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Public preview: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 20
You can now develop functions using Node.js 20 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.
Public preview: Azure Functions extension for Dapr
You can now use Dapr’s powerful cloud native building block API with Azure Functions.
Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes version 1.28
Take advantage of the latest features in Kubernetes version 1.28 with AKS.
Public Preview: Azure Communication Services Job Router
Target availability: Q3 2023
Intelligent queueing and routing of inbound customer communications.
Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL flexible maintenance
Target availability: Q3 2023
Tailor your maintenance windows to suit your schedule with Azure MySQL flexible maintenance.
Public Preview: Azure SQL Database free offer
Target availability: Q3 2023
Get one free serverless Azure SQL Database per subscription for the lifetime of the subscription.
Public Preview: Additional cache sizes for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
Target availability: Q3 2023
Utilize additional Enterprise-tier cache sizes to optimize the price and performance of your Redis workload.
Ungated Public Preview: Azure API Center
We're thrilled to share that Azure API Center is now open for everyone to try during our ungated public preview!
Public Preview: Web PubSub support for Socket.IO
Use your preferred Socket.IO APIs, while letting Azure handle messages and scaling for you
OpenAI Whisper model in preview in Azure OpenAI service and Azure AI Speech
Target availability: Q3 2023
The OpenAI Whisper model has multi-lingual capabilities that offer precise and efficient transcription of human speech in 57 languages, and translation into English.
Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for September
Three new features now available in Public Preview enable you to utilize vision-based models in the model catalog, enjoy seamless integration with LLMOps through the Prompt Flow SDK/CLI and VS Code extensions, and monitor LLM completions for safety and quality metrics.
Preview: Save Azure Backup Recovery Services Agent (MARS) passphrase to Azure Key Vault
Azure Backup customers using the Recovery Services Agent (MARS) can now save your encryption passphrase directly to Azure Key Vault.
Preview: Cross Region Restore (CRR) for Recovery Services Agent (MARS) using Azure Backup
Cross Region Restore for Recovery Services Agent for Azure Backup customers is now supported and is available for preview in all Azure public regions.
WordPress on App Service - Free hosting plan now in Public Preview
Easy way to evaluate WordPress on App Service
Public Preview: Configure customer-managed keys on existing Cosmos DB accounts
Target availability: Q3 2023
Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB account with Azure Key Vault.
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Javascript SDK v4.0
Open-source Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript v4.0 SDK empowers developers to streamline operations with enhanced ease and efficiency.
Public preview: Standard network features support in US Government region
Standard network features for azure NetApp files are now available in the US Government (VA) region.
Introducing Graph Semantics in Kusto, a new way to contextualize time series data
Target availability: Q4 2023
Analyze networks, connected assets and more with Kusto's graph semantics extension to the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Find out how to contextualize your time series data in KQL, and how to leverage time-aware graphs.
Public Preview: Azure Container Storage Updates: Expanded regions and performance options
Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest updates you can now deploy in 26 regions, use volume resize & cloning and choose from an expanded list of Disk SKUs.
Build AI-assisted calling workflows with Azure AI Speech and Azure Communication Services
Target availability: Q3 2023
Add speech capabilities into Azure Communication Services call automation workflows with Azure AI Speech.
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