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March 2024

Mar 22

Support for Connector for AWS in Cost Management is ending on 31 March 2025

Target retirement date: April 01, 2025

The Connector for AWS in the Cost Management service will be retired on 31 March 2025. By that date, please consider alternative cost management reporting for AWS available in the market.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Retirements

February 2024

Feb 27

Enable replication for added VMware VM data disks

NOW AVAILABLE

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
Feb 1

Private Preview: Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs (Windows OS)

IN PREVIEW

Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs

  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features

January 2024

Jan 22

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

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

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

  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Compliance
  • Management

December 2023

Dec 20

General availability: “As on-premises” sizing in Azure Migrate SQL Discovery and Assessment

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Quickly create a reliable assessment without waiting for performance data collection with “As on-premises sizing in Azure Migrate SQL Assessments.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features

November 2023

Nov 22

Public preview: Schema migration for target Azure SQL DB

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Transfer your database schema from source to target Azure SQL DB using DMS from the Azure Portal.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 22

General availability: Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The new Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) allows you to perform seamless migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Targets using DMS.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 22

General availability: SKU recommendation in Azure SQL Migration extension - Azure Data Studio

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Support for SKU recommendation in the Azure SQL Migration extension for Azure Data Studio is in GA.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Nov 20

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

NOW AVAILABLE

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
Nov 20

Part numbers from EA invoice are now added to the cost and usage file.

NOW AVAILABLE

All records in cost and usage file will now match the part numbers in an invoice for EA customers. This will allow leveraging the part number to match invoice and cost details data. Please note that when comparing charges, refunds for purchases done in past billing periods should be excluded.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
Nov 15

New user interface experience for Azure SQL migration extension

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

The Azure SQL Migration, an Azure Data Studio extension powered by Azure Database Migration Service, now has a new improved UI experience.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 13

Export cost details using the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)

IN PREVIEW

Sign up for an early preview of Cost Management exports that provide cost data aligned to the open-source FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS).

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Open Source
  • Features

September 2023

Sep 12

Generally available: Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall

NOW AVAILABLE

You can export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management

August 2023

Aug 30

Public Preview – Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

The new Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) allows you to perform seamless migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL targets using DMS.

  • Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
  • Features
Aug 29

Generally available: Azure Site Recovery Higher Churn Support

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Site Recovery High Churn Support

  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Features
Aug 28

Preview: Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall

IN PREVIEW

Export Cost Management data to secure storage accounts with firewall

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Compliance
  • Management

July 2023

Jul 20

Windows Server end-of-support (EOS): Upgrade seamlessly with Azure Migrate (Public preview)

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

With Azure Migrate, seamlessly upgrade legacy Windows servers while migrating to Azure, minimizing effort, downtime, and risk. By creating a copy of the server in Azure and performing the upgrade there, the impact on the original server is minimized, ensuring a secure and efficient transition.

  • Azure Migrate
  • Microsoft Inspire
  • Operating System
  • Features

May 2023

May 23

Optimize your reservation purchases with reservation utilization alerts.

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Activate reservation utilization alerts and take control of your Azure reservation strategy.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
  • Features
May 23

Optimize your reservation purchases with reservation utilization alerts.

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Activate reservation utilization alerts and take control of your Azure reservation strategy.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
  • Features
May 23

Optimize your reservation purchases with reservation utilization alerts.

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Activate reservation utilization alerts and take control of your Azure reservation strategy.

  • Microsoft Cost Management
  • Management
  • Features

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