Azure
Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure File Sync now generally available in Belgium, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Azure File Sync is now generally available in three new Azure regions: Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia Central. This expansion allows more organizations to leverage Azure File Sync for hybrid cloud scenarios, enabling seamless data tiering and simplified migration from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files.
feature - Azure Updates securityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Bastion adds managed identity support for graphical session recording (preview)
Azure Bastion graphical session recording now supports write access to storage accounts using managed identities, currently in public preview. This enhancement allows for more secure and streamlined access control to recorded sessions.
feature - Azure Updates azuregagovernment ·
Azure Storage Mover GA in Azure Government
Azure Storage Mover is now generally available in Azure Government (US). This fully managed service enables U.S. government customers and partners to securely migrate large-scale file data to Azure Government cloud environments.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Files GA: Granular Encryption-in-Transit for SMB/NFS
Azure Files now offers independent, storage account-level configuration for encryption-in-transit settings specific to SMB and NFS protocols. This allows customers to implement more precise, protocol-specific security policies, enhancing control over data protection during transit.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor adds OpenTelemetry support for AKS application monitoring (preview)
Azure Monitor now supports monitoring Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) applications using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection. This feature allows leveraging autoinstrumentation with the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro, simplifying the process for developers and operators.
feature - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure AKS adds StandardV2 NAT Gateway as outbound type (Preview)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for managed or BYO VNets. This feature enables zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps throughput, and IPv6 support for AKS clusters.
feature - Azure Updates azuregapreviewengineerenergy ·
Azure Event Grid integrates with Stripe for event-driven architectures
Azure Event Grid can now receive events directly from Stripe, enabling developers to build scalable, event-driven architectures. This integration eliminates the need for managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers, simplifying the event handling process.
feature - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.68.0 Adds New Resources and Enhancements
The latest release of the Terraform Azure provider (v4.68.0) introduces several new resources including Managed DevOps Pools, Private DNS CNAME Records, and Data Lake Storage Backup Instances. It also includes enhancements to existing resources like Key Vault validation and support for new properties in Cosmos DB and NetApp volumes. These updates provide expanded capabilities for managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Health: Regional Maintenance Notifications for PostgreSQL
Azure Service Health now offers regional consolidated maintenance notifications for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This change simplifies communication by sending a single notification per region instead of per server, benefiting users managing multiple PostgreSQL instances.
feature - Azure Updates awsazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Migrate adds Azure Files assessments in public preview
Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure Files, enabling users to plan migrations of on-premises SMB and NFS file shares to Azure Files. This feature helps in discovering file shares and provides visibility into migration readiness.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service adds observability views
Azure Kubernetes Service now integrates observability data from Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus into its Namespace and Workload views. This enhancement allows users to more easily monitor cluster and workload health, troubleshoot pod issues, and analyze resource utilization directly within the AKS interface.
feature - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift supports NVIDIA H100/H200 GPUs
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now supports NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU-based Azure Virtual Machine SKUs. This enhancement allows customers to run large-scale AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing workloads on the managed OpenShift service.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure AKS: Disable HTTP proxy setting for running clusters
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now allows administrators to disable the HTTP proxy setting for running clusters. This change simplifies network management for organizations that use HTTP proxies by reducing disruption when network requirements evolve.
feature - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions GA: MCP resource triggers support
Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers, allowing developers to expose resources directly from an MCP server hosted on Azure Functions. This expands capabilities for developers building MCP servers on the platform.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure AKS Pod CIDR expansion generally available
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers generally available Pod CIDR expansion for overlay-based clusters. This feature allows teams to increase the pod IP address range of existing clusters, avoiding disruptive rebuilds when IP capacity is exhausted.
feature patch - Azure Updates securitynetworkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Bus Network Security Perimeter GA
Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Service Bus is now generally available. This feature enables the creation of a logical network boundary around Service Bus namespaces to block unauthorized public access, enhancing security for sensitive workloads.
feature patch - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Network Watcher adds rule impact analysis in preview
Azure Network Watcher now offers rule impact analysis in public preview, allowing users to preview the effects of security admin and NSG rules before deployment. This functionality aids in validating rule behavior and identifying potential issues, enhancing network security management.
feature - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.67.0: New Resources and Enhancements
This release introduces several new resources, including Storage Sync, Data Protection Backup Policy for Data Lake Storage, Event Grid Namespace Topic, Kubernetes Cluster Deployment Safeguard, and Feature Registration. Enhancements include support for new SKUs like StandardV2 for NAT Gateway and Public IP, along with updates to existing resources and data sources. Bug fixes address issues in Azure Backup, Cosmos DB, Machine Learning Compute Instances, and Search Services.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure App Configuration integrates with Azure Front Door for client-side configuration
Azure App Configuration now integrates with Azure Front Door, enabling dynamic configuration delivery to client-side applications at CDN scale. This integration provides enhanced flexibility for modern applications by allowing configuration to be served securely and efficiently.
feature - Azure Updates datacomplianceazuregaengineer ·
Azure Data Box GA: Secure Erasure Certificates now available
Azure Data Box now automatically generates Secure Erasure Certificates upon order completion. This feature provides verification of secure data erasure according to NIST 800-88 Rev 2 standards, enhancing compliance for users managing sensitive data on the device.
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