Ashish Sharma

Azure service updates Azure Spring Apps Feature Update Q1 2024: Save up to 47% with Azure savings plan Announcing the exciting feature updates for Azure Spring Apps in Q1 2024. Save up to 47% with Azure Savings plan. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure HDInsight on AKS is now available for preview in 7 new regions Azure HDInsight on AKS is now available for preview in seven new regions - East US 2 EUAP, West US, Japan East, Australia East, Canada Central, North Europe, Brazil South. Azure HDInsight on AKS is a modern, reliable, secure, and fully managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) that runs on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). HDInsight on AKS allows you to deploy popular Open-Source Analytics workloads like Apache Spark™, Apache Flink®️, and Trino without the overhead of managing and monitoring containers. For more information about Azure HDInsight on AKS, see the documentation. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: 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 Chaos Studio supports Resource tags Azure Chaos Studio is now supporting resource tags. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Azure Monitor pipeline (at edge) We are announcing public preview Azure Monitor pipeline (for edge). With this, we are now extending our Azure Monitor pipeline capabilities from the cloud to the edge, enabling seamless and high-scale data ingestion with centralized configuration management. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Infrastructure and quality enhancements for Azure Container Registry ACR now supports expanded registry capacity of up to 40TiB and optimized geo-replication performance. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Improved network topology experience in Network Watcher and Azure Monitor Network Insights Enhancing network and resource health visualization with unified and dynamic topology across subscriptions, regions, and resource groups integrated with actionable connectivity and traffic insights Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Azure Change Analysis New Portal Experience Viewing changes to your Azure resources just became easier! With Azure Resource Graph’s Change Analysis, you can now view all your resource changes across all your tenants and subscriptions in the Azure Portal. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Updated Retirement Notice: Azure Data Catalog will now be retired on 15 May 2024 Azure Data Catalog will now be retired on 15 May 2024 – migrate to Microsoft Purview Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Using Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in security admin rules is now in public preview Using your Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in the source and/or destination of security admin rules is now in public preview, enabling users to achieve network isolation across different environments and manage network segments more easily at scale. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Monitor Agent Upload to Storage and Event Hubs Azure Monitor Agent can now upload to Azure Storage and Event Hubs. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024 Cloud Services (classic) retiring in August 2024. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Five Azure classic networking services will be retired on 31 August 2024 Classic Networking Services retiring in August 2024. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview – DR for Shared Disks – Azure Site Recovery Now you can use the benefits of Shared Disk for your mission-critical applications such as SQL FCI, SAP ASCS, Scale-out File Servers, etc., while ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Data Box Disk is now available with hardware encryption Azure Data Box Disk is now Generally Available with hardware encryption. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: HBv4-series & HX-series VMs are now available in Sweden Central. HBv4 virtual machines (VMs) are optimized for various HPC workloads such as computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, frontend and backend EDA, rendering, molecular dynamics, computational geoscience, weather simulation, and financial risk analysis. HX-series Virtual Machines (VMs) are optimized for large memory HPC workloads such as backend EDA, finite element analysis, computational geoscience, and big data analytics. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Machine Learning data collector is now generally available Azure Machine Learning data collector provides real-time logging of input and output data from models that are deployed to managed online endpoints or Kubernetes online endpoints. This data can be seamlessly used for model monitoring, debugging, or auditing, thereby providing observability into the performance of your deployed models. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates GA: Azure Monitor log search alerts support managed identities A common challenge for developers is the management of credentials for applications to use when connecting to resources. Managed identities provide an automatically managed identity in Microsoft Entra ID. Applications can use managed identities to obtain Microsoft Entra tokens without having to manage any credentials. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Using Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in security admin rules is now in public preview Using your Azure Virtual Network Manager network groups in the source and/or destination of security admin rules is now in public preview, enabling users to achieve network isolation across different environments and manage network segments more easily at scale. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Machine Learning - General Availability for April 2024 Three features now available in GA enable you to seamlessly log inference data to a central location, set up event-driven applications, processes, or workflows based on Azure Machine Learning events, and utilize lifecycle management of features from creation through archival. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption availability in all regions Azure Virtual Network encryption is a feature of Azure Virtual Networks. Virtual network encryption allows you to seamlessly encrypt and decrypt traffic between Azure Virtual Machines. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption availability in all regions Azure Virtual Network encryption is a feature of Azure Virtual Networks. Virtual network encryption allows you to seamlessly encrypt and decrypt traffic between Azure Virtual Machines. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Announcing Public Preview of Query editor in Azure Monitor Metrics Public Preview of Query editor in Azure Monitor Metrics is now Available! Get started with Azure Monitor Metrics Query editor to access advanced querying capabilities within Azure Monitor Metrics. With PromQL queries within Azure Monitor, you can access advanced querying capabilities that enable you to gain deeper insights into the performance and health of your resources. With this capability you can efficiently analyze metrics, identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource utilization for better performance and reliability. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 73 - April 2024 This article describes the improvements for the latest version of Azure Site Recovery components.  Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Event Grid support for last will & testament (LWT) capabilities now in Public Preview Ensures predictable and reliable flow of communication among MQTT clients during unexpected disconnections. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates GA: New Property for Disks-LastOwnershipUpdateTime Introducing LastOwnershipUpdateTime for Disks in Azure Portal, PowerShell, and CLI. It indicates the last state change time for the Disk, useful for tracking its current state and when it was last updated. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2024 General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-April 2024. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric Get near-real time analytics on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric with zero-ETL. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Native Delta Lake Output Now Generally Available in Azure Stream Analytics The native support for Delta Lake output in Azure Stream Analytics is now generally available. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Load Testing availability in Fairfax (USGov Virginia) Azure Load Testing GA in Fairfax cloud - USGov Virginia. US Government customers on the Fairfax cloud can now use Azure Load Testing to simplify their end-to-end load testing process. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Native Delta Lake Output Now Generally Available in Azure Stream Analytics The native support for Delta Lake output in Azure Stream Analytics is now generally available. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Load Testing availability in Fairfax (USGov Virginia) Azure Load Testing GA in Fairfax cloud - USGov Virginia. US Government customers on the Fairfax cloud can now use Azure Load Testing to simplify their end-to-end load testing process. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates App Service virtual network integration multi plan subnet join We're excited to announce that the multi plan subnet join for virtual network integration is now available in preview in all regions! Click here for more information.

