Azure Updates – Number 102 – Ignite 2024 Chicago Edition

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.

This very special Chicago Ignite 2024 Edition has so many great announcements, I couldn’t wait to publish this on Saturday so I’m releasing this update early on Friday November 22, 2024 for the official end of Ignite day!

What an exciting Ignite year it’s been! If you missed any of the sessions or announcements in different areas, check out the Ignite Book of News right here: –> https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2024-book-of-news/.

Stay warm & safe, and enjoy a wonderful weekend as we properly head into winter here in Calgary!

Microsoft Sentinel Blog

How Microsoft?s leading SIEM is getting even better

Leave no data behind: Using summary rules to store data cost effectively in Microsoft Sentinel

What?s New: Exciting new Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement – Ignite 2024

Deploy Microsoft Sentinel using Bicep

Save money on your Sentinel ingestion costs with Data Collection Rules

What to do if your Sentinel Data Connector shows as [DEPRECATED]

Cowrie honeypot and its Integration with Microsoft Sentinel.

Introducing the Use Cases Mapper workbook

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

SIEM Migration Update: Now Migrate with contextual depth in translations with Microsoft Sentinel!

The power of Data Collection Rules: Collecting events for advanced use cases in Microsoft USOP

What’s new: Multi-tenancy in the unified security operations platform experience in Public Preview

Comprehensive coverage and cost-savings with Microsoft Sentinel?s new data tier

Revolutionizing log collection with Azure Monitor Agent

Microsoft Sentinel & Cyberint Threat Intel Integration Guide

Frequently asked questions about the unified security operations platform

Azure Updates

[Launched] Generally Available: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Read and read/write privileges for secondary users in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[In preview] Public Preview: Visual Studio Code extension for Azure Cosmos DB

[Launched] Generally Available: Da/Ea/Fav6 series AMD based Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure DNS Support for DNSSEC

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2024

[In preview] Public Preview: Managed Service Identity for Azure Storage extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: Elastic clusters on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL support for oracle_fdw extension

[In preview] Public Preview: Change streams on vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[In preview] Public Preview: New Linux-based Azure Cosmos DB Emulator

[In preview] Public Preview: Autoscale in vCore based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[In preview] Public Preview: Network security perimeter with Azure Cosmos DB

[Launched] Generally Available: Enhancements on Azure Container Storage for performance, scalability, and operational insights

[Launched] Generally Available: Kubernetes Metadata and Logs Filtering in Azure Monitor – Container Insights

[In preview] Public Preview: Data API in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[In preview] Public Preview: Empowering teams with new features in Microsoft Dev Box

[In development] Private Preview: Azure Confidential Clean Rooms

[In preview] Public Preview: DiskANN vector indexing and search in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cool access support for large volumes

[Launched] Generally Available: .NET 9

[In preview] Public Preview: Spot Placement Score

[In preview] Public Preview: New capabilities to aid Migration and Hybrid Cloud Management: Envision and leverage the Benefits of Azure Arc and Azure Management in Azure Migrate

[In preview] Public Preview: Secure by default with vault soft delete for Azure Backup

[Launched] Generally Available: Immutable WORM Storage for Backups in Azure Recovery Services Vaults

[In preview] Public Preview: Fallback to internet on Private DNS Zones

[In preview] Public Preview: DNS security policy

[Launched] Generally Available: VMSS Zonal Expansion

[In preview] Public Preview: Resilient create and delete on Virtual Machine Scale Sets

[In preview] Public Preview: Standby Pools for Azure Container Instances

[In preview] Public Preview: Custom metrics for rolling upgrades on Virtual Machine Scale Sets

[Launched] Generally Available: MaxSurge on Virtual Machine Scale Sets

[Launched] Generally Available: Upgrade Policies on Virtual Machine Scale Sets with Flexible Orchestration

[In preview] Public Preview: Attribute Based VM selection in Azure Compute Fleet

[In preview] Public Preview: Multi-region deployment in Azure Compute Fleet

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Virtual Network now supports configuration of private IP address blocks on network interfaces

[Launched] Generally Available: Synchronization between Azure API Center and Azure API Management

[Launched] Generally Available: Fully Managed API Analysis in Azure API Center

[Launched] Generally Available: Generative AI Gateway Token Quota Policy in Azure API Management

[Launched] Generally Available: Support for GPT4o (Text and Images) Across All GenAI Policies in Azure API Management

[Launched] Generally Available: Automate Build and Deployment for Standard Logic App Workflows with Azure DevOps

[Launched] Generally Available: Deployment slots in Azure Logic Apps Standard

[In preview] Public Preview: Copilot in Azure embedded experience for Azure Firewall integration in Security Copilot

[In preview] Public Preview: AI Capabilities in the Azure Logic Apps Consumption SKU

[Launched] Generally Available: Premium Integration Account in Azure Logic Apps

[Launched] Generally Available: Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps Standard

[In preview] Public Preview: Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure API Management Premium v2 Tier

[Launched] Generally Available: Shared Workspace Gateways in Azure API Management

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance pools

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Managed Instance mirroring to Microsoft Fabric

[Launched] Generally Available: Los Angeles – Azure Extended Zones

[In preview] Public Preview: MySQL 9.1 Innovation release support

[Launched] Generally Available: Vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

