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January 2024

Jan 17

General Availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Virtual Network encryption is a feature of Azure Virtual Networks. Virtual network encryption allows you to seamlessly encrypt and decrypt traffic between Azure Virtual Machines.

  • Virtual Network
  • Services
  • Features

December 2023

Dec 22

On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

n 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired

  • Retirements
Dec 22

Change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired on 31 August 2024

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

On 31 August 2024, change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired.

  • Retirements
Dec 18

Generally Available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 now supported on Azure Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.9 is the latest minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, which provides stability and security for production environments along with bug fixes and enhancements for improved performance and reliability. It also includes more features and capabilities to help customers customize their operating environment while maintaining the consistency needed for more efficient management and deployment across varied infrastructures.

  • Linux Virtual Machines
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Operating System
  • Open Source
Dec 13

Public preview: Intel TDX based confidential VMs now available in the Azure portal, Azure CLI and ARM templates

IN PREVIEW

The DCesv5 and ECesv5-series confidential virtual machines (VMs) are now available in the Azure portal and via the CLI and ARM templates. These VMs enable organizations to bring confidential workloads to the cloud without code changes to applications.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Security
Dec 11

General Availability - Snapshots feature of Azure App Configuration

NOW AVAILABLE

Assure stable production configuration, get efficient rollbacks, and a comprehensive configuration audit trail for enhanced reliability in Azure.

  • Features
Dec 6

Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server, enhanced disaster recovery features

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Explore advanced disaster recovery with Virtual Endpoints and seamless role-swapping in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Dec 4

Migration of Azure Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer cluster to Private Endpoints

IN PREVIEW

If you are using VNet injection to secure your Azure Data Explorer (ADX) cluster, you may face some challenges such as complexity, scalability, and public IP dependency. We recommend that you switch to Azure Private Endpoints, which allow you to connect to your cluster privately within your VNet. We have released a preview feature that lets you migrate your VNet injected ADX cluster to Private Endpoints easily and quickly.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Azure Private Link
  • Features
  • Security
Dec 1

Azure Object Anchors Retirement

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: May 21, 2024

Please note that Azure Object Anchors (AOA) will be retired on May 20, 2024. Object anchoring capability is generally available (GA) in Dynamics 365 Guides.

  • Retirements

November 2023

Nov 29

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files support for 1 TiB capacity pools

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files 1 TiB capacity pool sizes, when used with volumes using standard network features is now in preview.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Nov 24

Extended support for .NET 7 (STS) ends on 14 May 2024

Target retirement date: May 14, 2024

Extended support for .NET 7 (STS) ends on 14 May 2024 - upgrade your apps to .NET 8 (LTS)

  • Retirements
Nov 21

General Availability: Standard network features support in US Gov regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Gov regions

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Nov 20

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

NOW AVAILABLE

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
Nov 20

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

NOW AVAILABLE

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
Nov 16

Generally Available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 now supported on Azure Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3, the latest version of RHEL 9 from Red Hat is now generally available on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Availability of RHEL 9.3 for VMs on Azure is a step forward towards offering a more scalable, flexible Linux platform that pairs container innovation with a strong security posture.

  • Linux Virtual Machines
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Operating System
  • Open Source
Nov 15

Public Preview: Attach and VMs to and from Existing Virtual Machine Scale Sets

IN PREVIEW

You can now easily bring existing VMs to an existing Virtual Machine Scale Set with Flexible Orchestration Mode to take advantage of the scaling orchestrations offered by scale sets. You can now detach a VM from the scale set for isolation and troubleshooting.

  • Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • Virtual Machines
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Generally Available: Azure Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

Get improved performance and higher reliability for your memory-optimized workloads with the public preview of the new generation Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines.

  • Services
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Management
  • Features
Nov 15

Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host

IN PREVIEW

Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest update, you can deploy Azure Container Storage on Azure Linux container host.

  • Azure Container Storage
  • App Service (Linux)
  • Managed Disks
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Kubernetes AI toolchain operator

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now more easily deploy machine learning (ML) models on AKS using the Kubernetes AI toolchain operator.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Open Source
Nov 15

Generally available: AMD confidential VM option for Azure Databricks

NOW AVAILABLE

Users can now select AMD-based confidential VMs for their Azure Databricks cluster driver node and cluster worker nodes.

  • Azure Databricks
  • Virtual Machines
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
  • Security

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