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Build 2023: New Azure App Service plans fuel greater choice and savings
New plans for Microsoft Azure App Service customers with two new offerings in the Premium v3 (Pv3) service tier, and expansion in the Isolated v2 tier.
Generally Available: V2 programming model for Azure Functions using Python
A simplified programming model for Python developers.
General availability: Azure HX Virtual Machines for HPC
HX-series VMs for HPC are now generally available in the Azure East US region.
Azure Key Vault Access Configuration Update
Target availability: Q2 2023
Azure RBAC is now the recommended authorization system for the Azure Key Vault data plane.
General availability: Azure HBv4 Virtual Machines for HPC
HBv4-series VMs for HPC are now generally available in the Azure East US region.
Database Migration Assessment for Oracle - GA
Database Migration Assessment for Oracle extension analyzes an organization's Oracle database, identifying performance requirements and code compatibility with the target Azure database for a smooth migration.
Public Preview: Time-travel for Azure Synapse Link for Cosmos DB
Rewind to read previous transactions in Synapse Link containers to analyze previous versions of your document with time-travel for Azure Synapse Link
Available: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform and Azure Logic Apps
Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps is now available and allows you to connect to any MySQL Flexible Server database to read and write data.
General availability: Confidential containers on Azure Container Instances (ACI)
ACI now lets you run containers in a trusted execution environment (TEE)
Generally Available: Cost-optimizations with transformations on Log Analytics for troubleshooting Cosmos DB
Optimize costs on your Log Analytics workspace by adding transformation rules to your Cosmos DB LA tables.
Azure SQL Managed Instance —Public preview updates for late-May 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-May 2023
Database Migration Service Pack for Oracle - Preview
An Azure Data Studio extension pack for end-to-end Oracle database schema and data migration to Azure Data (SQL and PostgreSQL)
Microsoft Azure Deployment Environments is now generally available.
Azure Deployment Environments is now generally available. With Deployment Environments, developers can self-deploy the environments they need on demand using infrastructure-as-code templates.
Public preview: Automated deployments in AKS now supports Draft
Configure automated deployments to create a Dockerfile, build a container image and create Kubernetes deployment files directly from your source code.
Public Preview: Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore
Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore enhances AI-driven applications using OpenAI API or custom-built solutions by incorporating vector similarity search into your database.
General Availability – Database Schema Conversion Toolkit for Oracle
An extension that automates and provides code conversion from Oracle to SQL to simplify and accelerate the migration process.
Public Preview – Data Migration for Oracle
Seamless data migration from Oracle to Azure with the new Azure Database Migration Service extension
Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB serverless container with 1 TB storage
Azure Cosmos DB serverless 1-TB is now generally available. Enjoy expanded storage capacity, allowing you to store up to 1 TB of data in a single container.
Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB hierarchical partition keys
Now generally available, hierarchical partition keys in Azure Cosmos DB enables you to partition your data with up to three levels of keys.
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB all versions and deletes change feed mode
The new all versions and deletes mode for change feed allows you to read item creates, updates, and deletes that occurred within the continuous backup period configured on your account.
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