Ashish Sharma

Azure service updates General availability: Default Rule Set 2.1 for regional WAF with Application Gateway Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now generally available on the regional WAF with Application Gateway Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Announcing the new Azure Bastion Developer SKU The Bastion Developer SKU represents a novel, cost-effective, and streamlined version of the Bastion service. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier support on Blob Batch operations Azure Blob Batch operations now support Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Snippets for Azure Static Web Apps Inject snippets into your website’s pages to add analytics, customizations and integrations, or to optimize performance without changing your source code. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.10 expected on November 8 Participate in retail evaluation now to ensure compatibility. The Azure Sphere team has also updated the trusted keystore of Azure Sphere devices, resulting in an additional reboot for production devices. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Update channel for Basic, Standard and Premium Caches Receive early updates by configuring the update channel for your Basic, Standard and Premium tier cache instances. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Synapse Link compatibility with Cosmos DB continuous backup Now Azure Cosmos DB customers using continuous backup can enable Synapse Link in their database accounts. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: PostgreSQL 16 production support in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL You can now choose PostgreSQL 16 when creating PostgreSQL clusters in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, a managed service for distributed Postgres database. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024 The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024 Click here for more information.

Azure service updates The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024 The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024 Click here for more information.

Azure service updates 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. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Changes to My Groups admin controls New settings will enable admins to restrict end users from viewing and editing security groups in My Groups. The existing settings that allow enabling or disabling of My Groups will be retired in June 2024. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General Availability: Azure AI Content Safety Azure AI Content Safety, now generally available, is a service that enables developers to build safer online environments by detecting and assigning severity scores to unsafe images and text across content categories and languages. These capabilities empower businesses to effectively prioritize and streamline the review of both human and AI-generated content, enabling the responsible development of next-generation AI applications. Learn more: https://aka.ms/contentsafety  Get started in Azure AI Content Safety Studio: https://ift.tt/0U8u1oQ Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— updates and more information Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025 -- updates and more information Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in Norway East and UAE North regions. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Microsoft Azure available from new cloud region in Israel The first hyperscale datacenter region in Israel is now available. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for October Four features now available in Public Preview enable you to customize your compute instance experience by using curated or custom environments, collect all model dependencies in a single operation to generate a package than can be move and deployed across environments, label your images at each pixel level with high quality, and conenct and fine-tune Azure OpenAI models with Azure Machine Learning.  Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: VMSS Automatic Instance Repairs - Reimage, Restart Repair Actions New recovery options available on automatic instance repairs provides the capability for less-disruptive repair actions on sensitive workloads. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Machine Learning - General Availability for October Three features now available in GA enable you to streamline your network isolation experience, deploy your model locally prior to production, and automate the ML lifecycle without accruing extra compute hours or requiring manual intervention.  Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for October Four features now available in Public Preview enable you to customize your compute instance experience by using curated or custom environments, collect all model dependencies in a single operation to generate a package than can be move and deployed across environments, label your images at each pixel level with high quality, and conenct and fine-tune Azure OpenAI models with Azure Machine Learning.  Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Functions support for Python 3.8 is ending on 14 October 2023 Upgrade Azure Functions to use Python 3.9 or above. Click here for more information.

Azure service 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. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally Available: Azure Dedicated Host - Resize Resize capability for Azure dedicated hosts is now generally available Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally Available: Azure Dedicated Host - Resize Resize capability for Azure dedicated hosts is now generally available Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Breaking Change Notice: Virtual Machine Scale Set Default Orchestration Mode changing from Uniform to Flexible on PowerShell, Azure CLI Starting November 2023, Virtual Machine Scale Sets created on PowerShell and Azure CLI will automatically default to Flexible orchestration mode. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Private Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS Customers can now utilize Azure Backup for AKS to recover their containerized applications and data during a regional disaster scenario. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2023 General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-October 2023.    Click here for more information.

Azure service updates LSA payload update for fixes on 15-Jan On the 15-Jan we are going to fix those 2 values in LSA payload to contain the correct values according to our other alerts services. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Announcing Public Preview of Azure API Management Pricing Tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2 We're thrilled to announce the public preview launch of our latest Azure API Management pricing tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2. These new tiers address highly sought-after customer requests, bring quality-of-service enhancements, and offer a flexible starting point for API Management, allowing organizations of any size to embark on their API journey. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General Availability: Upgrade your existing Azure Gen2 VMs to Trusted Launch Enable Trusted Launch foundational compute security on existing Azure Generation 2 VMs. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio has Query-Based Dynamic Targets Azure Chaos Studio has Query-Based Dynamic Targets. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024 Log Analytics agent–based VM insights will be retired. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Some Azure Service Bus SDK libraries will be retired on 30 September 2026—migrate to the latest SDKs Azure Service Bus SDK libraries that don't conform to Azure SDK guidelines will be retired and support will end. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates App Service: Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual Network Customers can now use custom backups, to back up their web app's files and configuration data to a firewall-protected storage account. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally Available: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in Azure IoT Hub Azure IoT Hub now supports the ability to setup an Azure Cosmos DB account as a custom endpoint. This will help route device data from IoT Hub to Azure Cosmos DB directly. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now available in US Gov regions (Preview) Customer keys are protected from attacks for maximum security of their Azure NetApp File volumes; the feature is now available in US Gov regions (Preview) Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing service: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps Now in preview: Microsoft Playwright Testing, a new service for running Playwright tests easily at scale. Playwright, a fast-growing, open-source framework, enables reliable end-to-end testing and automation for modern web apps. Microsoft Playwright Testing service uses the cloud, enabling you to simultaneously run Playwright tests with much higher parallelization across different operating system-browser combinations. Learn more https://ift.tt/bVWmLRM Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Italy Microsoft launched its first cloud region in Italy. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General Availability: Upgrade your existing Azure Gen2 VMs to Trusted Launch Enable Trusted Launch foundational compute security on existing Azure Generation 2 VMs. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Italy Microsoft launched its first cloud region in Italy. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally Available: Multi-user authorisation for Backup vaults Multi-user authorization provides enhanced protection for your backup data against unauthorized critical operations. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally available: Enhanced soft delete for Azure Backup Enhanced soft delete helps you recover your backup data even after it has been deleted, giving you protection against data loss scenarios like ransomwares, malicious actors, and accidental deletes. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk (Public Preview) Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk Azure Data Explorer Add-On for Splunk (Public Preview) Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Resource Graph (ARG) We are now introducing support for running queries also on Azure Resource Graph (ARG) tables, and even joining data between Azure Resource Graph (ARG) data sources from your Log Analytics workspace and Application Insights resources in a single query. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Container Apps is now eligible for Azure savings plan for compute You can now take advantage of Azure savings plan pricing for Azure Container Apps. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Resource Graph (ARG) We are now introducing support for running queries also on Azure Resource Graph (ARG) tables, and even joining data between Azure Resource Graph (ARG) data sources from your Log Analytics workspace and Application Insights resources in a single query. Click here for more information.