Azure Weekly Updates - 07th November 2021

MISC:

Gateway Load Balancer now in public preview: Gateway Load Balancer enables you to deploy, scale, and enhance the availability of third party network virtual appliances (NVAs)?in Azure with ease

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/gateway-load-balancer-preview/

Metrics and Metric alerts for Azure Backup: Azure Backup now provides built-in metrics to enable you to monitor the health of your backups and write custom alert rules on these metrics.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/metrics-and-metric-alerts-for-azure-backup/

Stream Analytics now offers support for Availability Zones with Dedicated Cluster: Azure Availability Zones enabled Stream Analytics allows?you to run mission-critical applications with higher availability and fault tolerance to datacenter failures.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azwithdedicatedcluster/

Multi-user authorization for Backup is now in public preview: Multi-user authorization for Backup provides enhanced protection for your Recovery Services vaults against unauthorized critical operations.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-backup-mua-public-preview/

New indexing metrics for Azure Cosmos DB: Identify which indexes your queries utilized and then view the recommended new indexes in Azure Cosmos DB.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-indexing-metrics-for-azure-cosmos-db-in-general-availability/

Azure Cache for Redis: Redis 6.0 supported: Azure Cache for Redis now supports Redis 6.0, which includes several new features and commands that enhance developer productivity and ease of use.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-cache-for-redis-redis-60-supported-in-general-availability/

Link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance now in limited public preview: The link feature in SQL Managed Instance reimagines SQL Server database replication to enable application migration with minimal downtime and offloading read-only workloads to secondaries in the cloud.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/link-feature-in-azure-sql-managed-instance-now-in-limited-public-preview/

Provisioned throughput spending limit for Azure Cosmos DB: You can now set a hard limit on the total throughput provisioned across a single account in Azure Cosmos DB.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/provisioned-throughput-spending-limit-for-azure-cosmos-db-in-general-availability/

Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra service: With Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, scale on-premises Cassandra data to the cloud with automated deployment, scaling, and management operations for open-source Apache Cassandra datacenters.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-managed-instance-for-apache-cassandra-service-now-generally-available/

Azure Cosmos DB: Partial document update: Send update requests and only pass the data that has changed for an item with partial document update in Azure Cosmos DB.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-cosmos-db-partial-document-update-now-in-general-availability/

Azure Cosmos DB Logic Apps Standard Connector: Use the new built-in Azure Cosmos DB Logic Apps Standard Connector with a trigger for the change feed and several actions to enable high throughput data processing with low latency.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-cosmos-db-logic-apps-standard-connector-in-public-preview/

Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporters: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporters provide a vendor-neutral way to instrument your application and send telemetry to Application Insights.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporters/

EventHub action in Azure Monitor action groups: The new EventHub action enhances your alert configuration capabilities.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-eventhub-action-in-azure-monitor-action-groups

Manage your Log Analytics data export rules in Azure portal: Data export rules in Azure Monitor log analytics can now be configured and managed directly via Azure Portal with ease.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-manage-your-log-analytics-data-export-rules-in-azure-portal/

Log Analytics Workspace Insights in Azure Monitor: Log Analytics Workspace Insights provides rich insights on usage, performance, health, agents, queries, and a change log.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-log-analytics-workspace-insights-in-azure-monitor/

Event Hubs Premium: Event Hubs Premium comes with reserved compute, memory, and storage resources, which increases the performance and minimizes cross-tenant interference in a managed multi-tenant PaaS environment.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-event-hubs-premium/

New troubleshooting experiences in Network Insights for VPN Gateway & Azure Firewall: Rich insights for additional networking resources in Azure Monitor.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-new-troubleshooting-experiences-in-network-insights-for-vpn-gateway-azure-firewall/

Azure Cognitive Service for Language: Azure Cognitive Service for Language provides high-quality natural language capabilities, from sentiment analysis and entity extraction to automated question answering.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-cognitive-service-for-language-now-generally-available/

Azure Machine Learning public preview announcement Ignite, November 2021: New feature Azure Arc-enabled machine learning inference and data labeling with text classification using ML Assist capabilities are now available in preview in Azure Machine Learning.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-machine-learning-public-preview-announcement-ignite-november-2021-2/

Industry-aware analytics with database templates in Azure Synapse: Database templates in Azure Synapse enable you to integrate and shape data from across multiple internal and external sources.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-industryaware-analytics-with-database-templates-in-azure-synapse/

Azure SQL: Public preview updates for early November 2021: Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in mid-September 2021.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-sql-public-preview-updates-for-early-november-2021/

Cross-region snapshot copy for Azure Disk Storage: Cross-region snapshot copy is now in preview, allowing you to copy disk snapshots to any region for disaster recovery scenarios.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-crossregion-snapshot-copy-for-azure-disk-storage/

