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General availability: Run Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Kubernetes Service
An automated solution template to run Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), jointly developed with Oracle, is now available in the Azure Marketplace.
New orchestration mode for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets now generally available
Increase the availability at scale of business-critical applications with new Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets features. Simplify workload deployment, management, and scalability with Virtual Machine Scale Sets flexible orchestration mode, now generally available.
Limited preview: New Azure Virtual Machines deliver increased storage throughput for data-intensive workloads
Microsoft is announcing the upcoming preview of Ebs v5 and Ebds v5 Azure VMs, a new memory optimized VM series that delivers up to 300% increase in remote storage performance compared to prior generation VMs. The increased storage throughput is ideal for data-intensive workloads, such as large relational databases, high-performance OLTP scenarios, and data analytics applications.
General availability: New Azure Virtual Machines deliver increased performance for a broad range of workloads
The new Dv5 and Ev5 Azure Virtual Machines feature 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) processors and deliver better price-performance compared to prior VM generations. The latest Dasv5 and Easv5 VMs - based on the 3rd Generation AMD EPYCTM 7763v (Milan) processor - now include options without local disk storage for lower-cost entry points. All these new VMs are now generally available and target general-purpose and memory-intensive workloads.
October 2021
General availability: Azure Advisor recommendations for Azure Data Explorer Clusters
Azure Advisor analyzes the Azure Data Explorer cluster configurations and usage telemetry and offers personalized and actionable recommendations to help you optimize your cluster. Advisor is designed to help you save you time on the cluster optimization. The recommendations include suggested actions you can take right away, postpone, or dismiss.
General availability: Cross region replication for Azure NetApp Files
Azure NetApp Files supports cross region replication for disaster-recovery (DR) purposes and provides frequent, efficient and cost-effective volume and snapshot replication between Azure standard and non-standard region pairs.
Announcing Azure Synapse Analytics pre-purchase plans, now generally available
You can now save up to 28 percent on Azure Synapse workloads without sacrificing flexibility with Azure Synapse pre-purchase plans.
General availability: Azure NetApp Files waitlist removal
Azure NetApp Files, one of the fastest growing bare-metal Azure services is now available to Azure customers directly from the Azure portal, CLI, API or with SDK – without having to go through waitlist approval process.
HCX Enterprise Edition is now generally available for Azure VMware Solution
VMware HCX is the primary migration solution for organizations moving VMware workloads natively to a cloud service like Azure VMware Solution. The HCX Enterprise Edition, now generally available with Azure VMware Solution, is a premium HCX service that includes Replication Assisted vMotion and Mobility Optimized.
September 2021
On-demand capacity reservations for Azure Virtual Machines now in public preview
On-demand capacity reservations, now in public preview, enable you to reserve compute capacity for one or more VM size(s) in an Azure region or Availability Zone for any length of time.
Private preview: Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise
Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise (preview) is a new managed service for Spring Boot that is optimized for the needs of enterprise developers running applications at scale.
General availability: Enabling Load Balancing for IBM WebSphere on Azure Virtual Machines
IBM WebSphere Application Server (Traditional) Network Deployment on Azure Linux Virtual Machines now includes added load balancing.
August 2021
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus): PostgreSQL 12 & 13 now generally available
Create Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) server groups with Postgres 12 and Postgres 13, in addition to previously supported Postgres 11.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus): Support for Citus 10 now generally available
The support of Citus 10, with columnar storage and more, is now included in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus): Basic tier now generally available
You can now run Hyperscale (Citus) on a single node with Hyperscale (Citus) Basic for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: Eight new regions supported
The public preview Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server (Preview) is now supported in eight additional regions.
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 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.
General availability: New Australia Central region added to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight is now generally available for Australia Central customers.
General availability: Lower capacity reservation tier for Azure Monitor dedicated clusters
Leverage advanced features in Azure Monitor like customer-managed key, Lockbox, infrastructure encryption for lower capacity reservation commitment.
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