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RSS feedMay 2022
Generally available: IT Service Management Integration with secure webhook
IT Service Management is now integrated with secure webhook, an updated version that allows you to create work items in an ITSM tool when Azure Monitor sends alerts.
April 2022
Public preview: Azure Monitor and Azure Managed Grafana integrations
New Grafana integrations with Azure Monitor include the ability to pin Azure Monitor visualizations from Azure Portal to Grafana dashboards and new out-of-the-box Azure Monitor dashboards.
Public preview: Azure Monitoring Agent supports custom and IIS logs
New collection types supported by Azure Monitoring Agent that extends beyond the standard data available today.
Public preview: Support for Windows clients using Azure Monitor agent
Using the new Windows client installer launched today, you can now get the benefits of the new agent and data collection rules on your Windows 10 and 11 client devices.
Public preview: Azure Monitor activity log insights
Azure Monitor activity log insights let you view information about changes to resources and resource groups in a subscription.
Generally available: new result set grid in Azure Monitor log analytics
The new result set grid in log analytics boasts a brand-new experience, introduces numerous new features, and is much easier to use!
Public preview: Redesign of alerts summary (landing) page
The summary (landing) page for alerts has been simplified to improve usability and actionability.
Public preview: Azure Backup supports metrics and metric alerts for Azure Blobs
You can now monitor the restore job health of your backed up blobs via Azure Monitor metrics and write custom alert rules on these metrics.
March 2022
Azure Container Monitoring solution will be retired on 31 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Migrate your workloads to Azure Monitor container insights by 31 March 2025.
Generally available: Support for private links in Azure Monitor agent
Use Azure Monitor agent and data collection rules in restricted environments and maintain network isolation by leveraging private links.
February 2022
Generally available: Log Analytics data export in Azure Monitor
Log Analytics data export is ready for production deployments, supporting most tables in Log Analytics workspaces.
Generally available: Alert processing rules in Azure Monitor
Alert processing rules (formerly action rules) provide post-processing capabilities for fired alerts in Azure Monitor.
Public preview: Azure Monitor predictive autoscale for Azure virtual machine scale sets
Predictive autoscale for Azure virtual machine scale sets can manage and scale your virtual machine scale sets by observing and learning from historical CPU usage patterns.
General Availability: IoT Edge monitoring with Azure Monitor
Use the latest IoT Edge Metrics collector module to send metrics to Azure Monitor and leverage updated visualizations to monitor and troubleshoot your IoT Edge devices.
Generally available: Azure Monitor diagnostic settings for Azure Storage
Azure Monitor diagnostic settings now supports Azure Storage logs in log analytics workspaces, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and select Marketplace partners.
Generally available: Improved Syslog RFC compliance using the new Azure Monitor agent
Azure Monitor agent now supports additional syslog RFC formats collected from various networking devices.
Public preview: Test action groups in Azure Monitor
Start testing your alert notification settings using the new test action groups functionality in Azure Monitor.
Public preview: Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on an exact time range
Investigate alert incidences with Azure Monitor Logs connector scoped to an exact time range of alert.
Generally available: Azure Monitor agent extension support for automatic upgrade extension feature
Enable the ‘automatic extension upgrade’ feature on the Azure Monitor agent extension to automatically get new extension versions rolled out to your virtual machines and scale sets in Azure.
January 2022
Public preview: Support for private links available on the new agent
Start using the new agent and data collection rules in environments with special network requirements and maintain network isolation by leveraging private links.
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