[Launched] Generally Available: Semantic Ranker Solution Accelerator on Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: Solution Accelerator for building a legal research copilot using GraphRAG on Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: Full text and hybrid search in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Managed Redis

[In preview] Public Preview: Monitor your Fabric workspaces

[Launched] Generally Available: OneLake catalog?a complete catalog for discovery, management, and governance

[Launched] Generally Available: Sidecar extensibility in Azure App Service

[In preview] Public Preview: NUnit support in Microsoft Playwright Testing

[In preview] Public Preview: AKS security dashboard

[In preview] Public Preview: Auto instrumentation for AppInsights in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Dynamic system node pool creation in AKS Automatic

[Launched] Generally Available: Intelligent cross-cluster Kubernetes resource placement using Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

[In preview] Public Preview: Multi-cluster Auto-upgrade in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

[Launched] Generally Available: Extended workload scheduling capabilities in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

[Launched] Generally Available: Upgrade algorithm improvements in AKS

[Launched] Generally Availble: Trusted launch enabled AKS nodes

[In preview] Public Preview: Planned maintenance in Azure Container Apps

[In preview] Public Preview: Serverless GPUs in Azure Container Apps

[In preview] Public Preview: Private endpoint support in Azure Container Apps for workload profiles environments

[Launched] Generally Available: Dynamic sessions in Azure Container Apps

[In preview] Public Preview: .NET Aspire support for Azure Functions projects

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions supports .NET 9

[In preview] Public Preview: New capabilities in Azure Functions OpenAI triggers and bindings preview

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions Flex Consumption plan

[In development] Private Preview: DCa/ECa v6 series AMD based confidential virtual machines (VMs)

[In preview] Public Preview: MySQL 8.4 LTS for Azure Database for MySQL

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Local

[In preview] Public Preview: Introducing security baseline with auto-remediation for Linux hybrid workloads

[Launched] Generally Available: Custom domain support and push delivery to webhooks highlight new Azure Event Grid releases

[Launched] Generally Available: Evaluations for quality metrics in Azure AI Foundry

[Launched] Generally Available: Announcing Azure AI Foundry management center

[In preview] Public Preview: New features enhance developer experience, customizations, and security in Azure Deployment Environments

[In preview] Public Preview: Network security perimeter

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Bastion Premium

[In preview] Public Preview: Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Windows Server 2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Jumpstart Agora Contoso Hypermarket

[Launched] Generally Available: Jumpstart Drops

[Launched] Generally Available: Default zone resilience in Azure Database for MySQL ? Flexible Server Business Critical service tier

[In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Apache AGE graph support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: On-demand backups for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

[Launched] Generally Available: Standby Pools for Virtual Machine Scale Sets with Flexible Orchestration

[In development] Private Preview: Web Application Firewall (WAF) running on Application Gateway for Containers

[In preview] Public Preview: Network isolated cluster in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure API Center Plugin for GitHub Copilot for Azure

[Launched] Generally Available: Advanced Container Networking Services

[Launched] Generally Available: Extension of limited-time promotional discounts on Azure Databricks Serverless Compute Services

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio now supports faults for AKS clusters using managed identity authentication

[In preview] Public Preview: SeccompDefault support in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Linux 3.0 on Azure Kubernetes Service v1.31

[In preview] Public Preview: Static egress gateway for AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Fleet OSS announcements

[Launched] Generally Available: Ignore PDBs on node pool deletion

[Launched] Generally Available: Delete a specific machine

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door WebSocket

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Canada Central region

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

Monitor User Activities and System Events with Security Copilot and Microsoft Sentinel

Ignite 2024: Transforming Security with Microsoft Security Copilot

Microsoft Security Copilot Achieves SOC 2 Certification

Know Before You Go: Security Copilot at Microsoft Ignite 2024

Identity forensics with Copilot for Security Identity Analyst Plugin

Microsoft Copilot for Security Achieves HITRUST Certification

Case Study: Harnessing Copilot for Security in Defending Against Cyberthreats

Use LogicApps and Copilot for Security to auto-process ISAC Emails

Harnessing the power of KQL Plugins for enhanced security insights with Copilot for Security

Extending Microsoft Copilot for Security Capabilities with Azure Function Apps

Microsoft Copilot for Security Now Covered by HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

Using Microsoft Graph as a Microsoft Copilot for Security Plugin with Delegated Access

How to build a Copilot for Security API Plugin ? Part 2

Microsoft Copilot for Security Attains ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 Certifications

Exploring Copilot for Security to Automate Incident Triage

Updates to Security Admin permissions for Microsoft Copilot for Security

What?s New? ? Security Copilot Azure logic app Connector

Azure Web Application Firewall(WAF) integration in Copilot for Security

Azure Firewall integration in Copilot for Security: protect networks at machine speed with Gen AI

Unifying security tools with Copilot for Security’s partner ecosystem

LeVar Burton joins Vasu Jakkal to share his hope for transformative technologies like generative AI

How to Become a Microsoft Security Copilot Ninja: The Complete Level 400 Training

Unleash the Power of Microsoft Copilot for Security: Introducing the Copilot for Security GitHub

Microsoft Copilot for Security Defender XDR Plugin Overview

Microsoft Copilot for Security Purview Plugin Overview