Centralized management of keys for encrypting Azure disks: Centralized management of keys for encrypting Azure disks is now generally available, allowing you to manage encryption keys centrally in a subscription and encrypt disks and snapshots in other subscriptions in your organization.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-centralized-management-of-keys-for-encrypting-azure-disks/

Azure Service Bus large message support reaches general availability: This new capability removes need for workarounds and enables migration of legacy payloads to Azure

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-service-bus-large-message-support-reaches-general-availability/

Version updates for Azure App Configuration libraries: Push refresh and feature management among new capabilities for Java Spring Boot applications.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-version-updates-for-azure-app-configuration-libraries/

Diagnostic settings feature reaches general availability: Send web app and platform logs on App Service to Azure Monitor, enabling new observability scenarios.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-app-service-diagnostic-settings-feature-reaches-general-availability/

Azure App Service Environment v3 support for Windows Containers: Migrate on-premise apps that require custom configuration to App Service Environment v3.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-app-service-environment-v3-support-for-windows-containers-is-now-generally-available/

Azure Purview’s Integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Prioritize sensitive data in cloud workloads using Azure Purview’s Integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-of-azure-purview-s-integration-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/

OpenID Connect integration between Azure AD and GitHub Actions: Developers can secure their deployments to Azure through OpenID Connect integration between Azure AD and GitHub Actions

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-openid-connect-integration-between-azure-ad-and-github-actions/

IoT Central - Organizations: IoT solution builders can now build?an IoT?solution?once and onboard multiple tenants into?it –?keeping cost down and?reducing management overhead.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-iot-central-organizations/

Azure Chaos Studio - Systematically improve resilience with controlled chaos: Improve the resilience of your applications by deliberately introducing faults that simulate real-world outages.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-azure-chaos-studio-systematically-improve-resilience-with-controlled-chaos/

Additional ML options for Spark on Azure Synapse: Save time and reduce risk when batch?scoring in Azure Synapse Analytics with the new PREDICT keyword.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/additional-ml-options-for-spark-on-azure-synapse-now-in-public-preview/

Near real-time analytics for telemetry, time series, and log data on Azure Synapse: Azure Synapse?data?explorer?is optimized for efficient log analytics,?using powerful indexing technology to automatically index?structured, semi-structured, and?free-text data commonly found in telemetry data.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/near-realtime-analytics-for-telemetry-time-series-and-log-data-on-azure-synapse/

Azure Applied AI Services | Azure Video Analyzer updates: Azure Video Analyzer now has new cloud-based capabilities that deliver low-latency available in preview.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-applied-ai-services-azure-video-analyzer-updates-in-public-preview/

Azure Applied AI Services | Azure Cognitive Search updates: Azure Cognitive Search has expanded language and regional availability.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-applied-ai-services-azure-cognitive-search-updates-now-generally-available/

New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021: Azure Arc is announcing new functionality, which includes enhanced lifecycle management on VMware and Azure Stack HCI virtual machines.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/private-preview-new-azure-arc-capabilities-in-november-2021/

New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021: Azure Arc is announcing new functionality, which includes improved machine learning capabilities, and new features for Azure Arc-enabled data services.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-new-azure-arc-capabilities-in-november-2021/

GraphQL passthrough support in Azure API Management: GraphQL is increasingly seen as more efficient, flexible, and powerful way of working with APIs, as they have tremendous benefits such as faster performance, longer API call limit threshold, and lesser time retrieving data.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-graphql-passthrough-support-in-azure-api-management/

Native support for WebSocket APIs: Native support for WebSocket APIs is now available across all pricing plans of Azure API Management except Consumption. This will help you manage WebSocket APIs along with REST APIs in Azure API Management.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-native-support-for-websocket-apis/

Logic Apps Standard Plan updates: Logic Apps Standard was released at Ignite 2020 and since then we have added a lot of features to enable better enterprise integration between mission critical systems on cloud, on premises, and in a hybrid way with runtime available on Azure, Azure Arc and locally. This post includes capabilities that are now generally available.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/logic-apps-standard-plan-updates/

ExpressRoute FastPath improvements: ExpressRoute FastPath now supports more network scenarios, enabling customers with more complex Azure environments to unlock the benefits of FastPath.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-expressroute-fastpath-improvements/

ExpressRoute private peering support for BGP communities: This support for BGP community tags on traffic sent from Azure to on-premises over ExpressRoute enables customers to set routing preferences and pursue a greater variety of hybrid network designs.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-expressroute-private-peering-support-for-bgp-communities/

Azure Machine Learning - Ignite, November 2021 public preview announcements: New feature Azure Arc-enabled machine learning inference and data labeling with text classification using ML Assist capabilities are now available in preview in Azure Machine Learning

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-machine-learning-public-preview-announcement-ignite-november-2021/

