Changes Microsoft announces – page 103

New and changed items from the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Azure Updates.

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Public Preview: Announcing the New Azure Bastion DeveloperAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
New E-mail templates for Log search alerts - API version 2021-08-01 and upAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier support on Blob Batch operationsAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.10 expected on November 8Azure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public preview: Traffic Splitting for Azure Static Web AppsAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Public preview: Snippets for Azure Static Web AppsAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
GA: Service Bus message settlement in isolated worker model for .NET Azure FunctionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
GA: Performance optimizations for the isolated worker model in .NET Azure FunctionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public preview: Disable Secure Shell (SSH) support in AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
GA: Bring our own keys (BYOK) on Ephemeral OS DiskAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files standard storage with cool accessAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Public preview: Built-in Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Site RecoveryAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Protect SQL Server 2014 workloads with Extended Security UpdatesAzure Updates–October 20231
General availability: Storage auto-grow & online disk scaling for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public preview: Flush data operation for Azure Cache for RedisAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public preview: Update channel for Basic, Standard and Premium CachesAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
General availability: Azure Synapse Link for existing MongoDB collectionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General availability: Azure Synapse Link compatibility with Cosmos DB continuous backupAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General availability: PostgreSQL 16 production support in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQLAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
The availability of Azure compute reservations exchanges extended until at least July 1st, 2024Azure Updates–October 20231
Microsoft Security email update and Resources for Azure AD rename to Microsoft Entra IDAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Changes to My Groups admin controlsAzure Updates–
Retirement
June 20241
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General Availability: Azure AI Content SafetyAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public Preview: VMSS Automatic Instance Repairs - Reimage, Restart Repair ActionsAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Azure Machine Learning - General Availability for OctoberAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for OctoberAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Azure Functions support for Python 3.8 is ending on 14 October 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
October 20231
Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of supportAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Generally Available: Azure Dedicated Host - ResizeAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Breaking Change Notice: Virtual Machine Scale Set Default Orchestration Mode changing from Uniform to Flexible on PowerShell, Azure CLIAzure Updates–October 20231
Private Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
General Availability: Azure Private Link for MySQL – Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General Availability: Universal cross-region read replica on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2023Azure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Announcing Public Preview of Azure API Management Pricing Tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2Azure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231
Azure Files has been improved to support all valid Unicode charactersAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
ExpressRoute Traffic Collector is now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
LSA payload update for fixes on 15-JanAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20231
Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio has Query-Based Dynamic TargetsAzure Updates–October 20231
Migrate to Azure Resource Manager control plane API version 2021-11-01 by 30 September 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20261
Retirement notice: Bing Speech will be retired on 3 November 2023Azure Updates–
Retirement
3 November 20231
Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter notebooks will be retired March 30, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 March 20241
Azure Activity Logs Legacy solution is replaced by Diagnostic settingsAzure Updates–
Retirement
September 20261
Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 on Azure Cache for Redis ending on 31 October 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
1 November 20241
Support for Azure Machine Learning Explanation and Fairness Dashboards is ending on 14 March 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
14 March 20251
Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Some Azure Service Bus SDK libraries will be retired on 30 September 2026—migrate to the latest SDKsAzure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20261
App Service: Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual NetworkAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20231

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