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RSS feedFebruary 2024
Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc
Target availability: Q1 2024
With SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc you can now begin your migration journey from directly within the Azure Arc environment with recommended Azure SQL deployment option that best fits your workload needs.
Generally Available: Azure Stack HCI latest feature release
Target availability: Q1 2024
Azure Stack HCI is the Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure. Now, customers who have an Azure Stack HCI subscription can download the latest feature release for their infrastructure. This new Azure Stack HCI release is the version of the product required to run Azure Virtual Desktop on- prem which is also now in GA and called Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI. This is an exciting development as the public preview of this product is in high demand specifically in Healthcare and Financial Services.
January 2024
Announcing Public Preview of the Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension
Learn more about the Public Preview of the new Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension.
December 2023
On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
n 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
November 2023
General availability: Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support with Connection Monitor
Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support in Connection Monitor for monitoring connectivity across ARC enabled endpoints as sources and destinations
Public Preview: Azure IoT Operations
Azure IoT Operations is now in Public Preview. Azure IoT Operations addresses an enterprise’s fundamental needs, but also wrangles edge data to generate local insights and brings interoperability and scalability to IoT solutions.
Public preview: Bring enhanced manageability to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Arc provides enhanced manageability for SQL Server, on-premises or across multi-cloud, to enable better visibility, flexibility and security.
Public preview: Microsoft Copilot for Azure
Simplify how you design, operate, optimize, and troubleshoot apps and infrastructure from cloud to edge with Microsoft Copilot for Azure.
October 2023
Protect SQL Server 2014 workloads with Extended Security Updates
Target availability: Q4 2023
SQL Server 2014 will reach its end of ten-year product lifecycle on July 9th, 2024. To provide you with the flexibility to stay secure while you plan for the future, we are announcing SQL Server 2014 Extended Security Updates.
Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support
Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support today on October 10, 2023. Microsoft has several options for organizations to remain protected.
September 2023
Generally Available: Azure Update Manager
Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.
Public Preview: Azure Container Storage Updates: Expanded regions and performance options
Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest updates you can now deploy in 26 regions, use volume resize & cloning and choose from an expanded list of Disk SKUs.
August 2023
Generally Available: Azure Monitor VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent
VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent provides various benefits like cost savings, simplified management experience and enhanced security & performance.
July 2023
New Extended Security Updates (ESUs) enabled by Azure Arc
At Inspire, we are announcing Extended Security Updates (ESUs) enabled by Azure Arc. Customers will be able to purchase and seamlessly deploy ESUs through Azure Arc in on-premises or multicloud environments, right from the Azure portal.
Public preview: Azure Monitor Agent Health experience
The Azure Monitor Agent Health experience is now available in preview. Identify data collection problems across your organization before they start impacting your business.
June 2023
Generally Available: Managed identity authentication in Azure Monitor container insights
Managed Identity is a secure & simplified authentication model where our agent uses the cluster’s managed identity to send data to Azure Monitor.
May 2023
Public preview: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is now extending monitoring support for Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Arc.
General Availability: Azure Automation supports Python 3.8 runbooks
Azure Automation support for Python 3.8 runbooks is now Generally Available.
March 2023
We’re retiring Cluster Configuration with Flux v1 on 24 May 2025 – transition to GitOps extension for Kubernetes to move to Flux v2
Target retirement date: May 24, 2025
Migrate to GitOps Extension for Flux v2 by 24 May 2025
January 2023
General Availability: Active Directory Connector for Arc-enabled SQL MI
Active Directory Connector (ADC) for Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance is now available to perform Active Directory authentication.
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