Azure updates

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: New regions now available in public preview

You can now provision Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server in five new regions

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Open Source

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: Standby Zone selection in public preview

Choose your standby server zone location for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Open Source

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: Burstable credit metrics in public preview

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server enables users to monitor burstable credits using Azure monitor.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Pricing & Offerings
• Open Source

Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server: Burstable credit metrics in public preview

Flexible Server enables users to monitor burstable credits using Azure monitor on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Pricing & Offerings
• Open Source

Placement polices now in public preview for Azure VMware Solution

Placement policies enable admins to specify constraints or rules when allocating Virtual Machines within an Azure VMware Solution private cloud. With this update the creation and assignment of vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) rules for running Virtual Machines in an Azure VMware Solution SDDC has been simplified and is now executable directly from the Azure Portal for cloud admin roles.

• Azure VMware Solution
• Compliance
• Management
• Services
• Features

Public preview: Address changes on an Azure virtual network that has active peerings

You can now update your virtual network address space without needing to remove the peering links on their virtual networking and incurring any downtime.

• Virtual Network
• Features

Azure Machine Learning public preview announcements - August 2021

New features Cross Location Compute, Hierarchical Time Series, and Compute Instance auto-shutdown and auto-start capabilities are now available in preview in Azure Machine Learning.

• Azure Machine Learning
• Features

Public preview: Discovery and assessment for ASP.NET web apps with Azure Migrate

Secure your connection to Azure Migrate services with Azure Migrate Private Link

• Azure Migrate
• Services

Public preview: Containerize apps and migrate to AKS and Azure App Service with Azure Migrate

Azure Migrate: App Containerization helps you containerize and migrate ASP.NET and Java web applications to Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure App Service.

• Azure Migrate
• Services

Public preview: Azure Monitor Scheduled Query Rules API 2021-02-01-preview

Target retirement date: October 31, 2021

Scheduled Query Rules API version 2021-02-01-preview is now available and is replacing API version 2020-05-01-preview.

• Azure Monitor
• Features
• Retirements

Azure SQL—public preview updates for early August 2021 

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in early August 2021.

• Azure SQL Database
• Compliance
• Management
• Features

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) support for PostgreSQL versions 13.3 and 12.7 in public preview

Hyperscale (Citus) now supports the latest PostgreSQL minor versions 13.3 and 12.7 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Compliance
• Management
• Features
• Open Source

Private DNS zone integration for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in public preview

Private DNS zone integration is now available for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Compliance
• Management
• Features
• Open Source

Public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now offers reserved instance pricing

Prepay and commit to one- or three-year’ worth of steady hourly service consumption on Flexible Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings
• Open Source

Public preview of Azure Database – Flexible Server now available in new regions

The public preview Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server (Preview) is now supported in two additional regions—West US and Germany West Central.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Compliance
• Management
• Features
• Regions & Datacenters
• Open Source

Public preview of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server now offers reserved instance pricing

Prepay and commit to Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server for one- or three-years’ worth of steady hourly service consumption at a lower per-hour price point.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Management
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings
• Open Source

Private DNS integration zone integration for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server in public preview

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now supports private DNS zone integration in preview.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Management
• Open Source

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: Same-zone high availability in public preview

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server enables the creation of a high availability server in the same zone as the primary server.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Management
• Features
• Open Source