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RSS feedMarch 2023
Preview: JSON support for Active Geo-Replication on Azure Cache for Redis
Work with JSON-style documents synced across multiple regions.
Public Preview: Data sharing lineage and search for Azure Storage in Microsoft Purview
Data Sharing Lineage is now available in Microsoft Purview for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 and Azure Blob (Blob) Storage in public preview. Data Sharing Lineage is aimed to provide detailed…
January 2023
Azure Machine Learning - Generally availability updates for January 2023
New features in GA include the ability to place customized tags, search for machine learning assets, isolate network for managed online endpoints, build custom metrics views, and simplify data security.
December 2022
General availability: JSON support in Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise tiers
Gain powerful tools for working with JSON formatted data in Azure Cache for Redis through the RedisJSON module.
November 2022
General availability: Bot Manager Rule Set 1.0 on regional Web Application Firewall
This rule set provides you enhanced protection against bots and provides granular control over bots detected by WAF by categorizing bot traffic as good, bad, or unknown bots.
General availability: Manage your Log Analytics Tables in Azure Portal
Log Analytics Tables can now be managed from the tables entry of Azure Portal in Log Analytics workspaces.
October 2022
Public preview: Azure resource topology
Enhancing network and resource health visualization with unified and dynamic topology across subscriptions, regions, and resource groups.
General availability: Azure Monitor Logs - capabilities to add value and lower costs
Azure Monitor Logs announce the general availability of capabilities that help you increase cost effectiveness.
August 2022
Public preview: Azure Monitor basic logs, archive, restore and search jobs
Azure Monitor Logs is in public preview in four new regions: US Virgina Gov, US Arizona Gov, China East 3, and China North 3.
Public preview: RedisJSON available in Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
Gain powerful tools for working with JSON formatted data in Redis through the RedisJSON module.
May 2022
Public preview: Manage your Log Analytics Tables in the Azure portal
Log Analytics Tables can now be managed from a new Tables (preview) entry of the Azure portal in Log Analytics workspaces.
Generally available: Easily manage your Azure IoT Central dashboards using a catalog
The new dashboard catalog feature in Azure IoT Central allows for easier search, management, and navigation of dashboards.
Public preview: Azure Machine Learning announcements for March 2022
New features include multi-class, multi-label, and named entity recognition, search for Azure Machine Learning assets across multiple workspaces, and label with text named entity recognition.
April 2022
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!
General availability: Glossary terms in Azure Purview data catalog search
The Azure Purview data catalog search experience now includes glossary terms in the search results.
March 2022
General availability: Azure Cognitive Search implements debug sessions
Streamline your Cognitive Search operations with debug sessions for building, testing, and modifying skillsets.
February 2022
General availability: Asset certification in Azure Purview data catalog
Data stewards can now certify assets that meet their organization's quality standards in the Azure Purview data catalog
Public preview: New capabilities for Azure Monitor logs
Add value and increase cost effectiveness with Azure Monitor logs
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.02 expected on Feb 28, 2022
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 22.02 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
Generally Available: Search results page improvements in Azure IoT Central
Filtering and highlighting matched values have been added to IoT Central search results allowing for richer search experience.
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