Changes Microsoft announces – page 152

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Private preview: NVIDIA GPU Acceleration for Apache Spark™ in Azure Synapse AnalyticsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Stack HCI now available in ChinaAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Stack HCI 60-Day Free Trial Now AvailableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute: 5 New Peering Locations AvailableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Public Preview: Azure Percept DK May (2105) software update is availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Virtual Desktop web client to end support for Internet Explorer 11 on September 30, 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Generally available: Azure Health Bot adds new regions and languages for it’s systems checkerAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Stream Analytics: 5 new regions are now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: IoT Hub service API support for Azure Active Directory based access controlAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Azure Key Vault SLA raised to 99.99%Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Sphere 21.05 will not be released - 21.06 coming in JuneAzure Updates–May 20211
Action Required: Migrate your Azure Blockchain Service data by 10 September 2021Azure Updates–
Retirement
10 September 20211
Public preview of Azure VPN Client for macOSAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
General availability: VNET peering support for Azure BastionAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Azure API Management updates - May 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Purview now supports Private Endpoints in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Public preview: Application Gateway Mutual AuthenticationAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Static Web Apps is now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server: Announcing SSL enforcement and minimum TLS version choiceAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Zone redundant storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
The public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supported in new regionsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: PowerShell Module in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Announcing lower pricing for provisioned throughput on Azure Ultra DisksAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Capacity calculator with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) managed PgBouncer in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server with managed PgBouncer in previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
General availability: Azure DevOps updates for May 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—April 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Enable Azure Site Recovery (ASR) while creating Azure Virtual MachinesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Storage — Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC) now available for previewAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Prevent Shared Key authorization for an Azure Storage accountAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Append blob support in Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Multiple features for Azure VPN GatewayAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Custom Translator—May new features, improvements and bug fixesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Backup: Operational backup for Azure Blobs is now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
General availability: Azure Log Analytics UI updates May 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Data Share Preview API versions will no longer be supported starting August 1, 2021Azure Updates–
Retirement
1 August 20211
New NPv1 virtual machines are now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Public preview: AKS support for Secrets Store Container Storage InterfaceAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Blob storage—NFS 3.0 protocol support public preview now expands to all regionsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
General availability: Azure Maps- new Gen2 pricing model availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for April 2021Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20211
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for April 2021Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20211
Azure Sphere version 21.04 is now generally availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20211
Microsoft Azure Web PubSub service now in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20211
Azure Site Recovery now supports Azure Policy in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20211
General availability: Azure Site Recovery now supports cross-continental disaster recovery for 3 region pairsAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20211
General availability: Set up Azure Site Recovery with proximity placement groups across hybrid and cloud disaster recovery scenariosAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20211
Public preview: Application Insight in South India and West Central USAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20211

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