Updates Archives

Public preview: Azure CNI static block IP allocation support in AKS

You can now scale beyond the current 65k Pod IPs and scale up to 1 Million Pods.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Generally Available: Instance level Public IP tags in AKS

You can now utilize Azure routing preference for your cluster, public node IPs in AKS

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

Public preview: Trusted launch support in AKS

Administrators can now deploy AKS nodes with verified and signed bootloaders, OS kernels, and drivers.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Security
• Features

Public preview: Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench

Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench is a new service that provides a fully managed work environment for engineering development, accelerating project startup, and enabling secure collaboration between development teams.

• Virtual Machines
• Premium Blob Storage
• Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench
• Azure NetApp Files
• Services
• Pricing & Offerings

Public Preview: JVM memory fit in Azure Container Apps

Java apps are now attuned to the container environment and primed for better performance and reliability by default.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Managed Java components in Azure Container Apps

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

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Tomcat support in Azure Container Apps

You can now deploy a Java application using a WAR file to Azure Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Modernizing Azure Resource Manager Throttling

In 2024, Azure Resource Manager is introducing a revamped throttling experience for subscriptions, with increased limits and a token bucket algorithm for managing requests. This will enhance API management and improve productivity. The transition to the new architecture will be gradual, leading to a more efficient and dynamic throttling experience. For more information, consult the Azure Resource Manager documentation.

• Management

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024

Target availability: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2024.

• Azure SQL Database
• Features

Azure API Center Updates

Target availability: Q1 2024

We are pleased to announce an update to the Azure API Center extension for Visual Studio Code, introducing new capabilities for API inventory and design. Additionally, we are unveiling a new API governance feature in API Center, enabling API linting and analysis based on customer-owned design guidelines.

• Features

Public preview: Change Actor

Change Actor allows you to see who initiated the change and with which client that change was made, for changes across all your tenants and subscriptions. 

• Azure Resource Graph
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – allow the same file path for volumes in different availability zones

Public Preview of Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – file path uniqueness

• Azure NetApp Files
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Public preview: New Generation AMD VMs - Dasv6/Easv6/Fasv6

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure introduces the latest AMD-based VMs in public preview for the D, E, and F series VMs, built on the 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ (Genoa) CPU.

• Pricing & Offerings

Public Preview: Well-Architected Framework assessment on Azure Advisor

Target availability: Q1 2024

Initiate a self-serve experience of Assessments and manage their recommendations on Azure Advisor

• Azure Advisor
• Services
• Management