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September 2023

Sep 27

GA: Azure Container Apps in Azure China cloud

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now run microservices, API’s, and other container workloads without managing infrastructure in Azure China cloud

  • Azure Container Apps
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 22

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.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Retirements
Sep 18

Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity

NOW AVAILABLE

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...

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Application Insights
  • Compliance
  • Security
  • Features
Sep 15

Retirement: Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026 – Upgrade to v3.1 general availability API version

  • Retirements
Sep 14

WordPress on App Service - Free hosting plan now in Public Preview

IN PREVIEW

Easy way to evaluate WordPress on App Service

  • Features
Sep 13

General availability: Use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve access key when mounting Azure Storage as a local share in App Service

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • App Service
  • Features

August 2023

Aug 30

Generally available: Azure Container Apps jobs

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Features
Aug 28

Azure App Configuration - public preview release of snapshots feature

IN PREVIEW

Key-value pairs from App Config store ensure controlled deployments.

  • App Configuration
  • Security
  • Features
Aug 16

Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.

  • Azure Functions
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Aug 10

WordPress on App Service: Integration with Azure Communication Services Email

NOW AVAILABLE

Facilitates communication and drives engagement without requiring 3rd party plugins

  • App Service
  • Azure Communication Services
  • Features
Aug 3

General availability | Azure NetApp Files: SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files SMB Continuous Availability (CA) shares is now Generally Available (GA)

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Services
  • Features
Aug 3

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.

  • Services
  • Features
Aug 3

General availability: JBoss EAP on App Service Clustering

NOW AVAILABLE

JBoss EAP on App Service clustering is now generally available on Azure, enabling automatic, efficient clustering and auto-scaling for your high-availability applications.

  • Features

July 2023

Jul 5

Public Preview: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs to Azure Monitor Logs

IN PREVIEW

You can now ingest data directly from an event hub into a Log Analytics workspace

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
Jul 3

General Availability: Azure Native New Relic Service

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Services
  • Features

June 2023

Jun 27

Public Preview: Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Jun 13

Public Preview: App Service support for .NET 8

IN PREVIEW

Early access feature of App Service enables support for .NET 8.

  • App Service
  • Microsoft Build
Jun 13

Microsoft Azure Load Testing - additional Azure components for server-side monitoring

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Load Testing load testing now supports additional Azure components for server-side monitoring during a load test run.

  • Azure Load Testing
  • Services
  • Features
Jun 13

Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Vercel integration

IN PREVIEW

Build your apps now using Vercel to easily connect an existing Azure Cosmos DB database to your Vercel projects.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

May 2023

May 25

GA: Logic Apps (Standard) adds support for .NET Framework extensibility in XSLT data.

NOW AVAILABLE

Developers can now add .NET Framework methods to XSLT data transformations in Azure Logic Apps (Standard).

  • Logic Apps
  • Features

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