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Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list (ACL) update is generally available
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 filesystem.
October 2020
Soft delete for Azure file shares is now generally available in all regions
Soft delete protects Azure file shares from accidental deletion. In January 2021, it will be enabled by default for all new storage accounts.
HPC Cache new namespace page and region expansion
New HPC Cache namespace lets clients see all storage as a single file system.
Azure Files premium tier is now available in more regions with LRS, ZRS, and NFS support
More Azure Files premium tier regions - more premium files regions with locally redundant storage (LRS), zone redundant storage (ZRS) support, and Network File System (NFS 4.1) public preview support.
Azure Data Lake Storage file snapshots are now in preview
File snapshots for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Use file snapshots to take an unlimited number of snapshots of your files so that you can have a copy of that file at a point in time.
Azure Data Lake Storage immutable storage is now in preview
Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Set time-based policies or legal holds on data so that the data becomes non-erasable and non-modifiable.
Announcing new lower pricing for Azure Files premium tier
Azure Files premium tier price is dropped by more than 33% in all regions and for all redundancy options.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Manual QoS Capacity Pool
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) manual quality of service (QoS) capacity pool allows you to assign the capacity and throughput for a volume independently.
September 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for September 2020
New enhancements and updates that were made to Azure Security Center in September 2020.
Shared disks on Azure Disk Storage is now available in broader set of regions
Shared disks is available for Premium SSDs in all regions and available for Ultra Disks in all regions that support Ultra Disks.
Azure Stack Edge Mini R is now generally available
The new lineup of rugged edge devices are now generally available. Azure Stack Edge Mini R is a lightweight, portable, battery-operated device - small enough to fit into a backpack - designed for the harshest environments and disconnected scenarios.
Azure Stack Edge Pro with GPU now generally available
Run your workloads and get quick actionable insights right at the edge where data is created with Azure Stack Edge Pro, now available with the NVIDIA T4 GPU.
Azure Stack Edge Pro R now generally available
Azure Stack Edge Pro R with NVIDIA's T4 GPU and a ruggedized case is designed to operate in remote areas and runs powerful analytics at the edge for quick results.
Preview of Zonal redundant Storage for Backup data from Azure Backup
Azure Backup now supports storing backup data in Zone redundant storages (ZRS). Customers can leverage this capability to improve the resiliency of their backup data against data center outages.
Azure Files support for NFS v4.1 is now in preview
Azure Files now adds support for NFS v4.1 file system protocol for an easy migration of your Linux-centric workloads.
Azure IoT Central new and updated features—August 2020
August updates include jobs improvements, a new file upload feature, a preview of the new data export feature, CLI updates, and documentation enhancements.
Azure Kubernetes Service: Node disk DOS by writing to container /etc/hosts (CVE-2020-8557)
If a pod writes a large amount of data to the etc/hosts file within Azure Kubernetes Service, it can potentially cause the node to fail.
August 2020
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 access control list recursive update in public preview
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 directories and files.
AzCopy v10.6 released with updated sync features and larger blob size support
AzCopy v10.6 sync now supports access control lists (ACLs) and properties as well as larger block blob size and blob versioning.
Azure Machine Learning announces output dataset (Preview)
With the new output datasets capability, write back to cloud storage and configure and register output data.
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