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Generally available: Apache Kafka 2.4 in Azure HDinsight
Apache Kafka 2.4 is now in Azure HDinsight.
Generally available: Apache Spark 3.1.2 in Azure HDinsight
Spark 3.1 is now generally available on HDInsight 4.0 release across all regions.
December 2021
Azure HDInsight 2018-06-01 preview API will be retired on 30 November 2024
Target availability: Q4 2023
Transition to the new Azure 'HDInsight API 2021-06-01' before 30 November 2024.
November 2021
General availability: Azure HDInsight API version updated
New HDInsight API adds new networking and availability features that help you build more resilient and secure networks.
General availability: New Sweden Central region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now available in more European regions, Sweden Central.
October 2021
Azure HDInsight support for Restricted Public Connectivity is generally available
You can now create Azure HDInsight with restricted public connectivity resulting in a more secure networking infrastructure.
Azure HDInsight support for Azure Private Link is generally available
Enhance your security posture by leveraging Azure Private Link to connect to your HDInsight cluster privately across networks over Microsoft backbone network
August 2021
General availability: New Australia Central region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now generally available for Australia Central customers.
July 2021
General availability: New West US 3 region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now generally available for West US 3 customers.
June 2021
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1: Account creation will be blocked for new customers starting July 5, 2021
Target retirement date: July 05, 2021
Take advantage of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 for all of your analytic needs after July 5, 2021.
April 2021
Apache Spark 3.0 is now available for public preview in HDInsight 4.0.
Apache Spark 3.0 public preview in HDInsight 4.0 is a major update to Apache Spark and brings significant improvements including better performance and better support for ANSI SQL.
AMD-based Eav4-series virtual machines are now generally available in Azure HDInsight
The Eav4-series virtual machines are ideal for memory intensive workloads, and offer great performance for large in-memory business critical workloads at competitive price points on Azure HDInsight.
March 2021
New Norway East region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now generally available for Norway East customers.
HDInsight Apache Kafka REST Proxy is now generally available
Azure HDInsight Kafka REST proxy greatly simplifies messaging architecture patterns by allowing Kafka producers and consumers to be located outside the virtual network and enables working with unsupported languages.
New Brazil Southeast region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now available for Brazil South customers requiring scenario-based in-country disaster recovery.
February 2021
Action required: Switch to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 by 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Migrate to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Azure Dav4-series VMs are available in Azure HDInsight
Adopt Dav4-series VMs in HDInsight to get great performance at a competitive price.
January 2021
General availability: Azure HDInsight extends capabilities for encryption of data in transit and at rest
Azure HDInsight Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) encryption in transit is now generally available. HDInsight also supports version-less keys for customer-managed key (CMK) encryption at rest.
November 2020
HDInsight HBase Accelerated Writes with Premium Data Lake Storage Gen2 is now generally available
With Premium Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 support for accelerated writes HDInsight HBase cluster, customers can now have increased read performance compared to standard storage and also take advantage of Hierarchical namespace feature of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Azure HDInsight ID Broker (HIB) is now generally available
HDInsight ID Broker (HIB) provides modern OAuth authentication and enables federated users to login to cluster without syncing on-premise password hashes to the cloud.
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