Azure updates

Backup for Azure Managed Disk is in limited preview

Target availability: Q1 2021

Azure Backup offers snapshot lifecycle management to Azure Managed Disk by automating periodic creation of snapshot and retain it for configured duration using Backup policy.

• Managed Disks
• Azure Backup
• Virtual Machines
• Features

Monitoring your Azure Data Explorer Clusters with Azure Monitor (Insights) - public preview

Azure Monitor for Azure Data Explorer (public preview) provides comprehensive monitoring of your Azure Data Explorer clusters by delivering a unified view of the performance, operations, and usage.

• Azure Data Explorer
• Azure Monitor
• Management
• Services
• Features

View change data through Azure Monitor workbook integration with Application Change Analysis

Target availability: Q2 2021

Application Change Analysis integration with Azure Monitor workbook is now in public preview

• Azure Monitor
• Features

Cross resource query between Azure Monitor and Azure Data Explorer in public preview

Azure Monitor cross resource query enables you to run cross-resource queries by using client tools that support Kusto queries.

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Data Explorer
• Features

View changes at-scale with Application Change Analysis now in public preview

Application Change Analysis now has a new UI to view changes in all resources under selected subscriptions, without 10 rows per page limitation. Check it out and monitor your Azure resources at-scale.

• Azure Monitor
• Activity Log
• Azure Resource Graph
• Azure Resource Manager
• Compliance
• Management
• Services
• Features

Public preview | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)

AzAcSnap leverages the volume snapshot and replication functionalities in Azure NetApp Files and Azure Large Instance.

• Azure NetApp Files
• Open Source

Azure Automation Python 3 runbook support is now available in public preview

Execute Python 3 runbooks in Cloud Sandbox and Hybrid Worker.

• Automation
• Management
• Services
• Features

Azure Monitor for Containers support for Private Clusters now in public preview

You can now view live monitoring data for private clusters.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Monitor
• Features

Additional support for managed identity in Azure Stream Analytics now in public preview

Azure Stream Analytics now supports managed identity for Blob input, Event Hubs (input and output), Synapse SQL Pools and customer storage account. As a result, customers do not have to manage service-to-service credentials by themselves, and can process events when streams of data are coming from Event Hubs in a VNet or using a firewall.

• Azure Stream Analytics
• Event Hubs
• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Security
• Features

API Management’s Named Values integration with Azure Key Vault

API Management’s Named Values can now be stored and managed in Azure Key Vault.

• API Management
• Features

Azure Blob storage—NFS 3.0 protocol support public preview now supports GPV2 storage accounts

NFS 3.0 support for Azure Blob Storage preview now supports premium performance tier in all available regions and lower cost standard performance tier in Australia East, Korea Central, and South Central US.

• Premium Blob Storage
• Blob storage
• Hot/Cool Blob Storage Tiers
• Features

Microsoft Azure Purview provides unified data governance

Announcing the public preview of a unified data governance service to maximize business value of data.

• Azure Purview
• Compliance
• Management
• Services
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

App Service Anti-Virus Logs in public preview

Receive improved application monitoring with support for anti-virus scans .

• App Service
• Features

Azure resource logs for Azure Storage is now in public preview

With Azure Storage logs and native export options, it’s more convenient to troubleshoot issues on requests to your storage account.

• Storage Accounts
• Azure Monitor
• Features

App Service Environment v3 now available in public preview

Available with no stamp fee via new Isolated v2 SKU.

• App Service
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

Public preview: Azure Monitor for containers new Reports(tab) & deployment live logs

Now access all your Kubernetes related visualizations such as Node-disk, Node-network, Workloads & Persistent Volume, and many more in new Reports(tab). As part of this update you can also view, search, and filter pod Live Logs of AKS deployments for quick troubleshooting.

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Services

Stop/start functionality for Azure Database for MariaDB is now in public preview

The stop/start feature can enable cost savings on your database servers as you can stop your Database for MariaDB server when not in use and start the server when you resume activity--paying only for what you use.

• Azure Database for MariaDB
• Features

Private link for Azure SQL Data Sync on Azure SQL Database now in public preview

Private link enables SQL Data Sync users to choose a service managed private endpoint for the sync service to securely connect to member and hub databases during data synchronization.

• Azure SQL Database
• Security
• Features