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Azure Container Apps is now eligible for Azure savings plan for compute
You can now take advantage of Azure savings plan pricing for Azure Container Apps.
September 2023
Action required: Retirement of “Get Alert Smart groups” in Azure Monitor
Target retirement date: September 30, 2026
The GetSmartGroups API will be retired on 30 September 2026
Action required: Migrate to using ARG query for “Get Alert Summary” in Azure Monitor
Target retirement date: September 30, 2026
The GetAlertSummary API will be retired on 30-Sep-2026.
Support for the 1.x version of Azure Functions ends 14 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 14, 2026
Migrate to version 4.x of the Azure Functions runtime before support ends for version 1.x on 14 September 2026
Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Oracle retiring MySQL v5.7 on Oct 31, 2023. Azure extending support for Single Server until Sep 16, 2024, and Flexible Server until Sep 30, 2025. Upgrade to MySQL v8.0 advised.
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in China North 3, India Central, Switzerland North, South Africa North and Sweden Central regions..
Generally available: Azure Load Testing in Southeast Asia, Canada Central, Germany West Central and Central India
Azure Load Testing is in generally available in Southeast Asia, Canada Central, Germany West Central and Central India.
Generally Available: Artifact cache for Azure Container Registry
You can now cache OCI artifacts with ACR from seven different public registries.
GA: Azure Container Apps in Azure China cloud
You can now run microservices, API’s, and other container workloads without managing infrastructure in Azure China cloud
Generally Available: Azure Functions v4 Programming model for Node.js
Work in a more intuitive Azure Functions development experience.
GA: Support for Python 3.11 in Azure Functions
Develop Python 3.11 apps locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans.
GA: Vertical Pod Autoscaling add-on for AKS
Use Vertical Pod Autoscaling add-on for AKS to improve cost-efficiency, and cluster utilization for your workloads
GA: AKS image cleaner
You can now automate the removal of all the unused, vulnerable images from your AKS nodes.
GA: Dedicated table support for AKS diagnostics logs
It is now easier and faster to query your logs.
GA: Node OS patching - NodeImage feature in AKS
You can have a flexible and customized strategy for node-level OS security updates.
Generally available: Custom partitioning in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now partition your data in analytical store using keys that are critical for your business logic to achieve better query and data load performance.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-September 2023.
General availability: Gateway Load Balancer IPv6 Support
IPv6 support for Gateway Load Balancer is now generally available in all regions, enabling bump-in-the-wire network virtual appliance (NVA) insertion for your dual-stack architectures.
General availability: Domain fronting update on Azure Front Door and Azure CDN
Azure Front Door supports the use of different values for the TLS SNI extension and the host header, provided that both values are added as domains in the same Azure subscription.
General Availability: Share VM images publicly with community gallery - Azure Compute Gallery feature
Target availability: Q3 2023
With community gallery, you can now share VM images with the broader Azure community.
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