Azure updates

Azure Static Web Apps is now generally available

Azure Static Web Apps, now includes a standard plan for advanced capabilities supported by an enterprise Service Level Agreement (SLA).

• App Service
• Services
• Features

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server: Announcing SSL enforcement and minimum TLS version choice

Now you can choose to enforce encrypted connection or Transport Layer Support version on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Security
• Compliance
• Management
• Features

The public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supported in new regions

Provision new Flexible Server deployments in France Central and Brazil South regions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Features
• Regions & Datacenters

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: PowerShell Module in public preview

Use PowerShell to manage dependent resources and Azure Database for MySQL- Flexible Servers.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Management
• Features

Zone redundant storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks in public preview

Now available in public preview in West Europe, North Europe, West US 2, and France Central, Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks protect disks from zonal failures which may occur due to natural disasters or hardware issues.

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Features

Capacity calculator with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now generally available

Use the Azure Cosmos DB capacity calculator to estimate your RU/s for your API for MongoDB workloads.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Management
• Features
• Pricing & Offerings

General availability: Announcing lower pricing for provisioned throughput on Azure Ultra Disks

Provisioned throughput price on Azure Ultra Disks is reduced by 65% in all regions where Ultra Disks are available

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Services
• Pricing & Offerings

General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)

AzAcSnap is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments

• Azure NetApp Files
• Features

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (public preview) managed PgBouncer in public preview

PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server (preview) managed service.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Features
• Open Source

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) managed PgBouncer in public preview

PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) managed service.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Open Source

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server with managed PgBouncer in preview

PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server managed service

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features
• Open Source

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (public preview) support for PostgreSQL 13

PostgreSQL 13 for Azure Database for Postgres – Flexible Server includes multiple enhancements now in preview.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Features
• Open Source

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (public preview) supports PostgreSQL minor versions

The latest PostgreSQL minor versions 13.2, 12.6, and 11.11 are now supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server (in preview) and include security and bug fixes.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Management
• Features
• Open Source

General availability: Azure DevOps updates for May 2021

There are several new announcements for May 2021 including repos as protected resource in YAML pipelines and updates to Delivery Plans 2.0.

• Azure DevOps
• Features

General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—April 2021

April updates include API general availability, new guidance articles, dashboard updates, IoT Edge updates, and device connectivity events.

• Azure IoT Central
• Features

General availability: Enable Azure Site Recovery (ASR) while creating Azure Virtual Machines

With ASR, you can now protect your business-critical Azure virtual machines from regional outages at the time of VM creation.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Management

Azure Storage — Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC) now available for preview

Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC) is an authorization mechanism that defines access levels based on attributes associated with security principals, resources, requests or the environment. You can now use ABAC in Azure Storage for Blobs and ADLS Gen2 by defining conditions on role-assignments based on resource and request attributes.

• Security
• Features

Prevent Shared Key authorization for an Azure Storage account

Target availability: Q2 2021

Enhance secure access to Azure Storage accounts with Prevent Shared Key authorization.

• Storage Accounts
• Azure Blob Storage
• Security
• Features

Append blob support in Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available

Applications can now create append blobs in addition to block blobs in Azure Data Lake Storage accounts and append to them using Append Block operations. Applications that need to add information to existing files efficiently and continuously can leverage append blobs.

• Azure Data Lake Storage
• Features