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Generally available: Azure Databricks Delta Live Tables
Build reliable, maintainable, and testable data processing pipelines with Delta Live Tables.
March 2022
Public preview: Simplified compute node communication
Target availability: Q1 2022
Azure Batch offers simplified, efficient node communication within the Batch pool and Azure resources (storage, AppPackage storage accounts, output files, and other resources).
Generally available: Azure Batch supports Spot Virtual Machines
Target availability: Q1 2022
Azure Batch supports Spot Virtual Machine's in user-subscription mode and is offered at a significantly reduced price compared with dedicated virtual machines.
February 2022
Generally available: Virtual Machine level disk bursting supports additional VM types
Handle unforeseen disk traffic spikes smoothly without the need to overprovision your virtual machine with virtual machine level disk bursting.
November 2021
Private preview: Root cause analysis, new telemetry, & alerts for SAP NetWeaver in AMS
View root cause analysis (RCA) for SAP system unavailability caused by virtual machine or host outage and new telemetry for SAP NetWeaver in Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions (AMS).
Additional ML options for Spark on Azure Synapse now in public preview
Save time and reduce risk when batch scoring in Azure Synapse Analytics with the new PREDICT keyword.
October 2021
General availability: Azure Data Explorer Insights
Azure Data Explorer Insights provides comprehensive monitoring of your clusters by delivering a unified view of your cluster performance, usage, ingestion operations, cache, and more.
August 2021
General availability: New Azure Batch capabilities
Several new pool and security features are now generally available.
General availability: New VM series supported by Azure Batch
Take advantage of VM sizes that are now available when creating your Batch pools.
July 2021
Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) smart defaults
Use scenario-specific cluster configurations to get going quickly and easily, while retaining the ability to customize to meet your unique needs as needed.
Virtual Machine (VM) level disk bursting is now generally available on more VM types
Disk bursting at the virtual machine level is now available for the following virtual machines: Dsv4, Dasv4, Ddsv4, Esv4, Easv4, Edsv4, Fsv2 and B-series virtual machines. This enables your workloads to handle unforeseen disk traffic spikes smoothly without the need to overprovision your virtual machine.
June 2021
General availability: Expansion of credit-based disk bursting to Azure Standard SSDs E30 and smaller
Credit-based disk bursting, which allows you to handle unexpected disk traffic and batch jobs smoothly without the need to overprovision your disk, is now available on Azure Standard SSDs E30 and smaller.
May 2021
Partial document update for Azure Cosmos DB in private preview
You now have the ability to perform path-level updates on specific fields/properties in a document with partial document update for Azure Cosmos DB.
Azure Machine Learning Managed Online and Batch Endpoints now in public preview //Build 2021.
Managed Online and Batch Endpoints, in public preview, allow for seamless deployment and operationalization
April 2021
General availability: Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux with RI and VMSS Support
You can now add Azure Hybrid Benefit to their Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) VMSS instances as well as RI’s, helping to significantly reduce the costs of running your workloads in the cloud.
March 2021
General availability: Virtual machine (VM) level disk bursting available on all Dsv3 and Esv3 families
Virtual machine (VM) level disk bursting enables your workloads to handle unforeseen disk traffic spikes smoothly without the need to overprovision your virtual machine. The feature is now enabled on all Dsv3-series and Esv3-series virtual machines.
General availability: New VM series supported by Azure Batch
Take advantage of new VM sizes that are now available when creating your Batch pools, including the latest HPC and GPU sizes.
February 2021
Azure Batch rendering VM images & licensing will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Azure Batching rendering VM images & licensing are being retired.
Azure Batch Transcription and Customization Rest API v2 will be retired by 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Update your code that uses Azure Batch Transcription and Customization Rest API.
Azure Batch ‘CloudServiceConfiguration’ pools will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Transition to Azure Batch Virtual Machine pool configuration by 29 February 2024.
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