Azure-updates

Azure Data Box Disk is now available with hardware encryption

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q2 2024

Azure Data Box Disk is now Generally Available with hardware encryption.

• Opslagverkenner
• Data Box
• Data Box Disk
• Azure Data Box
• Features

GA: New Property for Disks-LastOwnershipUpdateTime

Introducing LastOwnershipUpdateTime for Disks in Azure Portal, PowerShell, and CLI. It indicates the last state change time for the Disk, useful for tracking its current state and when it was last updated.

• Managed Disks
• Azure Disk Storage
• Features

Public preview: Backup and restore of virtual machines with private endpoint enabled disks

Azure Backup can now help you back up virtual machines using private endpoint-enabled disks. You can now also specify network settings to be used by the restored disks while initiating the restore process.

• Azure Backup
• Security
• Management
• Features

Preview: New Features in Azure Container Storage

Azure Container Storage is a fully managed volume orchestration service built natively for containers. New capabilities include support for Temp SSD, simplified installation via AKS CLI, and scalable storage for cost-efficient workload management.

• Azure Container Storage
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Public Preview: Agentless multi-disk crash consistent backup by Azure Backup for VM

Azure VM backup now supports agentless multi-disk crash consistent backups in public preview.

• Azure Backup
• Compliance

Announcing Azure HPC Cache Retirement

Streefdatum afschaffing: oktober 01, 2025

Azure HPC Cache is retiring. End of support is 30 September 2025.

• Azure HPC Cache
• Retirements

Announcing Avere vFXT for Azure Retirement

Streefdatum afschaffing: oktober 01, 2025

Avere vFXT for Azure is retiring. End of support is 30 September 2025.

• Avere vFXT for Azure
• Retirements

Private Preview: Force detach zone redundant disks during zone outage

Force detach zone redundant disks during zone outage and take advantage of ZRS ability to achieve an RPO of 0.

• Managed Disks
• Azure Disk Storage
• Virtuele machines
• Windows Virtual Machines
• Linux Virtual Machines
• Features

Public preview: New Generation AMD VMs - Dasv6/Easv6/Fasv6

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

Azure introduces the latest AMD-based VMs in public preview for the D, E, and F series VMs, built on the 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ (Genoa) CPU.

• Pricing & Offerings

Enable replication for added VMware VM data disks

Azure Site Recovery now supports enabling replication for data disks that you add to a VMware VM that's already enabled for disaster recovery.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Management
• Features

Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup

General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup.

• Azure Backup
• Compliance
• Management
• Features

Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup

General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup.

• Azure Backup
• Compliance
• Management
• Features

General availability: Customer managed key encryption for Enterprise tier caches

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

Encrypt Redis persistence files using customer managed keys.

• Azure Cache voor Redis
• Features

Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Canada Central

Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in the Canada Central region.

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Canada East

Now available in Canada East region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads.

• Ultra Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Azure Disk Storage
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Private Preview: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

Private preview for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Site Recovery.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Compliance
• Management