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Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— updates and more information
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025 -- updates and more information
Public Preview: VMSS Automatic Instance Repairs - Reimage, Restart Repair Actions
New recovery options available on automatic instance repairs provides the capability for less-disruptive repair actions on sensitive workloads.
Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support
Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support today on October 10, 2023. Microsoft has several options for organizations to remain protected.
Generally Available: Azure Dedicated Host - Resize
Target availability: Q4 2023
Resize capability for Azure dedicated hosts is now generally available
Breaking Change Notice: Virtual Machine Scale Set Default Orchestration Mode changing from Uniform to Flexible on PowerShell, Azure CLI
Starting November 2023, Virtual Machine Scale Sets created on PowerShell and Azure CLI will automatically default to Flexible orchestration mode.
General Availability: Upgrade your existing Azure Gen2 VMs to Trusted Launch
Enable Trusted Launch foundational compute security on existing Azure Generation 2 VMs.
September 2023
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Migrate to App Service Environment v3 by 31 August 2024.
SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances will be retired by 30 June 2025 – transition to Virtual Machines
Target retirement date: June 30, 2025
SAP HANA Large Instance (HLI) on Gen4/Gen4.5 is being retired - Migrate to SAP certified Azure Virtual Machines before 30 June 2025
Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in China North 3, India Central, Switzerland North, South Africa North and Sweden Central regions..
General Availability: Share VM images publicly with community gallery - Azure Compute Gallery feature
Target availability: Q3 2023
With community gallery, you can now share VM images with the broader Azure community.
Generally Available: Azure Update Manager
Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.
GA: Latest generation burstable VMs - Bsv2, Basv2, and Bpsv2
Target availability: Q3 2023
The new second generation burstable VMs provide the lowest cost of entry to the Azure VM portfolio with greater performance.
Generally available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions and offers the most advanced general-purpose block storage solution with the best price performance
August 2023
Generally Available: Azure Monitor VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent
VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent provides various benefits like cost savings, simplified management experience and enhanced security & performance.
Generally Available: Trusted launch as default for VMs deployed through the Azure portal
Trusted launch is now enabled by default for VMS deployed through the Azure portal, enhancing the foundational security of these VMs.
Public Preview – Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service
Target availability: Q3 2023
The new Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) allows you to perform seamless migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL targets using DMS.
General Availability: Improve VM resiliency with Azure Advisor's Availability Zone recommendation.
Target availability: Q3 2023
Avoid downtime and business interruptions by migrating your virtual machines to availability zones
Generally available: Cross Subscription Restore for Azure Virtual Machines
Cross Subscription Restore support for Azure VM is generally available.
Public Preview: Azure Elastic SAN Updates: Private endpoints & shared volumes
Introducing the latest updates to Azure Elastic SAN (in preview), private endpoint support and volume sharing support via SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Persistent Reservation.
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