API Management and Event Grid Integration: General availability of Azure API Management to publish events in Event Grid.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-api-management-event-grid-integration/

Azure Virtual Network Manager: Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) is a one-stop shop solution for centralized network management across regions and subscriptions.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-azure-virtual-network-manager/

Azure Automation support for Managed Identities: Use Managed Identities to authenticate runbooks to any Azure service that supports Azure AD authentication.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-automation-managed-identities-ga/

Azure OpenAI Service combines access to powerful GPT-3 language models with Azure’s enterprise capabilities: Apply advanced language models to a variety of use cases with Azure OpenAI Service.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-azure-openai-service-combines-access-to-powerful-gpt3-language-models-with-azure-s-enterprise-capabilities/

New Azure Data Explorer output plugin for Telegraf: This new output plugin allows you to write telemetry collected by any of the input plugins of Telegraf directly into Azure Data Explorer e.g. it makes SQL monitoring at scale better and affordable.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-azure-data-explorer-plugin-for-telegraf/

Azure VMware Solution now generally available in the Germany West Central Azure region: Azure VMware Solution has now expanded availability to Germany West Central, this update is in addition to the existing availability multiple Azure regions in US, Europe, Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, Brazil and Southeast Asia (Singapore).

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-vmware-solution-now-generally-available-in-the-germany-west-central-azure-region/

Azure Data Explorer is now supported as an output for Azure Stream Analytics job: We are announcing that Azure Stream Analytics can directly output data to Azure Data Explorer, simplifying architecture where you need both hot and warm path analytics on streaming data. This feature will be added to all Stream Analytics regions progressively.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-data-explorer-is-now-supported-as-output-for-azure-stream-analytics-job/

Azure Site Recovery now supports failover of multiple IP configurations: You can configure the failover and test failover settings of your secondary IP configuration for a seamless site recovery experience.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-site-recovery-now-supports-failover-of-multiple-ip-configurations/

COMPUTE:

NAT gateway integration with AKS: Provision a NAT gateway is now easier with AKS clusters.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-nat-gateway-integration-with-aks-2/

Install Azure Service Operator via Visual Studio Code extension for AKS: You can now quickly install Azure Service Operator for your AKS clusters using Visual Studio Code extension for AKS by passing on Service Principal credentials.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/install-azure-service-operator-via-visual-studio-code-extension-for-aks/

AKS node pool user start/stop feature: Easily stop node pools and restart with a single command.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-aks-node-pool-user-startstop-feature/

Dapr extension for AKS: You can now easily provision Dapr on AKS clusters. No need to download Dapr tooling and manually installing and managing the runtime on AKS clusters.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-dapr-extension-for-aks/

On-demand disk bursting for Azure Premium SSDs: On-demand disk bursting is now generally available for Premium SSDs, allowing you to scale performance to meet demand whenever needed and optimize costs.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/ondemand-disk-bursting-for-azure-premium-ssds-now-generally-available/

gMSAv2 security policy support for Kubernetes workloads on Windows: AKS will now take care of GMSA configuration, as well as maintaining trust during scale operations in the Windows nodepool.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-gmsav2-security-policy-support-for-kubernetes-workloads-on-windows-2/

Azure Container Apps: Today we're announcing the public preview of Azure Container Apps. Run and scale modern apps using a fully managed serverless container service built for microservices.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-azure-container-apps/

Azure Container Registry connected registry for IoT Edge: You can now synchronize container images from your cloud registry and serve them on-premises for use by IoT devices and use the connected registry in an disconnected setting up to 90 days.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-azure-container-registry-connected-registry-for-iot-edge/

Azure Service Operator v2 release: Use Azure Service Operator to provision resources within Kubernetes and implement self-service resource provisioning for your application developers.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-service-operator-v2-release-is-now-generally-available/

AKS support for Secrets Store CSI driver: Easily integrate secrets stores into your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) so you can securely access your secrets via the container’s file system.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-aks-support-for-secrets-store-csi-driver/

Open Service Mesh add-on for AKS is now generally available: Use the service mesh capabilities from Open Service Mesh (OSM) integrated natively with the AKS managed service offering.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/open-service-mesh-addon-for-aks-is-now-generally-available/

New capabilities introduced for disk pool for Azure VMware Solution: Disk pool enables you to access Azure Disk Storage for high-performance, durable block storage for your Azure VMware Solution workloads.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-capabilities-introduced-for-disk-pool-public-preview-for-azure-vmware-solution/

New Azure Virtual Machines deliver increased performance for a broad range of workloads: The new Dv5 and Ev5 Azure Virtual Machines feature 3rd Generation Intel? Xeon? Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) processors and deliver better price-performance compared to prior VM generations.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-new-azure-virtual-machines-deliver-increased-performance-for-a-broad-range-of-workloads/

