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Device Update for IoT Hub in public preview
Streamline device management with Device Update for IoT Hub, now in public preview
January 2021
Action Required: Upgrade IoT Hub IP filter before 1 February 2022
Target retirement date: February 01, 2022
The upgraded IP filter protects the built-in endpoint and is more secure.
Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows available for public preview
Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows provides the ability to run Linux containers on Windows under the Azure IoT Edge context. This allows you to connect your Azure IoT Edge for Linux instance to your Azure IoT Hub subscription and deploy your custom Linux Edge Modules to Windows devices.
December 2020
IoT Hub private link now works with the built-in Event Hub compatible endpoint
Starting December 3, all new IoT Hub private links will support connectivity to the built-in Event Hub compatible endpoint. Create new private links to use this feature.
September 2020
New IoT Event Learning Path
A new Event Learning Path is now available for solution architects, business decision makers, and developers interested in IoT Solutions with Azure IoT Services.
Announcing the unified Azure Certified Device program
A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.
IoT Security updates for September 2020
New Azure IoT Security product updates include improvements around monitoring, edge nesting and the availability of Azure Defender for IoT.
IoT Hub TLS certificate update
Microsoft is updating Azure services in a phased manner to use TLS certificates from a different set of Certificate Authorities.
August 2020
Azure Certified for Plug and Play is now available
IoT Plug and Play device certification is now available from Microsoft as part of the Azure Certified device program.
July 2020
Azure IoT Device Provisioning Service VNET ingress support is now available
Azure IoT Device Provisioning Service (DPS) has released general availability support for Virtual Networks (VNET).
IoT Plug and Play new features now in public preview
IoT Plug and Play new features in Public Preview to continue simplifying IoT.
Disabling public network access for Azure IoT Hub will disable access to built-in Azure Event Hub endpoint on September 30, 2020
When public network access to Azure IoT Hub is disabled, the built-in Azure Event Hub-compatible endpoint in IoT Hub may continue to be accessible via the public internet On September 30, 2020, this behavior will change, and public access to the built-in endpoint will be disabled when public network access is disabled for IoT Hub.
June 2020
Azure SDK for embedded devices
The new Azure Embedded C SDK is designed to allow small and embedded devices, such as IoT, to communicate with Azure services.
Updates for monitoring and troubleshooting Azure IoT Hub message routing
More detailed monitoring metrics and diagnostic logs, plus a new troubleshooting guide, are now available to accelerate monitoring and troubleshooting for Azure IoT Hub message routing.
May 2020
IoT Hub support for virtual networks is now generally available
IoT Hub support for virtual networks is now generally available.
Azure Private Link is now available for multiple new Azure services
Azure Private Link now supports multiple new Azure services in general availability and preview.
April 2020
IoT Hub deprecation of support for TLS 1.0/1.1 is postponed
The deadline for IoT Hub deprecation of support for transport layer security (TLS) 1.0/1.1 is postponed indefinitely. IoT Hub will continue to support TLS 1.0/1.1 until further notice to ensure compatibility with existing applications and devices.
Azure IoT SDK for Python—Significant connection resiliency improvements now available
A new version of Azure IoT Python SDK v2 is now available that focuses on improved connection resiliency of the underlying MQTT protocol layer.
March 2020
Updates to .NET implementation support in latest Azure IoT C# SDK release
The latest Azure IoT C# SDK release includes two notable updates to .NET implementation support.
Azure IoT Python SDK v2—New improvements are now available
Azure IoT Python SDK v2 has just been released with major new improvements.
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