New Azure features and functionality for August 2022
It’s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! Just in case you’ve missed something, we’ve collected all of the announcements from August 2022 in one place. Be sure to give this list a read through, as there’s a wealth of exciting new functions and updates to check out!
General Availability
- Managed identity to connect Azure Cache for Redis to storage
- Unity Catalog for Azure Databricks
- Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache
- Azure Functions extension for Event Grid blob trigger
- Enterprise-grade edge for Azure Static Web Apps
- API Management custom widget support in developer portal
- Azure Communication Services support for Teams identities
- Enterprise-ready Azure Monitor change analysis capability released
- Live resize for Premium SSD and Standard SSD Disk Storage
- Prevent a lifecycle management policy from archiving recently rehydrated blobs
- ExpressRoute IPv6 Support for Global Reach
- Azure Data Explorer supports native ingestion from Amazon S3
- Public IP Capability for Azure VMware Solution
- vRealize Log Insight Cloud with Azure VMware Solution integration
- JetStream DR for AVS supports Azure NetApp Files datastores
- Network security groups support for private endpoints
- User-defined routes support for private endpoints
- Hierarchical forecasting for Azure Machine Learning
- Server logs for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
- Reserved instance pricing for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
- Azure Monitor container insights agent renaming
- Azure Dedicated Host Support
- Key management system integration with AKS
- Azure API Management – expanded support for Azure Policy definitions
- Azure API Management support for MSAL in developer portal
- Azure Monitor Logs data export supports application insights tables
- Dapr release 1.8 support in Azure Container Apps
- Upgrade VMware VMs protected by Site Recovery to modernized experience
- Audit log for continuous mode with Azure Cosmos DB
- AKS node pool user start/stop feature
- FIPS compliant nodes for Windows in AKS
- Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix
- Azure Monitor metric alerts dynamic thresholds outage detection
- Reservation administrator and reader roles in the Azure Portal
- Enforcement mode of machine configuration (previously guest configuration)
- Next hop IP support for Route Server
Updates
- IoT Edge 1.4
- Kubernetes 1.24 support
- Azure Site Recovery update rollup 63 – August 2022
- Azure Lab Services August 2022 update
Misc
- Azure Firewall Premium is now ICSA labs certified
- Azure Public IPv6 offerings are free as of July 31
