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January 2024

Jan 11

Announcing Public Preview of the Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension

IN PREVIEW

Learn more about the Public Preview of the new Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension.

  • Azure Arc
  • Management

November 2023

Nov 15

Public Preview: Azure IoT Operations

IN PREVIEW

Azure IoT Operations is now in Public Preview. Azure IoT Operations addresses an enterprise’s fundamental needs, but also wrangles edge data to generate local insights and brings interoperability and scalability to IoT solutions.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Arc
  • Windows for IoT
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Microsoft Ignite

September 2023

Sep 21

Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.

  • Azure Arc
  • Management

May 2023

May 23

Public preview: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is now extending monitoring support for Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Arc.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Managed Grafana
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Build
  • Management
  • Features
  • Open Source

March 2023

Mar 16

Now available: Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials is a Microsoft supported lightweight Kubernetes distribution that is fine tuned to run on edge devices with constrained resources.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Windows for IoT
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Operating System

December 2022

Dec 15

General availability: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Management
Dec 14

Public preview: Azure Arc enabled Azure Container Apps

IN PREVIEW

You can now run Azure Container Apps on your own Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters (AKS and AKS-HCI). 

  • Azure Arc
  • Features

August 2022

Aug 30

Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2022

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Regions & Datacenters
Aug 30

Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters

June 2022

Jun 22

General availability: Azure Machine Learning announcements for June 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

New features include MLflow enhancements and train and deploy models in Azure hybrid and multi-cloud.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Arc
  • Features
Jun 8

Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager

IN PREVIEW

Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager enables on-premises System Center Virtual Machine Manager environments to be connected to Azure, unlocking Azure-based self-service for end users and developers.

  • Azure Arc
  • Management

May 2022

May 24

Generally available: Landing zone accelerator for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes

NOW AVAILABLE

New landing zone accelerator for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes gives you tools to accelerate and simplify hybrid and multicloud Kubernetes deployments.

  • Azure Arc
  • Microsoft Build
  • Open Source
May 9

Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers support for private endpoints

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2022

Enhance your security posture by leveraging Azure private endpoints to connect your on-premises servers to Azure Arc privately.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Security

March 2022

Mar 31

Public preview: Azure Arc integration with VMware vSphere and Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Manage the lifecycle and guest OS operations of VMware vSphere VMs through Azure Arc by connecting your VMware vCenter servers (on-premises or on Azure VMware Solution) to Azure.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Azure Arc enabled VMware vSphere
  • Azure Arc
  • Management

November 2021

Nov 2

Public preview: New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021

IN PREVIEW

Azure Arc is announcing new functionality, which includes improved machine learning capabilities, and new features for Azure Arc-enabled data services.

  • Azure Arc
  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite
Nov 2

General availability: Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes is now generally available. You can now monitor all Kubernetes, AKS or non-AKS through container insights.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Monitor
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 2

Private preview: New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021

IN PREVIEW

Azure Arc is announcing new functionality, which includes enhanced lifecycle management on VMware and Azure Stack HCI virtual machines.

  • Azure Arc
  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite

August 2021

Aug 24

Public preview: Apply settings inside machines using Azure Policy's guest configuration

IN PREVIEW

Azure Policy can audit or configure settings inside a machine, both for machines running in Azure and Arc-enabled hybrid machines.

  • Azure Policy
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Guest Configuration for Azure Arc Connected Servers
  • Azure Automanage
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features

May 2021

May 25

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

AKS on Azure Stack HCI is a Kubernetes based platform that developers and administrators can use to build, deploy and manage containerized applications in their datacenters and edge locations.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Stack HCI
  • Azure Arc
  • Services
May 25

Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

You can now run Web Apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.

  • App Service
  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

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