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March 2024

Mar 29

Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage C++ client libraries will be retired on 29 March 2025

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: March 29, 2024

Legacy Azure Storage C++ client libraries will be retired on 29 March 2025. Before that date, you’ll need to transition to the latest version of the Azure Storage C++ client libraries.

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements

September 2023

Sep 29

Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage Java client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Upgrade to the latest version of the libraries before the Legacy Azure Storage Java client libraries are retired on 13 September 2024.

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 29

Retirement notice: The Azure Storage Android client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Azure Storage Android client libraries is being retired on 13 September 2024 - Transition to calling the Azure Storage REST API directly from your Android applications.

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 22

Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Upgrade to the latest version of the libraries before the Legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries are retired on 13 September 2024.

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 22

Retirement notice: The Azure Storage Ruby client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Azure Storage Ruby client libraries are being retired on 13 September 2024 - Transition to calling the Azure Storage REST API directly from your Ruby applications

  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 22

Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage Go client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 13, 2024

Upgrade to the latest version of the libraries before the Legacy Azure Storage Go client libraries are retired on 13 September 2024.

  • Storage Accounts
  • SDKs
  • Retirements

June 2023

Jun 6

Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API

IN PREVIEW

With this announcement, cloud native and modern applications that use REST APIs to access Azure SMB shares can utilize identity-based authentication and authorization to access file shares.

  • Azure Files
  • SDKs
  • Storage Accounts
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features

May 2023

May 31

Now Available: Resource-centric log queries in the Azure Monitor Query libraries

NOW AVAILABLE

Resource-centric log query support is available in the latest stable release of the Azure Monitor Query client libraries. Query logs by Azure resource ID using .NET, Go, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools

March 2023

Mar 1

Now Available: Azure Monitor Ingestion client libraries

NOW AVAILABLE

The initial stable release of the Azure Monitor Ingestion client libraries is now available. Upload custom logs to Log Analytics workspaces in .NET, Java, JavaScript, and Python.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools

October 2021

Oct 19

General availability: Azure Monitor Query SDK

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Monitor Query SDK is now generally available for .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python, allowing developers to build apps that perform read-only queries in Azure Monitor's Logs and Metrics platform.

  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools

March 2021

Mar 2

Public preview: Azure Communication Services interoperability with Microsoft Teams

IN PREVIEW

 Azure Communication Services is now interoperable with Microsoft Teams in preview, enabling you to leverage a unified offering for both internal and external communication experiences.

  • Visual Studio
  • SDKs
  • App Service
  • Event Grid
  • Logic Apps
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure AI services
  • Services

June 2020

Jun 24

Azure SDK for embedded devices

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Embedded C SDK is designed to allow small and embedded devices, such as IoT, to communicate with Azure services.

  • Azure IoT Hub
  • SDKs
  • Azure Files
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 22

Azure SDKs—June 2020 release

NOW AVAILABLE

The June 2020 release for the Azure SDKs include updates to these libraries: Cosmos DB (Java), Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and Text Analytics. Additionally, the following are now available in preview: Azure.Identity, Azure Search, Form Recognizer, and Service Bus.

  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools
Jun 18

An update to Python SDK v2 for Azure IoT has been released

NOW AVAILABLE

A new release of the Python SDK v2 for Azure IoT is now available. This update fixes issues with reconnection logic.

  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools

November 2018

Nov 14

Azure JavaScript libraries preview release

IN PREVIEW

The first preview release of the Azure JavaScript libraries is now available.

  • Azure Resource Manager
  • SDKs
  • SDK and Tools

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