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General availability: Azure CLI support for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
You can now use Azure CLI to manage the whole lifecycle of Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters from provisioning to scaling to configuration changes and starting/stopping cluster compute.
Public Preview: Azure Storage Actions — Serverless storage data management
Azure Storage Actions is a fully managed platform that helps you automate data management tasks for Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage.
Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup
General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup.
Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier support on Change Feed and Object Replication
Azure Blob Change Feed and Object Replication now support Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier.
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available, the industry’s first fully managed and cloud-native SAN offering that simplifies deploying, scaling, managing, and configuring a SAN in the cloud.
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Canada Central
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in the Canada Central region.
Generally available: Support for up to 100 TB of storage for the FHIR service
The FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services supports up to 100 TB of storage. The FHIR service can store and exchange large amounts of health data, and each FHIR service instance has a 4 TB storage limit by default. However, if you have more data, you can ask Microsoft to increase storage up to 100 TB for your FHIR service.
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Canada East
Now available in Canada East region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads.
Mount Azure Storage as a local share in App Service Linux Now supports NFS
NFS support is now available for App Service Linux code and container when mounting a Azure File share as a local share for the web app.
Generally Available: Azure Stack HCI latest feature release
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Stack HCI is the Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure. Now, customers who have an Azure Stack HCI subscription can download the latest feature release for their infrastructure. This new Azure Stack HCI release is the version of the product required to run Azure Virtual Desktop on- prem which is also now in GA and called Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI. This is an exciting development as the public preview of this product is in high demand specifically in Healthcare and Financial Services.
January 2024
Generally Available: Support for Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL backups
Cross region for Backup vault using Azure Backup is now generally available.
Public Preview: New major version of durable Functions extension
Durable Functions extension v3.0.0 is currently in public preview. This new major version introduces major changes that benefit those using Azure Storage backend.
Public Preview: Distributed tracing v2 for durable Functions
Distributed tracing v2 for durable Functions is in public preview. This version supports all languages and storage backends and provides detailed spans.
General availability: PgAudit in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Database session and object audit logging of database activities in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.
Public Preview: Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
Improved exports experience
Target availability: Q1 2024
Introducing an improved exports experience that makes FinOps easier and more efficient with access to additional datasets and optimized for handling large data. You can also create and manage your exports with a few clicks, download your cost data in FOCUS format, and maintain compatibility with previous schema versions, enhance your security and compliance while saving time and money.
Private Preview: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery
Target availability: Q1 2024
Private preview for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery.
Public preview: Partition merge now supports shared throughput databases
Target availability: Q1 2024
You can now merge partitions in Azure Cosmos DB on shared throughput databases. Merging partitions allows you to reduce the number of physical partitions used for your container.
General Availability: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
Azure NetApp Files volumes supports encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK), using Azure Key Vault for key storage, to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.
General Availability: Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disks support with Trusted launch
Trusted launch VMs now support Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disks storage.
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