Azure Updates – Number 99 – October 5, 2024

A summary update on Azure News that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Every update is linked to it’s original Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Sentinel or other blog source. Hopefully this will save you some time digging around to find recent releases and changes.

Updates include preview and general availability announcements, news, and technical articles published in the listed topic areas for the previous 2 week snapshot. Presented is a subset of news that is highlighted here, visit Azure Blog, Sentinel Blog, or the Microsoft Security Copilot Blog to see all the updates.

Microsoft Sentinel Blog

Level Up Your Security Skills with the New Microsoft Sentinel Ninja Training!

What’s New: Global Search in Unified Security Operations platform includes Sentinel user and devices

Detecting AiTM Phishing via 3rd-Party Network events in Unified Security Operations Platform

The power of Data Collection Rules: Detect Disabling Windows Defender Real-Time Protection

The power of Data Collection Rules: Monitoring PowerShell usage

Azure Updates

Public Preview: Simulate everyday interactions with your app in Azure AI Studio

Public Preview: New evaluations for quality and similarity in Azure AI Studio

Public Preview: Evaluations for protected material (text) in Azure AI Studio

Public Preview: Evaluations for indirect prompt injection attacks in Azure AI Studio

Retirement: Azure Spring Apps will be retired on March 31, 2028

Retirement: Azure Diagnostic Extensions set to Retire in 18 months

Generally Available: Reminder New E-mail templates for Log search alerts – API version 2021-08-01 and up

Retirement: Azure Sphere is retiring Legacy service interfaces on September 27th, 2027

Public Preview: Switch to Azure Business Continuity Center for at scale BCDR management

Generally Available: Save up to 56% on the latest Linux VMs in most Azure regions for a limited time

Public Preview: Azure Virtual Network Monitoring IP address management

Public Preview: Azure NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines

Public Preview: Azure NMads MA35D-Series virtual machines

Generally Available: Azure Backup- Reduced Protected Instance Fee for SAP HANA Backup

Retirement: SQL Data Sync will be retired on September 30th, 2027

Retirement: Azure Orbital Ground Station Retirement

Retirement: End of life for NCv3-series VM family support in Azure Batch pools

Retirement: Planned Service Retirement – Azure Automation State Configuration on September 30, 2027

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

Optimize Azure Landing Zone with Azure Virtual Network Manager IP Address Management

ICYMI: Key Windows 11 24H2 Updates coming to Surface devices

Announcing UNLIMITED Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB/REST File Shares

Partner Blog | Accelerating cloud and AI adoption: What’s new for Azure Innovate & Azure Migrate

Microsoft and Rezolve AI partner to drive global retail innovation with AI-powered commerce solution