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RSS feedJanuary 2023
Public preview: Incremental snapshots for Ultra Disk Storage
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.
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.
General Availability: AzAcSnap 7 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates
AzAcSnap Version 7 Release
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast
Target availability: Q1 2023
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Brazil Southeast region.
December 2022
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication
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.
General availability: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China
Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL now available in new regions
Create Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters now in the Sweden Central and Switzerland West regions.
November 2022
General availability: Arm-based VMs now available in four additional Azure regions
The Azure Arm-based VMs are now available in four more regions.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in new China regions
Deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server workloads in two new China regions.
Generally available: Increasing Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance up to 77%
Faster Azure Synapse Analytics Spark performance at no cost.
October 2022
Generally available: Custom IP Prefixes (BYOIP) now available in US Government regions
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.
Public preview: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files
Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones.
Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in one new region
Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data.
General availability: New Azure proximity placement groups feature
You can now use the new optional parameter "intent" to specify the VM sizes and zone intended for the proximity placement group.
September 2022
General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.
Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup
Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.
Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central
Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most demanding workloads, now available in Qatar Central Azure.
General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files
Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.
August 2022
Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China
Target availability: Q3 2022
Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure
Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North
Secure, govern, and manage your hybrid servers from Azure
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