{"id":45848,"date":"2021-02-02T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=45848"},"modified":"2021-08-05T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:34:31","slug":"new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-january%e2%80%8b-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2021\/02\/02\/new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-january%e2%80%8b-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"New Azure features and functionality for January\u200b 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full webp-format\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of a cloud, next to an illustration of Bit the Raccoon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-1024x373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-1536x560.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-330x120.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-800x292.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-400x146.jpg 400w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! Just in case you&#8217;ve missed something, we&#8217;ve collected all of the announcements from January 2021 in one place. Be sure to give this list a read through, as there&#8217;s a wealth of exciting new functions and updates to check out!<\/p>\n<h2>General Availability<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/text-analytics-ner-improved-ai-quality?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General availability: Text Analytics&#8217; Named Entity Recognition v3 now supports 10 languages with improved AI quality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/general-availability-azure-machine-learning-output-datasets?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General availability: Azure Machine Learning Output Datasets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-cognitive-services-translator-inuktitut-language-text-translation-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Cognitive Services Translator &#8211; Inuktitut language text translation now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/confluent-cloud-integration-with-azure-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confluent Cloud Integration with Azure is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-hdinsight-extends-capabilities-for-encryption-of-data-in-transit-and-at-rest?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General availability: Azure HDInsight extends capabilities for encryption of data in transit and at rest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/copy-blob-support-over-private-endpoints?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generally available: Copy Blob support over private endpoints in Azure Storage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-monitor-network-insights-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Monitor Network Insights is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/general-availability-optional-uptime-sla-for-azure-kubernetes-service-private-clusters?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General availability: Optional Uptime SLA for Azure Kubernetes Service private clusters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-cosmos-db-multiple-region-availability-zones-support-with-singleregion-write-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Cosmos DB: Multiple region Availability Zones support with single-region write now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/like-keyword-support-now-generally-available-in-azure-cosmos-db?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIKE keyword support now generally available in Azure Cosmos DB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-cosmos-db-management-with-powershell-cmdlets-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Cosmos DB Management with PowerShell cmdlets is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-quota-rest-apis-to-manage-service-limits-quota-are-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Azure Quota REST API to manage service limits (quotas) is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-backup-cmk-encryption?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Backup: Encryption at rest using customer-managed keys is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/public-ip-sku-upgrade-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public IP SKU upgrade generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-health-bot?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Health Bot is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/ncast4v3series-vms-are-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCas_T4_v3-Series VMs are now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Updates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-sphere-version-2101-is-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Sphere version 21.01 is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-api-management-updates-january-2021?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure API Management Updates &#8211; January, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/site-recovery-update-rollup-53-january-2021?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Site Recovery update rollup 53 is now available &#8211; January 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/defender-for-sql-december2020?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Defender for SQL (in Azure Security Center)\u2014News and updates for December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/asc-december2020?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Security Center\u2014News and updates for December 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Misc.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-boards-new-enhancements-to-delivery-plans-20?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Boards &#8211; New enhancements to Delivery Plans 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/changes-in-azure-monitor-logs-for-the-azurediagnostics-table-is-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Changes in Azure Monitor Logs for the AzureDiagnostics table is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/automatic-tracking-of-click-events-with-application-insights-is-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automatic tracking of click events with Application Insights is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/nsg-flow-logs-built-in-azure-policy?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Built-in Azure Policy support for NSG Flow Logs is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Useful Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/browse\/?products=azure?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get stuck into more Azure on Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2021\/01\/05\/new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-december%e2%80%8b-2020?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Azure features and functionality for December\u200b 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/tv?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View live and on-demand sessions on Azure and more on Microsoft Learn TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/20\/a-look-at-the-announcements-from-microsoft-build?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A look at the announcements from Microsoft Build 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/26\/catch-up-with-builds-on-demand-sessions?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catch up with Build 2020\u2019s on-demand sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/04\/23\/how-to-skill-up-while-stuck-at-home?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to skill up while stuck at home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/04\/30\/i-want-to-skill-up-but-what-do-i-learn?ocid=AID3038246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I want to skill up \u2013 but what do I learn?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! 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