Updates Archives
Monthly updates for December 2021
Public preview: Azure Percept DK November (2111) software update is available
The Azure Percept November update includes fixes related to security.
Public preview of Snowflake connector for Azure Purview
You can now scan your Snowflake artifacts including streams, columns, stored procedures, and functions/pipes.
Soft delete for blobs capability for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available
If you have processes or tools to detect accidental deletion of files and directories for your Azure Data Lake Storage accounts, you can now also restore the deleted objects using soft delete for blobs capability. During the retention period that you specify, you can now restore a soft-deleted object to its state at the time it was deleted.
Placement polices now generally available for Azure VMware Solution
Placement policies enable admins to specify constraints or rules when allocating Virtual Machines within an Azure VMware Solution private cloud. With this update, the creation and assignment of vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) rules for running Virtual Machines in an Azure VMware Solution SDDC has been simplified and is now executable directly from the Azure Portal for cloud admin roles.
Automated key rotation in Azure Key Vault is now in public preview
Automated key rotation in Key Vault allows security officers to improve data security.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for December 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL for December 2021.
Public preview: Windows Server guest licensing offer for Azure Stack HCI
A new, simple, and flexible offer for Azure Stack HCI customers to acquire Windows Server guest licensing now for $0 while in public preview.
General availability: UI Library for Azure Communication Services
Developers can simplify the cross-channel user experiences within their applications with Azure Communication Services UI Library.
Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service configuration management with GitOps
You can now enable and use GitOps to manage configuration and applications in AKS clusters.
Azure Cosmos DB: Python SDK async IO support in public preview
Improve database performance by running IO tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async support capability.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus): New toolkit certifications generally available
New Toolkit certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Stream Analytics jobs to write to Azure Database for PostgreSQL in public preview
Choose Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server, Flexible Server, or Hyperscale (Citus) as an output for your Azure Stream Analytics jobs to store real time analytical data.
Public preview: Microsoft Defender for Containers adds new capabilities for Kubernetes
Take advantage of several new and improved Kubernetes related capabilities via the Microsoft Defender for Containers offering.
Azure Cache for Redis: Diagnostics for connected clients is generally available
Use Azure diagnostic settings to log information on all client connections to your Azure Cache for Redis instance.
Azure HPC Cache now generally available in Germany West Central and US West 3
New regional availability of Azure HPC Cache expands access to low-latency compute.
Azure HPC – CycleCloud 8.2.1 is now generally available
The new release includes Slurm and VMSS improvements as well as seven new bug fixes.
Azure Storage: Secure access to storage account from a virtual network/subnet in any region now in public preview
This preview enables secure access to your storage account by configuring virtual network rules in the storage firewall that allow access from subnets in any Azure region of your choice.
Azure Storage: Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC) conditions with principal attributes now in public preview
Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC) is an authorization mechanism that defines access levels based on attributes associated with security principals, resources, requests or the environment. You can now use Azure AD custom security attributes for principals in role assignment conditions for Azure Storage, along with resource and request attributes.
General availability: Azure Communication Services interoperability with Microsoft Teams
Improving customer interactions across apps with Microsoft Teams and Azure Communication Services interoperability.
Azure HDInsight 2018-06-01 preview API will be retired on 30 November 2024
Target availability: Q4 2023
Transition to the new Azure 'HDInsight API 2021-06-01' before 30 November 2024.
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