New Azure Virtual Machines deliver increased storage throughput for data-intensive workloads: Microsoft is announcing the upcoming preview of Ebs v5 and Ebds v5 Azure VMs, a new memory optimized VM series that delivers up to 300% increase in remote storage performance compared to prior generation VMs.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/limited-preview-new-azure-virtual-machines-deliver-increased-storage-throughput-for-dataintensive-workloads/

New orchestration mode for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets: Increase the availability at scale of business-critical applications with new Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets features.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-orchestration-mode-for-azure-virtual-machine-scale-sets-now-generally-available/

Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI: With Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI, you can maintain full control over your infrastructure and enjoy the advantages of Azure Virtual Desktop in your own datacenter, including a full Windows 10 and 11 desktop experience for users with multi-session or single session support to optimize cost and performance.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-virtual-desktop-for-azure-stack-hci-public-preview-is-now-available/

Autoscale public preview is now available for Azure Virtual Desktop: Azure Virtual Desktop now supports autoscale for pooled host pools to help you optimize costs.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/autoscale-public-preview-is-now-available-for-azure-virtual-desktop/

Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes: Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes is now generally available. You can now monitor all Kubernetes, AKS or non-AKS through container insights.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-azure-monitor-container-insights-for-azure-arc-enabled-kubernetes-2/

Azure Virtual Machines DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series now available: New DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines transform the state-of-the-art for confidential workloads.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/new-azure-sgx-confidential-vms/

Automatic VM guest patching is now generally available: Automatic VM guest patching provides safe and automatic patching for virtual machines to simplify update management and maintain security compliance.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/automatic-vm-guest-patching-now-available/

Bastion Standard SKU: Azure Bastion Standard SKU offers key capabilities for enterprises, unblocking critical customer scenarios.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-bastion-standard-sku/

Azure trusted launch for Virtual Machines now generally available: Azure offers trusted launch as a seamless way to bolster the security of Generation 2 VMs.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/trustedlaunch-ga/

Run Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Kubernetes Service: An automated solution template to run Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), jointly developed with Oracle, is now available in the Azure Marketplace.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-run-oracle-weblogic-server-on-azure-kubernetes-service/

Run IBM WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty on ARO and AKS: Automated solution templates to run IBM WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), jointly developed with IBM, are now available in the Azure Marketplace.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-run-ibm-websphere-liberty-and-open-liberty-on-aro-and-aks/

PowerShell 7.1 runbook support in Azure Automation available in public preview: Use PowerShell 7.1 for infrastructure automation & orchestration scenarios across Azure & non-Azure environment through Azure Automation runbooks.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-automation-powershell-7/

STORAGE:

Server side retries for Cassandra API: Enable server-side retries for the Cassandra API with Azure Cosmos DB to enjoy a better experience when ingesting data.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-cosmos-db-server-side-retries-for-cassandra-api-in-public-preview/

Cost saving recommendations in Azure Advisor for Azure Cosmos DB: Refer to the Azure Advisor recommendations for possible cost savings in Azure Cosmos DB, which are calculated based on historical usage patterns.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/cost-saving-recommendations-in-azure-advisor-for-azure-cosmos-db-now-generally-available/

Updates to Azure SQL Managed Instance boosts performance, scale, and flexibility: New investments in Azure SQL Managed Instance bring more performance, scale, and flexibility to your SQL workloads in this latest significant update to the service.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-updates-to-azure-sql-managed-instance-boosts-performance-scale-and-flexibility/

Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Custom partitioning support: Partition your data in analytical store using keys that are critical for your business logic to achieve better query and data load performance.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-synapse-link-for-azure-cosmos-db-custom-partitioning-support-in-public-preview/

Explore your Amazon RDS data in Azure Purview: Azure Purview, the unified data governance solution, expands its multi-cloud coverage with support for Amazon RDS.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-explore-your-amazon-rds-data-in-azure-purview/

Self-service Access Management in Azure Purview: Azure Purview will enable data consumers to initiate access requests to data stored in Azure Storage or Azure SQL DB.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/public-preview-selfservice-access-management-in-azure-purview/

Live resize of Azure Disk Storage: With live resize of Azure Disk Storage in preview, you can dynamically increase your disk size without any downtime to your application.

Availability: In-Preview

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/live-resize-of-azure-disk-storage-in-public-preview/

Provisioned throughput increase for Azure Ultra Disk Storage: The provisioned throughput for Azure Ultra Disk Storage has been increased to 4,000 MB/s per disk.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/general-availability-provisioned-throughput-increase-for-azure-ultra-disk-storage/

Azure SQL—general availability updates for early November 2021: General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in early November 2021.

Availability: Now Available

Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/updates/azure-sql-general-availability-updates-for-early-november-2021/