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GA: Azure Container Apps in Azure China cloud
You can now run microservices, API’s, and other container workloads without managing infrastructure in Azure China cloud
Retirement: HTTP application routing add-on (preview) for AKS will retire 03/03/2025
Target retirement date: March 03, 2025
Transition your ingresses to Web Application routing add-on before 3/3/2025 to avoid service disruptions.
Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity
When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing...
Retirement: Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026
Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026 – Upgrade to v3.1 general availability API version
WordPress on App Service - Free hosting plan now in Public Preview
Easy way to evaluate WordPress on App Service
General availability: Use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve access key when mounting Azure Storage as a local share in App Service
You can now use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve Azure Storage account access key when mounting it as a local share in App Service. Azure Key Vault has the benefits of storing application secrets centrally and securely with the ability to monitor, administer, and integrate with other Azure services like Azure App Service. This feature is available for App Service Linux code and container, Windows containers and Windows code. Please refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/configure-connect-to-azure-storage?tabs=key-vault%2Ccli&pivots=container-linux for more details.
August 2023
Generally available: Azure Container Apps jobs
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now run production workloads that perform a task for a finite duration and exit, and schedule these workloads or run them in response to events.
Azure App Configuration - public preview release of snapshots feature
Key-value pairs from App Config store ensure controlled deployments.
Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.
WordPress on App Service: Integration with Azure Communication Services Email
Facilitates communication and drives engagement without requiring 3rd party plugins
General availability | Azure NetApp Files: SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares
Azure NetApp Files SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares is now Generally Available (GA)
Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for App Service and Virtual Machines
Azure Chaos Studio supports new App Service and Virtual Machine faults.
General availability: JBoss EAP on App Service Clustering
JBoss EAP on App Service clustering is now generally available on Azure, enabling automatic, efficient clustering and auto-scaling for your high-availability applications.
July 2023
Public Preview: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs to Azure Monitor Logs
You can now ingest data directly from an event hub into a Log Analytics workspace
General Availability: Azure Native New Relic Service
Target availability: Q2 2023
Enable full stack cloud monitoring and leverage rich deep integration capabilities between Azure and New Relic, with Azure Native New Relic Service now generally available.
June 2023
Public Preview: Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data
Target availability: Q2 2023
Introducing Azure OpenAI Service on your data in public preview, which unlocks the power of OpenAI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 with your own data. It streamlines communication, enhances customer service, boosts productivity without training, provides access to specific data sources for accurate insights, and enables seamless data connectivity, web app deployment, and transformative conversational AI experiences.
Public Preview: App Service support for .NET 8
Early access feature of App Service enables support for .NET 8.
Microsoft Azure Load Testing - additional Azure components for server-side monitoring
Azure Load Testing load testing now supports additional Azure components for server-side monitoring during a load test run.
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Vercel integration
Build your apps now using Vercel to easily connect an existing Azure Cosmos DB database to your Vercel projects.
May 2023
GA: Logic Apps (Standard) adds support for .NET Framework extensibility in XSLT data.
Developers can now add .NET Framework methods to XSLT data transformations in Azure Logic Apps (Standard).
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