Azure service updates General Available: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4 is now GA Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4 is now Generally Available Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Monitor Agent Upload to Storage and Event Hubs Azure Monitor Agent can now upload to Storage and Event Hubs. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Backup and restore of virtual machines with private endpoint enabled disks Azure Backup can now help you back up virtual machines using private endpoint-enabled disks. You can now also specify network settings to be used by the restored disks while initiating the restore process. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Action recommended: Prepare for model version retirement in Azure OpenAI Action recommended: Prepare for model version retirement in Azure OpenAI Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in 45 regions Azure Virtual Network Manager's security admin rule configuration is now generally available in 45 regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Announcing General Availability of Azure API Management Basic v2 and Standard v2 Tiers We're thrilled to announce the General Availability of Azure API Management's newest pricing tiers – Basic v2 and Standard v2. The Azure API Management v2 pricing tiers represent a significant leap forward, offering a comprehensive range of capabilities tailored to projects of all sizes, from small-scale endeavors to large-scale enterprise applications. Importantly, these new v2 pricing tiers are available alongside our existing Azure API Management classic pricing tiers, ensuring continuity for users. It's worth noting that the Azure API Management classic pricing tiers remain actively supported and invested in.   Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: New Generation Intel VMs - Dv6/Ev6 Azure introduces the latest generation Intel-based VM series in public preview with up to 20% higher CPU performance and 3X remote storage throughput. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection. Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates GA: Azure API Management Developer Portal Unveils Enhanced Features for Increased Developer Productivity The API Management developer portal is an automatically generated, fully customizable website with the documentation of your APIs. It's where API consumers can discover your APIs, learn how to use them, request access, and try them out. We recently improved the portal editor interface to boost your productivity and enhance the interactions with your favorite features and tools.   Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: ExpressRoute Metro for High Resiliency ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. With ExpressRoute, you can establish connections to Microsoft cloud services, such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server. Click here for more information.

Azure service updates Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection. Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack. Click here for more information.