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Public preview: Update channel for Basic, Standard and Premium Caches
Target availability: Q4 2023
Receive early updates by configuring the update channel for your Basic, Standard and Premium tier cache instances.
General availability: Azure Synapse Link compatibility with Cosmos DB continuous backup
Target availability: Q4 2023
Now Azure Cosmos DB customers using continuous backup can enable Synapse Link in their database accounts.
General Availability: Azure Private Link for MySQL – Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Use Azure Private Link for private connectivity with MySQL – Flexible Server.
General Availability: Universal cross-region read replica on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Provision up to 10 read replicas in universal regions on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-October 2023.
Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter notebooks will be retired March 30, 2024
Target retirement date: March 30, 2024
On 30 March 2024, the Azure Cosmos DB preview of built-in Jupyter notebooks will be retired. If you’re using notebooks to interact with your Azure Cosmos DB account, transition to run these notebooks using Visual Studio Code’s support for Jupyter notebooks, or your preferred notebooks client.
Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 on Azure Cache for Redis ending on 31 October 2024
Target retirement date: November 01, 2024
Azure Cache for Redis support for TLS 1.0/1.1 will be retired on 31 October 2024.
Generally Available: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in Azure IoT Hub
Azure IoT Hub now supports the ability to setup an Azure Cosmos DB account as a custom endpoint. This will help route device data from IoT Hub to Azure Cosmos DB directly.
September 2023
Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Oracle retiring MySQL v5.7 on Oct 31, 2023. Azure extending support for Single Server until Sep 16, 2024, and Flexible Server until Sep 30, 2025. Upgrade to MySQL v8.0 advised.
Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL flexible maintenance
Target availability: Q3 2023
Tailor your maintenance windows to suit your schedule with Azure MySQL flexible maintenance.
Generally available: Custom partitioning in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now partition your data in analytical store using keys that are critical for your business logic to achieve better query and data load performance.
Public Preview: Azure SQL Database free offer
Target availability: Q3 2023
Get one free serverless Azure SQL Database per subscription for the lifetime of the subscription.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-September 2023.
Public Preview: Additional cache sizes for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
Target availability: Q3 2023
Utilize additional Enterprise-tier cache sizes to optimize the price and performance of your Redis workload.
Azure Database for MariaDB will be retired on 19 September 2025 – Migrate to Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server
Target retirement date: September 19, 2025
Azure Database for MariaDB will be retired on 19 September 2025
Public Preview: Configure customer-managed keys on existing Cosmos DB accounts
Target availability: Q3 2023
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account with Azure Key Vault.
General Availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-September 2023
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Javascript SDK v4.0
Open-source Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript v4.0 SDK empowers developers to streamline operations with enhanced ease and efficiency.
August 2023
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-August 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-August 2023.
Generally available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 15.3, 14.8, 13.11, 12.15, 11.20.
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