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Generally available: Azure Active Directory authentication for SQL Server 2022
Customers with SQL Server 2022 can enable Azure Active Directory authentication, single sign-on, unify SQL Server authentication and leverage multi-factor authentication.
Public Preview of Viewing SQL Server Databases via Azure Arc
Surfaces all the active databases and their configurations for each of the Arc-enabled SQL Servers in Azure.
Public Preview: Microsoft Purview access policies for SQL Server 2022
Author policies that govern the access to Active Directory users directly from Azure to all your SQL Server 2022 data sources at scale.
General availability: IoT Edge Metrics Collector 1.1
This refresh updates the module's dependencies and base image.
Azure VM backup: General availability updates for Dec, 2022
Azure VM backup now takes a SQL COPY_ONLY_FULL snapshots in SQL Virtual machines to avoid reset of Log sequence numbers and reduce snapshot delays
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast
Target availability: Q1 2023
Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Brazil Southeast region.
General Availability: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage is now generally available.
Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Tokyo version
The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.
Azure Backup for SAP HANA: General availability updates for Dec 2022
In Dec 2022, the following updates and enhancements were made for Azure Backup for SAP HANA – a backint certified database backup solution for SAP HANA databases in Azure VMs.Long term retention for…
Private Preview: Featured Clothing
This insight provides information on key items worn by individuals within a video and the timestamp in which the clothing appears.
December 2022
Public preview: Build a business case with Azure Migrate
Build a business case in Azure Migrate today to understand the return on investment for migrating your servers, SQL Server deployments and ASP.NET web apps running in your VMware environment to Azure.
Public Preview: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage (Public Preview)
November 2022
Generally available: Additional Always Free Services for Azure Free Account and PAYG
With an Azure free account, you can explore with free amounts of 55+ always free services.
General availability: 12 months free services for new Azure PAYG customers
With an Azure free account, you can explore with free amounts of 55+ always free services.
Public preview: Call automation capabilities for Azure Communication Services
A new set of APIs are in preview, to help developers build server-based, calling workflows.
Generally available Day 0 support for .NET 7.0 on App Service
Day 0 support for .NET 7.0 on App Service.
Public Preview: Use Azure Quota Rest APIs to manage service limits (quotas)
Target availability: Q4 2022
Use Azure REST Quota API to manage service limits (quotas), query current usage and quotas, and even update limits for your supported Azure resources, when required.
General availability: TLS 1.3 with Application Gateway
Start using the new policies with TLS 1.3 for your Azure Application Gateway to improve security and performance.
Public preview: Use Azure Quota REST APIs to manage service limits (quotas)
Target availability: Q4 2022
Use Azure REST Quota APIs to manage the service limits (quotas) for Azure VMs, HPC Cache, Purview services, and networking.
Limited preview: Azure Backup support for confidential VMs using Platform Managed Keys
You can use this feature to back up confidential VMs using Platform Managed Keys.
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