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Azure trusted launch for Virtual Machines now in public preview
Azure offers trusted launch as a seamless way to bolster the security of Generation 2 VMs. Designed to protect against boot kits, rootkits, and kernel-level malware, trusted launch is comprised of secure boot, virtual trusted platform module (vTPM), and boot integrity monitoring.
Automatic VM guest patching is now in public preview for Linux VMs
Automatic VM guest patching provides safe and automatic patching for virtual machines to simplify update management and maintain security compliance.
Public preview: Azure Purview Resource Set configuration enhancements
You can now customize how Azure Purview Data Catalog assets are grouped into resource sets and are named as well.
New orchestration mode for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets now in public preview
Increase the availability at scale of business-critical applications with new Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets features. Simplify workload deployment, management, and scalability with Virtual Machine Scale Sets flexible orchestration mode, now in public preview.
Public preview: Register Azure subscriptions and Resource Groups with Azure Purview
Manage your data with greater ease by using Azure Purview to register multiple sources at the same time.
Improve Azure Spot Virtual Machines runtime and simulate evictions with new features in public preview
New Azure Spot Virtual Machines capabilities – ‘try & restore’ and REST APIs to simulate VM evictions - are now in public preview.
On-demand capacity reservations in public preview
Reserve compute capacity and obtain a capacity SLA for Azure virtual machine deployments with on-demand capacity reservations.
Microsoft Power Fx: The open-source low-code programming language is in public preview
Reduce development costs and time using the new public preview features in Microsoft Power Fx.
Multiple new features for Azure VPN Gateway in public preview
Take advantage of multiple new enhancements and features that are now available in Azure VPN Gateway.
Azure Object Anchors is now in public preview
In many of today's mixed reality scenarios, there is a need to align digital content with physical objects. Azure Object Anchors, now in preview, eliminates the need for markers or manual holographic alignment within mixed reality applications.
Public preview: At scale discovery and assessment for SQL Server migration to Azure SQL
Azure Migrate now has unified discovery and assessment for SQL Server natively within the Azure Migrate experience.
Azure Percept in public preview
Announcing preview of Microsoft Azure Percept, a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform with added security for creating edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
Device Update for IoT Hub in public preview
Streamline device management with Device Update for IoT Hub, now in public preview
Public preview: Azure Purview Data Catalog now supports hierarchical glossary
Enable data consumers to better interpret the business context associated with business vocabulary to maximize the business value of data.
Public preview: Scan and classify Amazon AWS S3 data using Azure Purview
Extend your Azure Purview Data Map to include multicloud data sources - Azure and Amazon AWS with this feature, now in public preview.
Scan and view lineage of data stored in SAP ERP and Oracle DB using Azure Purview
Azure Purview now provides automated scanning and lineage for SAP ECC, SAP S4/HANA and Oracle DB in public preview.
Public preview: Azure Purview powered search in Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces
Enable effortless discovery of trustworthy, valuable data with an Azure Purview powered search within Synapse Studio.
Azure Cosmos DB: Continuous backup with point in time restore in public preview
Continuous backup mode capability (now in preview) for new SQL and MongoDB API accounts helps you handle accidental deletes in your account or container, or accidental modification of the data.
Role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) on Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Benefit from finer grained access control to data and leverage AAD authentication with role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for Azure Cosmos DB, now in preview.
Public preview: Azure Route Server
The new Azure Route Server simplifies integration of network virtual appliance into your Azure virtual network.
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