Azure Update Story

Update's chronological storyline in context of the previous updates, related to the referenced services
Date Services Event / Source Title / Link / Storyline
Feb 13 2024
18:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcing New Monitoring and Scaling Updates in Azure Firewall
Feb 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Parallel IP Group update support is now in public preview
Feb 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Flow Trace Logs and Autoscaling based on number of connections are now generally available
Feb 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
AKS cluster control plane metrics in managed Prometheus
Feb 01 2024
17:37:03 UTC
GA
Azure Monitor- Announcing General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API
Jan 31 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Announcing General Availability of Azure Monitor Metrics Data Plane API
Jan 29 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Red Hat OpenShift January 2024 updates
Jan 25 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Dedicated clusters in Azure Monitor logs now support any commitment tier
Jan 24 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
New Features for graph-match KQL Operator: Enhanced Pattern Matching and Cycle Control
Jan 23 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor VM Insights Dependency Agent support for RHEL 8.6 Linux VMs
Jan 23 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds new geospatial capabilities
Jan 22 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Advisor integration with Azure Monitor Log Analytics Workspace
Dec 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired on 31 August 2024
Dec 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Dec 18 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Multi-line Logging Feature in Azure Monitor - Container Insights
Dec 01 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Application Insights Availability Tests TLS 1.3 Enablement
Nov 30 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based Distro for ASP.NET Core Applications
Nov 27 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Create and manage Azure Monitor managed Prometheus rules in Azure portal
Nov 20 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Collect Syslog from AKS nodes using Azure Monitor Container Insights
Nov 20 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Monitor Application Insights Browser SDK Loader for Node.js
Nov 16 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Integration of Azure Monitor Agent support with Connection Monitor
Nov 15 2023
23:32:20 UTC
Notice
Announcing GA: Multi-Line Logging in Azure Monitor - Container Insights
Nov 15 2023
18:01:49 UTC
Notice
What’s new in Azure Monitor @ Ignite 2023
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability of Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps (standard)
Nov 14 2023
17:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcing GA: Collect Syslog from your AKS nodes using Container Insights
Nov 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor Alerts integration with Event Grid for Azure Key Vault system events
Nov 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor Agent JSON log collection
Nov 08 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor Logs archive provides up to 12 years of retention
Nov 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is available in 7 additional Azure regions
Nov 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Ability to add dynamic values in Alert’s custom fields
Oct 30 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Project Flash update: Advancing Azure Virtual Machine availability monitoring
Oct 25 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Built-in Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Site Recovery
Oct 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024
Oct 02 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Log Alerts support for Azure Resource Graph (ARG)
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor support for OpenCensus will end on 30 September 2024 - transition to using Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Python Distro
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Action required: Migrate to using ARG query for “Get Alert Summary” in Azure Monitor
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Transition to the ContainerLogV2 table by 30 September 2026
Sep 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Transition to using standard tests for single-step availability testing in Azure Monitor application insights by 30 September 2026
Sep 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor Data Collection API Retirement 
Sep 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor for AKS-Engine will not be supported on 14 September 2026
Sep 20 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based Distro for Node.js and Python
Sep 18 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Alerts timeline view
Sep 18 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Auto-Learn SNAT routes feature is now in public preview
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Explicit Proxy is now in public preview
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Poland Central Region is now in general availability
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Single-Click Upgrade and Downgrade is now in general availability
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent
May 16 2023
17:27:01 UTC
GA
Announcing the General Availability of Azure Monitor HCI Insights
May 15 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Optimize performance and strengthen security with Policy Analytics for Azure Firewall
May 03 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Microsoft Cost Management updates—April 2023
May 02 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual WAN introduces its first SaaS offering
May 02 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Secure your cloud environment with Cloud Next-Generation Firewall by Palo Alto Networks, an Azure Native ISV Service—now in preview
Apr 03 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing Azure Firewall enhancements for troubleshooting network performance and traffic visibility
Mar 15 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Protect against cyberattacks with the new Azure Firewall Basic
Nov 16 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing new capabilities for Azure Firewall
Nov 10 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Project Flash Update: Advancing Azure Virtual Machine availability monitoring
Oct 19 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Enterprise-grade DDoS protection for SMBs now available in preview
Oct 04 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Basic now in preview
Aug 31 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Elevate your visualizations with Azure Managed Grafana—now generally available
Jun 15 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Simplify and centralize network security management with Azure Firewall Manager
Jun 09 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Learn what’s new in Azure Firewall
Jan 31 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New performance and logging capabilities in Azure Firewall
Jul 19 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Next-generation firewall capabilities with Azure Firewall Premium
May 26 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Azure capabilities to simplify deployment and management
Feb 16 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Premium now in preview
Nov 23 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Guest health feature in Azure Monitor for virtual machines
Nov 09 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New enhanced DNS features in Azure Firewall—now generally available
Sep 29 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experience
Sep 23 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Unlock cost savings and maximize value with new Azure infrastructure innovation
Jul 15 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions is now in preview
Jul 01 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available
Jun 25 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Introducing Azure Load Balancer insights using Azure Monitor for Networks
Jun 11 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New features and insights in Azure Monitor
Jun 10 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall forced tunneling and SQL FQDN filtering now generally available
Mar 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Unified network monitoring with Connection Monitor now in preview
Mar 16 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing the general availability of Azure Monitor for virtual machines
Feb 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager now supports virtual networks
Feb 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Azure Firewall certification and features in Q1 CY2020
Feb 05 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Backup Explorer now available in preview
Sep 24 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
12 TB VMs, Expanded SAP partnership on Blockchain, Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions
Aug 20 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Security Center single click remediation and Azure Firewall JIT support
Mar 04 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing new capabilities in Azure Firewall
Feb 25 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing Azure Monitor AIOps Alerts with Dynamic Thresholds
Dec 11 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Monitor for containers now generally available
Jul 12 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing public preview of Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall
May 10 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Enhancements in Application Insights Profiler and Snapshot Debugger
Apr 03 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Introducing a new way to purchase Azure monitoring services
Mar 27 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Monitor–General availability of multi-dimensional metrics APIs
Mar 21 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
The next generation of Azure Alerts has arrived
Mar 31 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing Azure Advisor, Monitor, and resource health general availability
Mar 31 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing the general availability of Azure Monitor
Feb 13 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Application Insights JavaScript SDK: reliability and performance improvements