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Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server
Target availability: Q1 2024
Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.
March 2024
General availability: Microsoft Entra ID integration with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Target availability: Q1 2024
Now you can use Microsoft Entra ID authentication on Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters in addition or instead of the native Postgres authentication.
January 2024
Generally available: FHIR service integration with Azure Active Directory B2C
Now you can use the FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services with Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C). This capability gives healthcare organizations a secure and convenient way to grant access the FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services without creating or comingling user accounts in their organization’s Microsoft Entra ID tenant.
November 2023
General availability: SKU recommendation in Azure SQL Migration extension - Azure Data Studio
Target availability: Q4 2023
Support for SKU recommendation in the Azure SQL Migration extension for Azure Data Studio is in GA.
General availability: Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service
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.
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 Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for PostgreSQL– Flexible Server
Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for PostgreSQL- Flexible server.
October 2023
Microsoft Security email update and Resources for Azure AD rename to Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The rename and new product icon are being rolled out across experiences from Microsoft. Most updates will be complete by mid-November of this year. Resources are also now available to support the renaming of your product experiences. Additionally, Identity emails will now be sent from Microsoft Security (MSSecurity-noreply@microsoft.com). The emails are currently coming from Microsoft Azure (azure-noreply@microsoft.com). You may need to update Outlook rules as a result.
September 2023
Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity
When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing...
August 2023
Public Preview – Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service
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.
July 2023
Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). No action is required from you.
June 2023
Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link
Now generally available: managed ingestion from Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer in near real time.
General availability: MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio
Connect to, query, and develop for MySQL hosted on-premises or in the cloud with the MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio.
General availability of Azure Front Door integration with managed identities
Azure Front Door supports using managed identity to access Key Vault without the need to generate, store, and rotate secrets. This is a secure service to service authentication method to enhance security.
Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API
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.
May 2023
Transition to Azure AD to query data from Azure Monitor application insights by 31 March 2026
Target retirement date: March 31, 2026
API keys for querying data from Azure Monitor application insights will be retired on 31 March 2026
Switch to Azure AD authentication for application insights by 30 September 2025
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
API keys used to stream live metrics telemetry into application insights will be retired on 30 September 2025.
April 2023
New Azure Virtual Desktop features to answer our customers’ top needs
New capabilities recently released that improve storage, enhance configuration, deliver exceptional endpoint security, and more.
Generally available: API Management Authorizations
API Management Authorizations are now generally available, providing a simple and reliable way to unbundle and abstract authorizations from web APIs.
General Availability: Support for Linux clients to use identity-based access to Azure file shares over SMB
Target availability: Q2 2023
Linux SMB clients can now use Azure Files identity based authentication and authorization. This capability is available to devices that are domain joined to either customer-managed Microsoft AD DS or Azure AD DS.
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