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RSS feedMarch 2023
Generally available: ContainerLogV2 Schema in Azure Monitor container insights
Azure Monitor container insights now offers a new, lightweight schema for the container logs in ContainerLogV2
Azure Virtual Network Manager Event Logging now in public preview
Interact with Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) event logs for network group membership changes.
Now Available: Azure Monitor Ingestion client libraries
The initial stable release of the Azure Monitor Ingestion client libraries is now available. Upload custom logs to Log Analytics workspaces in .NET, Java, JavaScript, and Python.
Public Preview: Azure Monitor container insights offers customizable cost optimization settings
Azure Monitor container insights now allows customers to configure custom collection settings for the Perf, Inventory, InsightsMetrics, and KubeEvents tables to reduce their Log Analytics ingestion.
January 2023
Public preview: Capture Event Hubs data with Stream Analytics no-code editor in Delta Lake format
Stream Analytics no-code editor now supports capturing Event Hubs data into ADLS gen2 with Delta Lake format.
Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Tokyo version
The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.
December 2022
General availability: Feature enhancements to Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Azure’s WAF now supports multiple new features - SQLi and XSS detection queries, new built-in Azure policies, and increased exclusions limit with support for exclusions on bot manager rule set.
General Availability: Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension
Azure Automation announces General Availability of Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Extension
November 2022
General availability: Azure Monitor agent custom and IIS logs
Azure Monitor agent team has shipped custom log collection and IIS log collection.
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: ExpressRoute Traffic Collector
ExpressRoute Traffic Collector enables sampling of network flows sent over ExpressRoute Direct circuits.
Public preview: Integration of Azure Monitor Agent with Connection Monitor
Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support in Connection Monitor for monitoring connectivity to ARC enabled endpoints.
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.
Public preview: Azure Monitor Logs - create granular level RBAC for custom tables
Setting RBAC query read action on Azure Monitor Logs table is now publicly available.
Public preview: Rules for Azure Kubernetes Service and Log Analytic workspace resources
Enable a set of recommended alert rules for your Azure Kubernetes Service and Log Analytics workspace resources.
Generally available: Azure Monitor agent migration tools
Migration to the cost-effective, secure, performant, and manageable new Azure Monitor agent is now made easy using migration tools and helpers.
Public preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure VMware Solution
Microsoft is announcing customer-managed keys for Azure VMware Solution. This new feature will support higher security for customers’ mission critical workloads.
Generally available: Azure Automanage for Azure Virtual Machines and Arc-enabled servers
Announcing the general availability for Azure Automanage with expanded configuration options.
General availability: Azure Data Explorer output from Azure Stream Analytics
Target availability: Q4 2022
Azure Data Explorer output from Azure Stream Analytics is now generally available.
Public preview: Azure Container Apps Azure Monitor integration
Azure Container Apps now support using Azure Monitor to send your logs to additional destinations.
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