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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Container Network Insights Agent enters public preview
Azure has launched the public preview of the Container Network Insights Agent, aimed at simplifying Kubernetes network troubleshooting. This agent centralizes logs and metrics, reducing the manual effort required for incident correlation and analysis for affected engineers.
feature - Azure Updates securitynetworkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Front Door Premium adds HTTP DDoS Ruleset in preview
Azure Front Door Premium now offers a public preview of its HTTP DDoS Ruleset to combat application downtime caused by HTTP-layer DDoS attacks. This new feature aims to provide more dynamic protection against evolving botnets, which often bypass traditional static security controls.
feature - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN in public preview
Azure Backup has added support for Elastic SAN volumes, providing a managed solution for backup and restore operations. This feature helps protect data from accidental deletion, ransomware, and application errors, impacting users who manage critical data within Elastic SAN.
feature - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Foundry Agent Service: Hosted Agents Now in Public Preview
Azure's Foundry Agent Service now offers hosted agents in public preview. These agents run in an isolated, secure sandbox providing a clean, dedicated runtime for each session, preventing state sharing and data leakage between sessions.
feature - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazurepreviewengineer ·
Terraform Provider AzureRM v4.70.0 Adds Storage Mover Resources
Terraform Provider AzureRM v4.70.0 introduces new resources for managing Azure Storage Movers, including agents and endpoints. Enhancements focus on API version updates for Synapse and Cosmos DB, improved SDK integrations, and added properties for various services like backup policies, bots, dashboards, and NAT gateways. This release also includes fixes for storage account SAS permissions and container app environment stability, impacting engineers managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Arc adds SQL Server on Azure VMs as migration target (preview)
Azure Arc migration now supports SQL Server running on Azure Virtual Machines as a target. This expands migration options beyond Azure SQL Managed Instance, allowing users to move Arc-enabled SQL Server instances to Azure infrastructure using a unified approach.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreview ·
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Logical replication slot sync status metric (preview)
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers a public preview of the logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric. This new Azure Monitor metric allows users to track the synchronization status of their logical replication slots, providing better visibility into replication health.
feature patch - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Migrate to Private Endpoint support
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports migrating servers from virtual network-integrated to Private Endpoint-capable configurations. This enables enhanced network security and private connectivity for your PostgreSQL instances, benefiting developers and architects managing sensitive data.
feature - Azure Updates securityazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection now generally available
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) has moved to General Availability. This feature aids organizations in detecting, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks targeting cloud volumes by monitoring Azure NetApp Files.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor supports OTLP ingestion via Azure Monitor Agent (preview)
Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals. This allows telemetry to be sent directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications using the Azure Monitor Agent, simplifying data collection into Azure Monitor.
feature - Azure Updates azuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files: User and group quota reports now generally available
Azure NetApp Files introduces user and group quota reporting, now generally available after a preview period. This feature provides visibility into capacity management for NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes, benefiting organizations that use individual user and group quotas.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Site Recovery now supports NVMe disks for Windows VMs in preview
Azure Site Recovery now supports disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines using NVMe disk controllers. This preview feature is available for specific Generation 2 VM families in the Azure-to-Azure scenario, allowing for enhanced resilience with high-performance storage.
feature patch - 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 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 - 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 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 - Azure Updates azurepreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Azure DNS Endpoints for Storage Accounts Retiring March 2027
AzureDnsZone endpoints for Azure Blob storage accounts will be retired in March 2027. Customers currently using these endpoints, which are in preview, should migrate to Standard endpoints for all storage account deployments.
deprecation - 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.
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