Azure updates

Migration of Azure Virtual Network injected Azure Data Explorer cluster to Private Endpoints

If you are using VNet injection to secure your Azure Data Explorer (ADX) cluster, you may face some challenges such as complexity, scalability, and public IP dependency. We recommend that you switch to Azure Private Endpoints, which allow you to connect to your cluster privately within your VNet. We have released a preview feature that lets you migrate your VNet injected ADX cluster to Private Endpoints easily and quickly.

• Azure Data Explorer
• Azure Private Link
• Features
• Security

Public Preview: Create and manage Azure Monitor managed Prometheus rules in Azure portal

Target availability: Q4 2023

You can now create and manage Azure Managed Prometheus rule groups, alert rules and recording rules in the Azure Portal

• Azure Monitor
• Managed Prometheus
• Alerts
• Features

Public Preview: Kafka Input and Output with Azure Stream Analytics

Target availability: Q4 2023

You can connect directly to Kafka to ingest from Kafka clusters or output data to Kafka clusters in your Azure Stream Analytics (ASA) job.

• Azure Stream Analytics
• Microsoft Ignite
• Open Source
• Features

Public preview: Schema migration for target Azure SQL DB

Target availability: Q4 2023

Transfer your database schema from source to target Azure SQL DB using DMS from the Azure Portal.

• Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
• Features

Public Preview Preview: Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) with Azure Stream Analytics

Target availability: Q4 2023

You can ingest events in protobuf format into Azure Stream Analytics using a built-in deserializer.

• Azure Stream Analytics
• Microsoft Ignite
• Open Source
• Features

Public Preview: Server logs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

Target availability: Q4 2023

Enhance your database monitoring with the new server log feature for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, offering customizable retention and straightforward downloading for operational excellence.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

Public Preview: Encryption using Customer Managed Keys for Backup Vaults

Encryption of data in Backup vaults using Customer Managed Keys is now in Public Preview.

• Azure Backup
• Features
• Security

Public preview: Private subnet

Private subnet is a new feature that allows you to create subnets that prevent the creation of insecure default outbound public IP address creation

• Virtual Network
• IP Addresses
• Microsoft Ignite

Public Preview: Attach and VMs to and from Existing Virtual Machine Scale Sets

You can now easily bring existing VMs to an existing Virtual Machine Scale Set with Flexible Orchestration Mode to take advantage of the scaling orchestrations offered by scale sets. You can now detach a VM from the scale set for isolation and troubleshooting.

• Virtual Machine Scale Sets
• Virtual Machines
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Azure Logic Apps Standard VS Code Extension Installation Enhancements in public preview

Target availability: Q4 2023

Currently, in public preview starting from version 2.80.0, the installation process of the VS Code Extension for Azure Logic Apps Standard will be significantly simplified. The extension will automatically identify and install any required dependencies, such as other extensions or frameworks. This will also encompass all the necessary extensions, including the C# extension essential for debugging. 

• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Announcing Azure Integration Environment in public preview

Target availability: Q4 2023

We are excited to introduce a new Azure service that provides unified experience to help customers effectively manage and monitor their integration resources. This service comprises two core components: the Azure Integration Environment and Business Process Tracking, both currently in public preview.

• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for PostgreSQL– Flexible Server

Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for PostgreSQL- Flexible server.

• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host

Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest update, you can deploy Azure Container Storage on Azure Linux container host.

• Azure Container Storage
• App Service (Linux)
• Managed Disks
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Public Preview: Azure IoT Operations

Azure IoT Operations is now in Public Preview. Azure IoT Operations addresses an enterprise’s fundamental needs, but also wrangles edge data to generate local insights and brings interoperability and scalability to IoT solutions.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Arc
• Windows for IoT
• Microsoft Ignite
• Pricing & Offerings

Public preview: Cost analysis add-on for AKS

You now have increased visibility and transparency into cluster costs.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Microsoft Ignite
• Open Source
• Features

Public preview: Vector database add-ons for Azure Container Apps

You can now get started quickly with cognitive search using Azure Container Apps and its native integration with three popular open source vector database variants.

• Azure Container Apps
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Public preview: Azure Container Apps adds native support for CNCF Buildpacks to automatically containerize your code

You can now focus on your code and quickly take your application from source to cloud. There’s no need to understand containers or how to package application code for deployment.

• Azure Container Apps
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Public preview: Policy-driven resiliency in Azure Container Apps

You can now use and customize policies that provide high value resiliency capabilities and apply them to your Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features