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Monthly updates for May 2024

May 21

Public preview: Azure Functions extension for OpenAI

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Functions extension for OpenAI enables you to build intelligent applications with OpenAI.

  • Azure Functions
  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: SDK type bindings for Azure Blog Storage with Azure Functions in Python

IN PREVIEW

SDK type bindings for Azure Blob Storage with Azure Functions in Python allow you to easily integrate event and data sources with function applications.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: KEDA in the Azure Portal

IN PREVIEW

You can now easily create and monitor your scaled objects all within the Portal interface.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: Kubernetes version 1.30 support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

You can now benefit from the latest enhancements available in Kubernetes 1.30 when using AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager support for property-based scheduling and override

IN PREVIEW

You can now customize cluster-specific resources and schedule workloads to clusters based on new heuristics.

  • Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: Deployment safeguards mutations in enforcement mode for AKS

IN PREVIEW

Deployment safeguards in AKS can now adjust your deployment resources by applying best practices.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: AKS Automatic

IN PREVIEW

AKS Automatic clusters are optimized to run most production workloads and provision compute resources based on Kubernetes manifests. The streamlined configuration follows AKS best practices and recommendations for cluster and workload setup, scalability, and security.

  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings
May 21

Public Preview: Microsoft Copilot now offers supportability in Azure Database for MySQL

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Microsoft Copilot in Azure extends capabilities to Azure Database for MySQL.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview - On-demand backup and Export in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

This feature provides an ability to export at-moment physical backup of the server to Azure storage account (Azure Blob Storage).

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview - Major version upgrade support for PostgreSQL 16

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

In-place major version upgrade support for PostgreSQL 16 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-May 2024

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-May 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: New Azure SQL Database skills introduced to Microsoft Copilot in Azure

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

New Copilot skills assist in efficient management and operation of Azure SQL Database.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: In-database embeddings in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Create text embeddings with sub 10ms latency from an LLM deployed within your Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance. 

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: Index recommendations in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Optimize your workload by creating suggested indexes and dropping duplicated or unused indexes.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: Change from serverless to provisioned capacity mode

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Easily change the capacity mode of an Azure Cosmos DB account from serverless to provisioned capacity using Azure portal or Azure CLI without any hassle.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: DiskANN vector indexing and search in Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL built-in vector search powered by DiskANN is in public preview.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public Preview: vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB cross-region disaster recovery (DR)

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Cross region DR allows you to switch to another region in case of an outage.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Public preview: Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise now offers a 1GB E1 SKU

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise will offer yet another smaller 1GB SKU for your vector search and semantic caching needs levering the powerful capabilities of RediSearch module.

  • Azure Cache for Redis
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features
May 21

Experimentation capabilities for Azure App Configuration now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Enables online experimentation for web, mobile, and Generative AI apps

  • App Configuration
  • Microsoft Build
  • Security
  • Features
May 21

Preview: Azure Cobalt 100 Arm-based Virtual Machines

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2024

Azure Cobalt 100 Arm-based VMs are now available in preview. Please use the sign-up form at https://aka.ms/Cobalt100-VM-Preview-Signup to request access.

  • Open Source
  • Microsoft Build
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings

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