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Alert processing rules fields update
Target availability: Q3 2023
Alert processing rules are a set of rules that allow for modifications to be made to fired alerts, distinct from alert rules which generate new alerts. With alert processing rules, you can add or remove action groups from your fired alerts.
General Availability: AzAcSnap 8 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates
AzAcSnap Version 8 Release
Generally available: Azure Bastion now support shareable links
Target availability: Q2 2023
Shareable links allows users to connect to target resources via Azure Bastion without access to the Azure portal.
Azure VMware Solution now available in Qatar with AV36P
We are excited to announce that the Azure VMware Solution has gone live in Qatar Central and is now available to customers.
Public Preview: Database-is-alive metrics for monitoring Azure Postgres Flexible Server database availability.
Monitor the database availability for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via database-is-alive metric.
Public preview: Init containers in Azure Container Apps
You can now have separate containers that run before application containers are started in a replica and can perform all of the initialization logic.
Public Preview: Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in Azure Container Apps
You can now enable CORS for your Azure Container App through the portal or CLI.
Public Preview – Azure Cache for Redis now supports aAAD based authentication and authorization
Preview password-free authentication with integrated Azure Active Directory (AAD) complemented with role-based access control supported by open source Redis.
GA: Azure Pipelines task to build and deploy to Azure Container Apps
Use an Azure Pipelines task to build and deploy to Azure Container Apps.
General Availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server major version upgrade
Upgrade your Azure Database for MySQL flexible server version from 5.7 to 8.0.
Public preview: 99th percentile latency metric in Azure Cache for Redis
Debug server-side latency with a new Azure Cache for Redis metric
Public Preview: Troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Save time by analyzing and troubleshooting common performance issues with troubleshooting guides.
GA: GitHub action to build and deploy to Azure Container Apps
Use a GitHub action to build and deploy to Azure Container Apps.
Azure Advisor data in Azure Resource Graph is now available in Azure China and US Government clouds
Advisor recommendations are now available in Azure Resource Graph in Azure China and US Government clouds.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-May 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-May 2023
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for early-May 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-May 2023
Public Preview: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for ASP.NET Core, JavaScript (Node.js), Python
Onboard to Azure Monitor Application Insights using standard, cloud-native APIs and SDKs with rich data collection capabilities and a first-class Azure experience.
Generally available: Azure Monitor Agent supports Linux Hardening for CIS and SELinux
Linux Azure Monitor Agent is now officially supported and tested on CIS and SELinux Operating Systems and Distros. Monitor will continue to test and support these hardening standards for AMA.
Azure VMware Solution on Azure Government
We are excited to share details for the General Availability of Azure VMware Solution on Microsoft Azure Government
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.05 expected on May 24
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
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