending

  • Retirements
Mar 22

Retirement: Support for .NET 7 ends on 14 May 2024—upgrade your Azure Functions resources to .NET 8

Target retirement date: May 24, 2024

Upgrade your Azure Functions resources to .NET 8 by 14 May 2024

  • Azure Functions
  • Retirements
Mar 13

Public Preview: Managed Java components in Azure Container Apps

IN PREVIEW

You can now leverage managed Java components in Azure Container apps for service registry and externalized application properties.

  • Azure Container Apps
  • Features
Mar 12

WhatsApp Business Platform now available for applications built on Azure

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Communication Services Advanced Messaging is now generally available, enabling developers to send and receive messages from their applications through third party social messaging platforms, like the WhatsApp Business Platform. This latest messaging service helps businesses create intelligent B2C communication workflows to reach more customers at scale and deliver safe, reliable communications to customers worldwide.

  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Mar 7

General Availability: App Service Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual Network

NOW AVAILABLE

Customers can now use custom backups, to back up their web app's files and configuration data to a firewall-protected storage account.

  • Features

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