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Generally available: Azure Data Explorer supports multiple databases per data connection
Target availability: Q1 2022
Dynamically route Azure Data Explorer data to an alternate database
Update: Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview will retire on 31 March 2023
Target retirement date: March 31, 2023
Migrate to Azure IoT Edge Hub before 31 March 2023.
December 2021
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 Communication Services: Short code functionality for SMS now available in public preview
Execute high-volume SMS campaigns in seconds with easy, automated short code functionality.
November 2021
General availability: Azure API Management updates- October 2021
Azure API Management is now available with new updates such as support for managed identity authentication for communication with Application Insights, ability to import Container App as an API and more.
General availability: API Management and Event Grid Integration
General availability of Azure API Management to publish events in Event Grid.
October 2021
General availability: Azure Functions extensions for Blobs, Queues, Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Event Grid
The new triggers and bindings contain a number of improvements, including support for identity-based connections.
August 2021
General availability: Azure Archive Storage events for easy rehydration of archived blobs
React to rehydration events on Azure Archive Storage with Azure Event Grid.
Generally available: Azure HPC – CycleCloud 8.2.0
The 8.2 release expands 3rd-party scheduler support and includes significant improvements and bug fixes.
July 2021
Public preview: API Management and Event Grid integration
Azure API Management has now been updated to publish events to Event Grid.
Public preview: Event Grid integration with AKS
Automate AKS operations by subscribing to events and handling them.
June 2021
Public preview: Identity-based connections in Azure Functions with latest Azure SDK triggers and bindings
Azure functions can now connect using an identity instead of a secret.
May 2021
Public preview: Run Event Grid on Kubernetes in Azure or anywhere with Azure Arc
You can now run Event Grid on Kubernetes clusters anywhere to manage routing of all your events from any source to any destination.
Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc
You can now run Web Apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.
April 2021
Azure Event Grid for Azure Cache for Redis now in general availability
Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export (RDB) to your event handler.
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—March 2021
March updates include jobs, data export, monitoring, and documentation improvemnets.
March 2021
Public preview: Azure Event Grid now provides support for delivery headers and additional advanced filters among other updates
Azure Event Grid now supports as a public preview release additional advanced filters, setting customer headers on requests delivering events, configuring TTL on messages delivered to Azure Storage Queues, and setting system-assigned managed identities on regional System Topics.
February 2021
Azure Event Grid is now in public preview for Azure Cache for Redis
Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid is in public preview. This integration allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export(RDB) to any destination.
October 2020
Fluent Bit connector for Azure Storage to support Azure Data Explorer streaming
In collaboration with Fluent Bit, we are releasing a new output plugin for Azure Blob Storage. The connector can output both block blobs and append blobs to an Azure storage account.
Azure Key Vault Event Grid integration is now available
Azure Key Vault is now an events publisher with Azure Event Grid, enabling developers to subscribe to events about keys, certificates, and secrets changes.
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