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Fluent Bit connector for Azure Storage to support Azure Data Explorer streaming
In collaboration with Fluent Bit, we are releasing a new output plugin for Azure Blob Storage. The connector can output both block blobs and append blobs to an Azure storage account.
Azure role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Key Vault data plane authorization is now in preview
Achieve unified management and access control across Azure resources, Azure Key Vault and keys, certificates, and secrets.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics data export is in public preview
You can now enable continuous data export from your Log Analytics workspaces to an Azure Storage Account or Azure Event Hubs.
Distributed database transactions spanning multiple Azure SQL Managed Instances
Utilize distributed transactions (now in preview) and save time when migrating existing applications that require this capability as it eliminates the need to change application code and to perform extensive testing.
Zone Redundancy in preview for Azure Cache for Redis
Increase reliability in the Azure Cache for Redis premium tier even further with up to four nodes for redundancy; a primary and three replicas that can be distributed across multiple availability zones. This setup protects you against a datacenter-level outage, increasing availability up to a 99.95 percent level.
Public preview: Service Fabric managed clusters
Service Fabric managed clusters reduce complexity and issues associated with managing a cluster made up of multiple resources.
Public Preview: JBoss EAP on Azure App Service
A managed JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) experience is now available in Public Preview on Azure App Service. Deploy your Web Application Archive (WAR) and Enterprise Application Archive (EAR) apps to a PaaS for Java EE apps.
Announcing Azure Data Explorer data connector for Azure Synapse
You can now use Azure Synapse Workspace to access your data in Azure Data Explorer using Apache Spark pool
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: SQL serverless runtime support in preview
Azure Synapse Link now offers preview support for querying Azure Cosmos DB data with Synapse SQL serverless.
Azure Blob – Soft Delete for Containers preview region expansion
Azure Blob Soft Delete for Containers public preview is now available in all public Azure regions.
Azure Communication Services SMS and Telephony now available in Public Preview
Build engaging communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.
New Azure Spot Virtual Machines features
You can now access the price history of Spot Virtual Machines and the eviction rate for the past 28 trailing days in the Azure portal.
Azure Data Lake Storage immutable storage is now in preview
Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Set time-based policies or legal holds on data so that the data becomes non-erasable and non-modifiable.
Azure Data Lake Storage static website now in preview
Static website for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in preview. Directly host static content from Azure Data Lake Storage, and view that content from a browser by using the public URL of that website.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Manual QoS Capacity Pool
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) manual quality of service (QoS) capacity pool allows you to assign the capacity and throughput for a volume independently.
Monitor Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes with Metric Alerts
Learn how to configure recommended metric alerts using Azure Monitor for Containers on your Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters.
September 2020
Long term retention for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server
Preview of long-term retention of data for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server is now available.
Azure DevTest Labs: Encrypt OS disks in your lab
Protect your labs data and data stored on managed disks while resting assured that you are hitting your organization's security and compliance benchmarks with Server-Side Encryption.
New features for Windows Server containers in Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn about new Windows Server container related capabilities in AKS
Confidential computing nodes (DCSv2) support on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in public preview
Orchestrate your container applications with hardware based isolation and data-in-use protection through Intel SGX enclaves. Supporting both enclave aware containers and confidential containers (unmodified container apps)
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