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Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus now supports TLS & mTLS based scraping
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus now supports TLS & mTLS based scraping for Prometheus instance served with TLS. To enable TLS and mTLS based scraping, you can configure the TLS settings in the ConfigMap.
February 2024
Sending a log search alert with cross tenant target resource will no longer be supported
As of March 15, 2024, this behavior will change and sending a log search alert with a cross tenant target resource (except for the lighthouse case) will no longer be supported. Alerts will not be sent to unauthorized target resources, and log search alert rules with an unauthorized target will be ignored. This will ensure that only authorized users can receive and investigate log search alerts.
Public Preview: Azure Storage Actions — Serverless storage data management
Azure Storage Actions is a fully managed platform that helps you automate data management tasks for Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage.
Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on exact time range provided dynamically (preview)
Azure Monitor Logs connector lets you query data in your Log Analytics workspace or Application Insights components per Logic App trigger or schedule, and list or visualize results. The Time range…
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available, the industry’s first fully managed and cloud-native SAN offering that simplifies deploying, scaling, managing, and configuring a SAN in the cloud.
Public preview: AKS cluster control plane metrics in managed Prometheus
You can now monitor the health, load and performance of the API server and etcd in the control plane of your AKS clusters
Support for log alert rules that use cross-workspace queries with resource names or qualified name identifiers will be retired on 31 May 2024
Target retirement date: May 31, 2024
As of May 31, 2024, log alert rules will no longer support cross-workspace queries that use resource names or qualified name identifiers.
Azure Virtual Network Manager security admin rule generally available in 30 regions
Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in 30 regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.
Generally Available: Azure Stack HCI latest feature release
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Stack HCI is the Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure. Now, customers who have an Azure Stack HCI subscription can download the latest feature release for their infrastructure. This new Azure Stack HCI release is the version of the product required to run Azure Virtual Desktop on- prem which is also now in GA and called Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI. This is an exciting development as the public preview of this product is in high demand specifically in Healthcare and Financial Services.
Generally Available: Continuous model monitoring in Azure Machine Learning
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Machine Learning model monitoring is now generally available.
January 2024
Announcing General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API
General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data plane API We are excited to share Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API is Now Generally Available! Unlock enhanced insights into the monitoring of your Azure resources with our powerful API. Explore its features and elevate your monitoring experience today!
General availability: PgAudit in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Database session and object audit logging of database activities in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-January 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-January 2024.
General Availability: Server logs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q1 2024
Enhance your database monitoring with the new server log feature for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, offering customizable retention and straightforward downloading for operational excellence.
Public Preview: Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
Azure Red Hat OpenShift January 2024 updates
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now offers Resource Health for clusters with integration with Azure Monitor via Signals and Alerts.
Dedicated clusters in Azure Monitor logs now support any commitment tier
We are pleased to announce that it is now possible to create dedicated clusters in public and sovereign clouds at any commitment tiers, starting at a minimum of 100GB per day. This capability is…
New Features for graph-match KQL Operator: Enhanced Pattern Matching and Cycle Control
Target availability: Q1 2024
The graph-match operator in Kusto Query Language (KQL) allows you to query your data as a graph and find matches for a specified pattern. The latest update introduces two new features: the cycles parameter and the nonlinear patterns. These features enable you to control how cycles are matched and express more complex and flexible patterns in your graph queries.
General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds new geospatial capabilities
Kusto now has three new geospatial functions: geo_polygon_to_h3cells(), geo_angle() and geo_azimuth(). These functions are designed to help you better understand and analyze your geospatial data.
Generally Available: Azure Monitor VM Insights Dependency Agent support for RHEL 8.6 Linux VMs
Azure Monitor VM Insights now supports Dependency Agent for RHEL 8.6 Linux VMs, enabling you to monitor their network connections and processes in the Azure portal.
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