Azure updates

Public Preview: Managed Java components in Azure Container Apps

You can now leverage managed Java components in Azure Container apps for service registry and externalized application properties.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Tomcat support in Azure Container Apps

You can now deploy a Java application using a WAR file to Azure Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Public Preview: Modernizing Azure Resource Manager Throttling

In 2024, Azure Resource Manager is introducing a revamped throttling experience for subscriptions, with increased limits and a token bucket algorithm for managing requests. This will enhance API management and improve productivity. The transition to the new architecture will be gradual, leading to a more efficient and dynamic throttling experience. For more information, consult the Azure Resource Manager documentation.

• Management

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024

Target availability: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2024.

• Azure SQL Database
• Features

Azure API Center Updates

Target availability: Q1 2024

We are pleased to announce an update to the Azure API Center extension for Visual Studio Code, introducing new capabilities for API inventory and design. Additionally, we are unveiling a new API governance feature in API Center, enabling API linting and analysis based on customer-owned design guidelines.

• Features

Public preview: Change Actor

Change Actor allows you to see who initiated the change and with which client that change was made, for changes across all your tenants and subscriptions. 

• Azure Resource Graph
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – allow the same file path for volumes in different availability zones

Public Preview of Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – file path uniqueness

• Azure NetApp Files
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Public preview: New Generation AMD VMs - Dasv6/Easv6/Fasv6

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure introduces the latest AMD-based VMs in public preview for the D, E, and F series VMs, built on the 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ (Genoa) CPU.

• Pricing & Offerings

Public Preview: Well-Architected Framework assessment on Azure Advisor

Target availability: Q1 2024

Initiate a self-serve experience of Assessments and manage their recommendations on Azure Advisor

• Azure Advisor
• Services
• Management

Update records in a Kusto Database (public preview)

The new .update command allows you to update records (rows) in a Kusto Database (either in Azure Data Explorer or in Fabric KQL Database). This is a new tool to help you build great data pipeline!

• Azure Data Explorer
• Features

Public Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

Customers can now utilize Azure Backup for AKS to recover their containerized applications and data during a regional disaster scenario.

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

Public preview: Configuration-as-code customizations in Microsoft Dev Box

Microsoft Dev Box, config-as-code customizations feature is now in preview. With customizations, developers can efficiently configure workstations to their exact project requirements, and admins can set guardrails to automatically enforce governance and security policies.  

• Microsoft Dev Box
• Services
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Storage Actions — Serverless storage data management

Azure Storage Actions is a fully managed platform that helps you automate data management tasks for Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage.

• Storage Accounts
• Hot/Cool/Cold Blob Storage Tiers
• Azure Data Lake Storage
• Premium Blob Storage
• Management
• Features

Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on exact time range provided dynamically (preview)

Azure Monitor Logs connector lets you query data in your Log Analytics workspace or Application Insights components per Logic App trigger or schedule, and list or visualize results. The Time range…

• Log Analytics
• Application Insights
• Azure Monitor
• Features

Public preview: Migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Target availability: Q1 2024

Easily migrate PostgreSQL to Azure with a managed service supporting full schema and data migrations, without complexity.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc

Target availability: Q1 2024

With SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc you can now begin your migration journey from directly within the Azure Arc environment with recommended Azure SQL deployment option that best fits your workload needs.

• SQL Server – Azure Arc
• Features

Azure Firewall: Parallel IP Group update support is now in public preview

Parallel IP Group support enables administrators to simultaneously update multiple IP Groups in a firewall, streamlining the process of implementing devOps changes.

• Azure Firewall
• Security
• Features

Public preview: AKS cluster control plane metrics in managed Prometheus

You can now monitor the health, load and performance of the API server and etcd in the control plane of your AKS clusters

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features