Generally Available: Azure Functions Support for Java 21 LTS

February 2025 , Update 5

Generally Available: Azure Functions Support for Java 21 LTS
Azure Functions support for Java 21 is now generally available.
You can now develop apps using Java 21 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.

Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Pricing Calculator for Azure to Azure Manager Disks

• We are excited to announce the availability of the Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Pricing calculator.
  This new tool helps organizations estimate the total cost of ownership (TCO) for Azure-to-Azure ASR scenarios. The calculator's goal is to achieve detailed cost breakdown to provide customers the clarity on ASR pricing and better financial planning helping ASR users align with their respective Financial Operations teams.
  This release is only for Azure-to-Azure scenario. We currently have Deployment Planner for VMware to Azure Disaster Recovery scenario estimation for customers.

Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage is Now Available in New Zeland

• Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in New Zealand North. Azure Ultra Disk Storage offers high throughput, high IOPS, and consistent low latency disk storage for Azure virtual machines (VMs). Ultra Disk Storage is suited for data-intensive workloads such as SAP HANA, top-tier databases, and transaction-
  heavy workloads.