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January 2023

Jan 25

Public preview: Incremental snapshots for Ultra Disk Storage

IN PREVIEW

To ensure business continuity, incremental snapshots for Ultra Disks are now available in public preview in the Sweden Central and US West 3 Azure region.

  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Jan 11

Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Switzerland North and Korea South

Now available in Korea South and Switzerland North region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads.

  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Jan 11

General Availability: AzAcSnap 7 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap Version 7 Release

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
Jan 9

Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2023

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Brazil Southeast region.

  • Azure Red Hat OpenShift
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Open Source
  • Features

December 2022

Dec 15

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication

IN PREVIEW

Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one availability zone to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable zone failures.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Dec 15

General availability: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Management
Dec 14

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL now available in new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Create Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters now in the Sweden Central and Switzerland West regions.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Regions & Datacenters

November 2022

Nov 16

General availability: Arm-based VMs now available in four additional Azure regions

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure Arm-based VMs are now available in four more regions.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings
Nov 9

General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in new China regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server workloads in two new China regions.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Regions & Datacenters
Nov 9

Generally available: Increasing Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance up to 77%

NOW AVAILABLE

Faster Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance at no cost.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Open Source
  • Features

October 2022

Oct 25

Generally available: Custom IP Prefixes (BYOIP) now available in US Government regions

NOW AVAILABLE

The ability to bring your own public IP ranges is now available in all US Government regions. Additionally, you can now bring your own IPv6 ranges to use as Public IP Prefixes.

  • Virtual Network
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Oct 24

Public preview: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files

IN PREVIEW

Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Oct 17

Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in one new region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data.

  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Regions & Datacenters
Oct 10

General availability: New Azure proximity placement groups feature

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now use the new optional parameter "intent" to specify the VM sizes and zone intended for the proximity placement group.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features

September 2022

Sep 26

General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 22

Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup

IN PREVIEW

Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 19

Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure.

  • Ultra Disk Storage
  • Azure Disk Storage
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 12

General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files

NOW AVAILABLE

Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

August 2022

Aug 30

Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2022

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Regions & Datacenters
Aug 30

Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North

NOW AVAILABLE

Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure

  • Azure Arc enabled servers
  • Azure Arc
  • Regions & Datacenters

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