- The Azure Quota REST API to manage service limits (quotas) is now generally availableon 20th January 2021 at 01:29
Use Azure REST Quota APIs to manage the service limits (quota) of Azure Virtual Machines (cores/vCPU) and Azure Machine Learning. Take advantage of this capability to query current usage and quotas for the supported resources and update these limits.
- Azure Monitor ITSM Connector for ServiceNow ITOM with Secure Exporton 19th January 2021 at 20:39
Introducing a public preview of Secure Export as a new version of Azure Monitor ITSM Connector, providing integration with ServiceNow ITOM.
- Azure Backup: Encryption at rest using customer-managed keys is now generally availableon 18th January 2021 at 17:00
Encrypt your backups using customer-managed keys for more security and control.
- Backup for Azure Managed Disk is in limited previewon 18th January 2021 at 17:00
Azure Backup offers snapshot lifecycle management to Azure Managed Disk by automating periodic creation of snapshot and retain it for configured duration using Backup policy.
- Azure Sphere OS version 21.01 is now available for evaluationon 15th January 2021 at 18:32
Learn more about compatibility testing with Azure Sphere OS version 21.01.
- Monitoring your Azure Data Explorer Clusters with Azure Monitor (Insights) - public previewon 11th January 2021 at 19:00
Azure Monitor for Azure Data Explorer (public preview) provides comprehensive monitoring of your Azure Data Explorer clusters by delivering a unified view of the performance, operations, and usage.
- View change data through Azure Monitor workbook integration with Application Change Analysison 11th January 2021 at 17:00
Application Change Analysis integration with Azure Monitor workbook is now in public preview
- Public IP SKU upgrade generally availableon 11th January 2021 at 16:00
Azure public IPs now support the ability to be upgraded from Basic to Standard SKU, enabling customers to retain the same IP address for services that require Standard IP frontends.
- Built-in Azure Policy support for NSG Flow Logs is now availableon 7th January 2021 at 18:00
Network security group (NSG) Flow Logs can now be deployed and managed using built-in Azure policies. You don't need to write your own policies to manage NSG Flow Log deployments.
- Activity Log Alerts - Change in "Description" property in the alert payload now in developmenton 6th January 2021 at 17:03
Starting April 1, 2021, the fired alert property "Description“ will contain the alert rule description. A new property “Activity Log Event Description“ added to the Activity Log fired Alert payload that will replace the old property "Description“.
- Cross resource query between Azure Monitor and Azure Data Explorer in public previewon 6th January 2021 at 17:00
Azure Monitor cross resource query enables you to run cross-resource queries by using client tools that support Kusto queries.
- Azure Health Bot is now generally availableon 6th January 2021 at 17:00
Moving Microsoft Healthcare Bot to Azure and empowering organizations to deliver even better care for patients.
- Microsoft to establish new datacenter region in Chileon 6th January 2021 at 00:42
The new region is anticipated to include Microsoft Azure, with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform to follow.
- Azure Automation is now available in UAE Northon 5th January 2021 at 21:29
Automate tasks across Azure & Non-Azure environment using PowerShell and Python based scripts.
- View changes at-scale with Application Change Analysis now in public previewon 5th January 2021 at 17:30
Application Change Analysis now has a new UI to view changes in all resources under selected subscriptions, without 10 rows per page limitation. Check it out and monitor your Azure resources at-scale.
- Azure Defender for SQL (in Azure Security Center)—News and updates for December 2020on 4th January 2021 at 22:16
December 2020's enhancements and updates to Azure Defender for SQL in Azure Security Center.
- Azure Security Center—News and updates for December 2020on 4th January 2021 at 22:16
New enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in December 2020.
- NCas_T4_v3-Series VMs are now generally availableon 4th January 2021 at 17:00
These virtual machines are ideal to run ML and AI workloads utilizing Cuda, TensorFlow, Pytorch, Caffe, and other Frameworks or the graphics workloads using NVIDIA GRID technology.
- Public preview | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)on 1st January 2021 at 17:00
AzAcSnap leverages the volume snapshot and replication functionalities in Azure NetApp Files and Azure Large Instance.
- Azure Automation is now available in Germany West Centralon 28th December 2020 at 22:00
Automate tasks across Azure & Non-Azure environment using PowerShell and Python based scripts.