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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Adds Preview Memory Capability
Foundry's memory feature is now available in public preview, offering managed long-term memory directly within the Agent Service. This integration with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph eliminates the need for external databases, simplifying memory management for developers.
feature - 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 networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN now supports Windows VM connectivity via VM Extension
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines through a new VM extension. This feature simplifies the process by allowing connections directly from the Azure Portal during VM deployment, impacting engineers and architects managing Windows VMs with Elastic SAN.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Virtual Network Manager adds cross-region IPAM pool association
Azure Virtual Network Manager now supports associating a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions. This feature simplifies IP address space management at scale and reduces configuration errors for users managing complex, multi-region network deployments.
feature patch - 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 aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Supports Custom AI Gateways
Foundry Agent Service now allows agents to use custom AI models deployed outside of Foundry, including those behind enterprise AI gateways like Azure API Management. This provides organizations with greater flexibility and control over their AI model integrations.
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 - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code reaches general availability
The Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available, offering integrated tooling for the Microsoft Agent Framework. This includes capabilities for agent creation using templates or GitHub Copilot, local testing and debugging with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to the Foundry platform.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service supports WireGuard in-transit encryption (GA)
WireGuard in-transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI. This feature provides transparent, node-level encryption for network traffic within the cluster, enhancing security.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports cascading read replicas
Cascading read replicas are now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This feature allows users to create read replicas from existing ones, up to 30 across two levels, offering greater flexibility for scaling read-intensive workloads.
feature patch - Azure Updates datainfraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Adds CRC32C Checksum Protection
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC-32C checksum verification for client connections to Elastic SAN volumes. This feature enhances data integrity by detecting corruption during transit. It can be enabled at volume creation or on existing Elastic SANs, impacting users who require robust data protection.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Capacity Autoscaling GA
Capacity Autoscaling is now generally available for Azure Elastic SAN. This feature allows users to automatically expand SAN capacity based on usage, eliminating the need for manual capacity management and overprovisioning.
feature patch - 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 observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes GA
Azure Monitor is now generally available for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, including support for OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This integration enhances monitoring capabilities for hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, providing deeper insights into infrastructure and application performance.
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 dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server now available in Denmark East
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Denmark East region. This expansion provides users in Northern Europe with a new regional option for deploying managed PostgreSQL databases.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Data Masking GA
Azure Cosmos DB's Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) is now generally available. This server-side feature uses policies to dynamically mask sensitive data for non-privileged users, enhancing data protection against unauthorized access.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL GA's Premium SSD v2
Premium SSD v2 is now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. This update offers up to four times higher IOPS and significantly lower latency, providing better price-performance for I/O-intensive workloads. The feature impacts users of Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server requiring enhanced storage performance.
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