Azure Daily News for Tuesday, Jun 13 2023
Service Updates
General Availability
- Azure VMware Solution now available in North Switzerland
- Query performance insights for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- General Availability: Online migrations for Azure Database for MySQL instances
- MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio
- Azure Monitor container insights for AKS cluster with ARM64 nodes
- Troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
- Azure DNS is zero-day resilient with a diverse, multi-stack DNS infrastructure platforms.
- Enhanced autoscale capabilities added to HDInsight clusters
- Poland Central region added to Azure HDInsight
- Microsoft Azure Load Testing - additional Azure components for server-side monitoring
- Pgvector extension on Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
- Microsoft Azure Load Testing - configure auto stop criteria
- Generally Available: Managed identity authentication in Azure Monitor container insights
- Generally Available: Azure VMware Solution Stretched Clusters with Customer-Managed Keys
- Read replica HA enabled Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
- GA: Application Insights Distributed tracing support for Java Function Apps
- Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-June 2023
- Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Japan East and Korea Central
- Generally Available: Azure Monitor Alert resources now visible in the Azure portal
- Microsoft Azure Load Testing supports setting up quick start tests using requests per second
- Azure Cache for Redis with Web App Marketplace offer
- New Instance Types for Azure Red Hat OpenShift are now available
- 32 TB storage in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
- Available: Reduced pricing for Azure Video Indexer
- General availability of Azure Front Door integration with managed identities
Public Preview Updates
- Assess impact of service retirements workbook template in Azure Advisor
- Public Preview: GraphQL resolvers for Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL in Azure API Management
- Introducing NGads V620 Series VMs optimized for cloud gaming
- Confidential Virtual Machines (VM) support in Azure Virtual Desktop
- Public Preview: App Service support for .NET 8
- Add-on and node image in AKS release tracker
- Custom Image Templates for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Public Preview: Azure Cache for Redis now supports up to 30 shards
- Azure Cache for Redis trigger for Azure Functions
- Public Preview: Azure Data Explorer bindings for Azure Functions
- Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Vercel integration
- Power BI integration with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- Support for Python 3.11
- Public Preview: Redis extension for Azure Functions
New Development Updates
General News
- Expose your data from Azure Cosmos DB or Azure SQL through a GraphQL API with Azure API Management
Today, we’re announcing the public preview of two GraphQL resolver types for Synthetic GraphQL in Azure API Management: Azure Cosmos DB and Azure SQL resolvers. If you ever faced the challenge of exposing your database through GraphQL, you’re aware of the complexities involved. It typically involves writing numerous lines of code, dealing with resolvers, and figuring out the nuances of...
Source: Integrations on Azure Blog - Performance & Scalability of HBv4 and HX-Series VMs with Genoa-X CPUs
Article contributed by Amirreza Rastegari, Jon Shelley, Scott Moe, Jie Zhang, Jithin Jose, Anshul Jain, Jyothi Venkatesh, Joe Greenseid, Fanny Ou, and Evan Burness Azure has announced the general availability of Azure HBv4-series and HX-series virtual machines (VMs) for high performance computing (HPC). This blog provides in-depth technical and performance information about these...
Source: Azure High Performance Computing (HPC) Blog - Dapr v1.11.0 now available in the Dapr extension for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes
The Dapr extension for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes now supports Dapr v1.11.0. Dapr is a developer framework for building cloud-native applications, making it easier to run multiple microservices on Kubernetes and interact with external state stores/databases, secret stores, pub/sub brokers, and other cloud services and self-hosted solutions. The Dapr v1.11 release offers several new...
Source: Azure Developer Community Blog - Load testing databases with Azure Load Testing
In today's fast-paced digital world, databases are at the heart of almost every application or service. Databases are responsible for storing and managing vast amounts of data, providing real-time access to information, and powering critical business operations. As the amount of data and the number of users accessing databases continues to grow, it is essential to ensure that they can handle...
Source: Apps on Azure Blog
New Media
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