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Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.

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Use OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation with vender-neutral APIs to power metrics, logs, and distributed traces in Azure Monitor application insights.

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Learn how to enable GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency scanning in Azure DevOps and connect to Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

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When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing…

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A new timeline view simplifies the consumption experience of fired alerts.

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This release includes new features and quality improvements.

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The OpenAI Whisper model has multi-lingual capabilities that offer precise and efficient transcription of human speech in 57 languages, and translation into English.

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Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage enables organizations to detect and prevent malware distribution events with content scanning upon upload and near real-time malware detection powered by Microsoft Defender Antivirus technologies.

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Azure Sphere support for Azure Sphere classic CLI will be retired on 30 September 2024

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Project Azure FarmBeats will be retired on September 30, 2023

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Azure Maps Gen1 Price Tier will be retired on 15 September 2026 

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Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026 – Upgrade to v3.1 general availability API version

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Azure FXT Edge Filer will be end of sale on 31 December 2023 with end of support on 31 December 2026

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Three new features now available in Public Preview enable you to utilize vision-based models in the model catalog, enjoy seamless integration with LLMOps through the Prompt Flow SDK/CLI and VS Code extensions, and monitor LLM completions for safety and quality metrics​. 

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We are adding the “Selective Disk Backup and Restore” capability in Enhanced Policy of Azure VM Backup.

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Cross Region Restore for Recovery Services Agent for Azure Backup customers is now supported and is available for preview in all Azure public regions.

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Azure Backup customers using the Recovery Services Agent (MARS) can now save your encryption passphrase directly to Azure Key Vault.

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Now available in UK West region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads.

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Protect the sensitive data getting stored in your Web Application Firewall (WAF) using log scrubbing on Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall running on Application Gateway.

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Azure Backup now supports Azure Files in China North2, China East 2, China North 3, and China East 3

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