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December 2023

Dec 18

Generally Available: Multi-line Logging Feature in Azure Monitor - Container Insights

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Multi-Line Logging in Azure Monitor - Container Insights is designed to simplify and streamline your Log Analysis. This feature allows you to seamlessly collect and store multiple lines of log data within a single log entry, enhancing the ease with which you can view and analyze logs from your containerized applications.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

November 2023

Nov 22

Public Preview: Kafka Input and Output with Azure Stream Analytics

IN PREVIEW

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
  • Features
  • Open Source
Nov 22

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

IN PREVIEW

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
  • Features
  • Open Source
Nov 20

Generally Available: Collect Syslog from AKS nodes using Azure Monitor Container Insights

NOW AVAILABLE

The Syslog collection feature in Azure Monitor - Container Insights is generally available.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 16

General availability: Reservations for Microsoft Fabric

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now save up to 40.5% on Microsoft Fabric capacity when you commit to one-year reservations.

  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 16

General availability: Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support with Connection Monitor

NOW AVAILABLE

Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support in Connection Monitor for monitoring connectivity across ARC enabled endpoints as sources and destinations

  • Network Watcher
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 16

Public preview: Private subnet

IN PREVIEW

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
Nov 15

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

IN PREVIEW

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
Nov 15

General Availability of Azure Logic Apps' New Data Mapper for Visual Studio Code

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Data Mapper is Azure Logic Apps' new visual data transformation tool. Now, in general availability, as a Visual Studio Code extension, it can create and edit maps between source and target schemas.

  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Generally Available: Azure Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

Get improved performance and higher reliability for your memory-optimized workloads with the public preview of the new generation Mv3 Medium Memory (MM) Virtual Machines.

  • Services
  • Management
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

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

IN 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
Nov 15

General Availability of Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps (standard)

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

We are also excited to announce the general availability of Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps (standard). This new capability gives you a simplified experience for discovering insights about your Logic App workflows and more control over filtering events at the source and reducing your storage costs. 

  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Announcing general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard)

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

We are pleased to announce the general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard). This capability allows customers to extend their low-code solutions with the power of custom code.

  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Announcing Azure Integration Environment in public preview

IN 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
Nov 15

Azure Logic Apps workflow assistant in public preview

Target availability: Q4 2023

Bringing the power of AI to Azure Logic Apps for the first time, this workflow assistant answers any questions you have about Azure Logic Apps from directly within the designer. Currently in public preview, this chat interface provides access to Azure Logic Apps documentation and best practices without requiring you to navigate documentation or search online forums.  

  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

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

IN PREVIEW

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
Nov 15

GA: Ultra Disk performance updates

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Ultra Disk Storage now provides maximum throughput of up to 10 GBps and IOPS of up to 400K IOPS per disk.

  • Ultra Disk Storage
  • Managed Disks
  • Azure Disk Storage
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

GA: Stateful entities in Durable Functions on the isolated worker model for .NET

NOW AVAILABLE

The stateful entities feature for Durable Functions is now available for .NET apps on the isolated worker model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host

IN PREVIEW

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
Nov 15

Azure Functions brings new flexibility with unlimited execution time

IN DEVELOPMENT

You can now request for access to try out Flex Consumption, a new Azure Functions hosting plan that provides fast scaling and networking features with a serverless billing model.

  • Azure Functions
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

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