Storage account default egress limit increase to 200 Gbps

October 10, 2024 Update

Retirement: Older versions of EA Azure Price Sheet – Download by Billing Account API
RETIREMENT

• All versions of the EA Azure Price Sheet - Download by Billing Account API prior to version 2023-09-01 will be retired on June 1, 2026. Please migrate to version 2023-11-01 to take advantage of the newer and enhanced price sheet.

Generally Available: App Service Environment memory intensive pricing tier
NOW AVAILABLE

• New cost-effective solution for apps that need more memory resources without extra cores on Azure App Service Environment v3.

Generally Available: Storage account default egress limit increase to 200 Gbps
NOW AVAILABLE

• The default maximum egress for general-purpose v2 and Blob storage accounts has been increased to 200 Gbps in regions where the limit was previously 120 Gbps.

Retirement: Announcing upcoming retirement of custom text analytics for health (preview) in Azure AI Language
RETIREMENT

• Support for custom text analytics for health (preview) in Azure AI Language is ending on January 10th, 2025

Retirement: Announcing upcoming retirement of custom sentiment analysis (preview) in Azure AI Language
RETIREMENT

• Support for custom sentiment analysis (preview) in Azure AI Language is ending on January 10th, 2025

Generally Available: Several performance management server parameters now modifiable on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
NOW AVAILABLE

• Configure a new set of server parameters for performance management—now modifiable in Azure Database for PostgreSQL — Flexible Server.

Public Preview: vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB—up to 32 TiB storage
IN PREVIEW

• Get up to 32 TiB and up to 20,000 IOPS per physical shard for larger workloads.

Public Preview: vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB multishard, cross-region replication
IN PREVIEW

• Cross-region replication on multishard clusters enables disaster recovery and read scalability for larger workloads.

Public Preview: vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB multishard clusters
IN PREVIEW

• Support larger workloads and get improved performance with mMultishard vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB clusters.

Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server—support for postgresql_anonymizer extension version 1.3.2
IN PREVIEW

• Get support for the postgresql_anonymizer extension, also known as the anon extension—now available in version 1.3.2. This extension helps mask or anonymize sensitive data directly within your database, providing an extra layer of data protection.

Public Preview: DiskANN indexing on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
IN PREVIEW

• Use one of the fastest vector indexing algorithms for enhanced retrieval performance and accuracy in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

Generally Available: Redis 7.2 on Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
NOW AVAILABLE

• Use an updated version of Redis on your cache instances.

Generally Available: Dedicated gateway RBAC support and a new request option
NOW AVAILABLE

• Authenticate requests to the dedicated gateway using role-based access control (RBAC) and have more control over what data is cached with a new request option to bypass the integrated cache.

Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server flexible maintenance
NOW AVAILABLE

• Easily reschedule maintenance—and automate using Azure CLI—within a maximum 30-day window.

Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer custom column selector and filter history
NOW AVAILABLE

• Easily customize Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer views using new custom column selector and filter history.

Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2024
NOW AVAILABLE

• General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-October 2024.

Generally Available: ExpressRoute guided configuration experience
NOW AVAILABLE

• ExpressRoute's multi-site resiliency ensures businesses achieve maximum reliability and redundancy by providing multiple layers of connectivity protection across diverse geographic locations. This robust setup minimizes downtime and enhances operational continuity, making it ideal for enterprises requiring consistent and secure network performance.

Generally Available: Private endpoint support without NVA source network address translation
NOW AVAILABLE

• Azure Private Endpoint traffic will no longer require source network address translation on customer's NVA to prevent Asymmetric Routing.

Retirement: End of Support Announcement for Azure Load Balancer numberOfProbes property on September 1, 2027.
RETIREMENT

• Support for Azure Load Balancer numberOfProbes property is ending

Generally Available: Custom IPv4 Prefixes (BYOIP) can be used in a Global/Regional configuration
NOW AVAILABLE

• You can now bring a “global” BYOIP range to azure that can be divided into multiple “regional” ranges across multiple Azure regions

Generally Available: Azure Application Gateway v2 Basic SKU
NOW AVAILABLE

• Designed for customers, especially developers or small enterprises who are looking for a cost-effective Application Load Balancer solution and don’t require high scalability and advanced features.