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Azure SQL—Public preview updates for early August 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early August 2022
Public preview: Migration tool feature with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Use the new migration tool to migrate workloads from Single to Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Generally available: Audit log for continuous mode with Azure Cosmos DB
Audit your restore actions on continuous mode in Azure Cosmos DB accounts.
Public preview: RedisJSON available in Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
Gain powerful tools for working with JSON formatted data in Redis through the RedisJSON module.
July 2022
General availability: Azure Confidential Ledger
Azure Confidential Ledger provides a managed and decentralized ledger for data entries; built on an open source blockchain-based framework and confidential computing infrastructure, confidential ledger is now generally available.
Generally available: Premium-series hardware for Azure SQL Managed Instance
Leverage new Azure SQL Managed Instance premium-series hardware based on the latest Intel CPUs that offers significantly improved performance and scalability.
General availability: Citus 11 support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus)
Support of Citus 11 is now included in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the distributed open source PostgreSQL database on Azure.
General Availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server - On demand backups
Initiate on demand backups of your production workloads and store them based on your server’s backup retention policy.
Public preview: Cross-region read replicas for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Create read replicas of your Hyperscale (Citus) server group in different regions.
Generally available: Basic tier updates for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Hyperscale (Citus) Basic tier now supports 16, 32, and 64 vCores and 1 TiB and 2 TiB storage.
Generally available: vCore compute options for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Run memory-intensive enterprise applications with higher concurrency and no throttling on the new 96 and 104 vCore compute options.
Generally available: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Install the new extensions and use this functionality for development with Javascript and geographic routing logic with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
Generally available: PostgreSQL 14 with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server now supports the latest Postgres version 14.
Generally available: Same-zone high availability for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Deploy high availability within the same zone for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server data encryption with CMK
Encrypt your data with customer-managed keys (CMK) to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Benefit from the latest PostgreSQL minor versions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus).
June 2022
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for late June 2022
Public preview updates made in late June 2022 for Azure SQL.
Azure SQL—Generally available updates for late June 2022
Generally available updates made in late June 2022 for Azure SQL.
Public preview: Link feature in Azure SQL MI for SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 customers can now use Azure without migrating through offloading analytics or read-only workloads to Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI).
General availability: Azure Advisor support for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Get personalized recommendations based on your Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server usage.
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