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Generally available: Log Analytics data export in Azure Monitor
Log Analytics data export is ready for production deployments, supporting most tables in Log Analytics workspaces.
General availability: Custom retention for AzureActivity and Usage data tables
Set specific retention periods on AzureActivity and Usage data tables in Log Analytics workspaces, keeping such data for a longer time, while maintaining the workspace retention as low as needed.
Public preview: New capabilities for Azure Monitor logs
Add value and increase cost effectiveness with Azure Monitor logs
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Public preview updates for January 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.
Generally available: Azure Monitor diagnostic settings for Azure Storage
Azure Monitor diagnostic settings now supports Azure Storage logs in log analytics workspaces, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and select Marketplace partners.
Public preview: Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on an exact time range
Investigate alert incidences with Azure Monitor Logs connector scoped to an exact time range of alert.
Generally available: Azure Monitor agent extension support for automatic upgrade extension feature
Enable the ‘automatic extension upgrade’ feature on the Azure Monitor agent extension to automatically get new extension versions rolled out to your virtual machines and scale sets in Azure.
January 2022
Public preview: Create multiple data export rules to the same event hub namespace
When exporting data to event hub, you now have the flexibility to create multiple rules and event hub names to the same event hub namespace. This feature is in preview.
General availability: One-minute frequency log alerts
With 1-minute frequency log alerts, query can be evaluated every minute for faster time to fire.
December 2021
Azure Cache for Redis: Diagnostics for connected clients is generally available
Use Azure diagnostic settings to log information on all client connections to your Azure Cache for Redis instance.
Public preview: Microsoft Defender for Containers adds new capabilities for Kubernetes
Take advantage of several new and improved Kubernetes related capabilities via the Microsoft Defender for Containers offering.
November 2021
General availability: New Azure Data Explorer output plugin for Telegraf
This new output plugin allows you to write telemetry collected by any of the input plugins of Telegraf directly into Azure Data Explorer e.g. it makes SQL monitoring at scale better and affordable.
Public preview: Near real-time analytics for telemetry, time series, and log data on Azure Synapse
Azure Synapse data explorer is optimized for efficient log analytics, using powerful indexing technology to automatically index structured, semi-structured, and free-text data commonly found in telemetry data.
Azure App Service - Diagnostic settings feature reaches general availability
Send web app and platform logs on App Service to Azure Monitor, enabling new observability scenarios.
General availability: Log Analytics Workspace Insights in Azure Monitor
Log Analytics Workspace Insights provides rich insights on usage, performance, health, agents, queries, and a change log.
Public preview: Manage your Log Analytics data export rules in Azure portal
Data export rules in Azure Monitor log analytics can now be configured and managed directly via Azure Portal with ease.
October 2021
Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights support for Availability Zones is now generally available in West US 2
Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights are now support Availability Zones capability in West US 2.
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in West US 3, Korea South, and Canada East
Log Analytics, a feature of Azure Monitor, is now generally available for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyzing their services for health and usage in West US 3, Korea South, and Canada East.
Public preview: Azure Spring Cloud RBAC config server and registry access and Nginx logs and metrics
Spring Cloud Config Server and Service Registry access using Azure Active Directory and Nginx ingress logs and metrics are now available in preview in Azure Spring Cloud.
September 2021
Azure Automation Hybrid Worker Extension for Azure and Arc-enabled servers now in public preview
Onboard Azure Automation User Hybrid Runbook Worker based on VM extension platform for Azure Virtual machines and Arc-enabled servers. The extension-based platform leverages Azure Active Directory authentication.
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