Azure Updates – Number 96 – August 10, 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

Microsoft Sentinel & Cyberint Threat Intel Integration Guide

Frequently asked questions about the unified security operations platform

Enhancing Security Monitoring: Integrating GitLab Cloud Edition with Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel All-In-One now available for Azure Government

Unified Security Operations Platform – Technical FAQ!

Azure Updates

Public Preview: Los Angeles – Azure Extended Zones

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files zone volume placement enhancement – Populate existing volume

Generally Available: Operator and CRD support with Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus

Retirement: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.1 disablement

Public Preview: Pre-release version – Azure API Center Visual Studio Code extension now adding a pre-release version

Generally Available: Model fine-tuning support for Kubernetes AI Toolchain Operator (KAITO)

Generally Available: OS SKU in-place migration for AKS

Public Preview: Windows Annual Channel on AKS

Generally Available: App Configuration references on App Service

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files volume encryption key transition

Public Preview: Azure Carbon Optimization

Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle Management now supports improved control on archiving

Generally Available: Azure Container Storage for Ephemeral (Local NVMe/Temp SSD) and Azure Disk

Generally Available: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Washington version

Retirement: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 2.4 Disablement

Generally Available: vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB integration with Semantic Kernel (.NET)

Public Preview: Long-term retention for CMK-enabled Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Generally Available: Storage autogrow replica support

Generally Available: Vaulted backup for Azure Blob Storage

Retirement: Upgrade your Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment workloads

Retirement: Upgrade from Azure API Management stv1 to stv2 by Aug. 31, 2024

Public Preview: Azure API Management WordPress plugin enables customers to build highly customizable developer portals

Public Preview: Convert to Azure Premium SSD v2 disks

Public Preview: New Azure Monitor Auxiliary Logs Plan

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files large volume enhancement – increased throughput and maximum size limit of 2 PiB volume

Public Preview: 6th generation Intel-based VMs – Dv6/Ev6

Generally Available: New capabilities added to Azure Monitor Basic Logs plan

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

[Azure Service Bus] JMS messages getting dead-lettered

Transforme o Desenvolvimento com .NET Aspire: Integra??o com JavaScript e Node.js

Expanding GenAI Gateway Capabilities in Azure API Management

Major Version Upgrades for Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server Burstable SKU via Azure Portal

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