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
Sep 10 2024
19:39:14 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Managed Identity support for WordPress on App Service
Sep 06 2024
19:42:55 UTC
GA
General Availability of Flexible Maintenance for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Sep 05 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 is retired as of August 31, 2024
Sep 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Entra ID support for SSH connections in portal
Sep 03 2024
18:03:08 UTC
Retirement
Apps on Azure Blog
Post-retirement action for App Service Environment v1/v2, Logic Apps ISE, and APIM stv1
Sep 03 2024
13:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Apps on Azure Blog
Post-retirement action for Azure App Service v1/v2, Logic Apps ISE, and API Management stv1
Sep 03 2024
02:02:24 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Dive into ARM template from a Function App
Aug 28 2024
11:06:18 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Secure APIM and Azure OpenAI with managed identity
Aug 22 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
JavaScript (JS) Challenge on Azure WAF integrated with Azure Front Door
Aug 22 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 is retired as of August 31, 2024
Aug 21 2024
19:14:31 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - July 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
Aug 21 2024
09:32:56 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Azure Linux Web App and http server
Aug 16 2024
07:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Enforce passwordless authentication with Azure Cache for Redis
Aug 16 2024
07:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server supports Managed HSM
Aug 16 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Aug 16 2024
02:19:36 UTC
Preview
Integration on Azure Blog
Announcing Public Preview of API Management WordPress plugin to build customized developer portals
Aug 16 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server supports Managed HSM
Aug 16 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Enforce passwordless authentication with Azure Cache for Redis
Aug 16 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Aug 15 2024
18:11:32 UTC
Notice
Integration on Azure Blog
Logic Apps Standard Monitoring Dashboards
Aug 14 2024
11:13:38 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Create and Deploy Linux WebJobs on Azure App Service
Aug 13 2024
13:51:29 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Let's move away from API keys!
Aug 13 2024
06:24:43 UTC
Notice
Integration on Azure Blog
Implement Rule-Based scaling in Logic App Standard via Logic App Consumption
Aug 08 2024
07:40:13 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Super fast creating react app with Microsoft Entra on Azure Web app
Aug 07 2024
16:00:00 UTC
Preview
Microsoft Entra ID FIDO2 provisioning APIs
Aug 06 2024
21:02:52 UTC
GA
Managed HSM support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server (General Availability)
Aug 05 2024
12:00:00 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Announcing lower pricing for Azure App Service Premium P0v3 to help build and modernize AI apps
Aug 05 2024
11:47:34 UTC
Notice
Microsoft Sentinel All-In-One now available for Azure Government
Aug 02 2024
22:36:28 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Name Reservation on Azure Container Registry
Aug 01 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure API Management WordPress plugin enables customers to build highly customizable developer portals
Aug 01 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
App Configuration references on App Service
Jul 25 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
App Service Environment v1/v2 will be retired on August 31, 2024
Jul 22 2024
05:58:24 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Connect Azure SQL Server via User Assigned Managed Identity under Django
Jul 18 2024
06:01:44 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Connect with Application Insights in 'not Local auth mode' using OpenTelemetry
Jul 18 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Support for Azure Key Vault certificates in Azure Container Apps
Jul 15 2024
14:44:49 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - June 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
Jul 11 2024
16:00:00 UTC
GA
Microsoft Entra Suite now generally available
Jul 09 2024
18:04:00 UTC
Retirement
Apps on Azure Blog
Act now! On 31 August 2024, these Azure app platform and integration services will be retired
Jul 09 2024
07:43:28 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Memory Dump Collection using Procdump.exe for App Service (Windows)
Jul 08 2024
10:45:11 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Capture and review .Net Profiler Traces on App Service (Windows)
Jul 03 2024
17:39:10 UTC
Preview
Authenticating Microsoft Entra ID using windows principal metadata - Public Preview
Jul 01 2024
17:16:16 UTC
Notice
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – June 2024
Jun 27 2024
23:11:32 UTC
Preview
Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) zero-downtime migration to Azure Front Door
Jun 27 2024
23:11:32 UTC
GA
Azure Machine Learning – June 2024 announcement
Jun 27 2024
23:11:32 UTC
Preview
Public Preview:  JavaScript (JS) challenge on Azure WAF integrated with Azure Application Gateway
Jun 19 2024
18:38:18 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
A/B Testing, Session Affinity & Regional Rules for Multi-region AKS clusters with Azure Front Door
Jun 14 2024
18:04:22 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - May 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
Jun 13 2024
21:00:00 UTC
GA
App attach for Azure Virtual Desktop now generally available
Jun 11 2024
17:54:36 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Upcoming Changes to Supported Versions of Visual Studio for Remote Debugging with Azure App Service
Jun 10 2024
03:01:24 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Steps to Manually Add PowerShell Modules in Function App
Jun 03 2024
02:14:00 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Use Microsoft Entra to connect Azure Database for MySQL via Function App
Jun 03 2024
00:25:55 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Azure PostgreSQL, Entra ID Authentication and .NET
May 31 2024
16:28:17 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
AUTHENTICATION IN AZURE LOAD TESTING SERIES: GENERATE AND REFRESH ACCESS TOKENS WITH JMeter
May 30 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files support for Active Directory connection per NetApp account
May 29 2024
17:17:48 UTC
Preview
Public Preview announcement - Azure DMS consistent snapshot without locks
May 22 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Preview: Windows gRPC support is now available on App Service
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Cache for Redis now supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication and authorization
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Public Preview - On-demand backup and Export in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Microsoft Copilot now offers supportability in Azure Database for MySQL
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
32TB storage support in Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server Business Critical
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Static Web Apps offers new Dedicated plan in preview
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security
May 20 2024
22:25:55 UTC
Preview
Microsoft Entra Blog
Announcing public preview of Bicep templates support for Microsoft Graph
May 17 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
May 15 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Data API builder
May 15 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
The availability of Azure compute reservations will continue until further notice
May 14 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Sensitive data protection for Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall
May 11 2024
00:04:01 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - April 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
May 07 2024
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Bringing generative AI to Azure network security with new Microsoft Copilot integrations
May 06 2024
17:44:22 UTC
Preview
Platform SSO for macOS now in public preview
May 03 2024
16:10:05 UTC
Notice
Microsoft Entra announcements and demos at RSAC 2024
May 02 2024
21:18:55 UTC
Preview
External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID
May 02 2024
13:54:22 UTC
Preview
Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID
May 01 2024
16:00:00 UTC
GA
Announcing General Availability of Microsoft Entra External ID
Apr 24 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) inspection limit & size enforcement
Apr 19 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Apr 18 2024
08:58:34 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - March 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
Apr 18 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
GA: Azure Monitor log search alerts support managed identities
Apr 10 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Defender for Cloud supports Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Apr 10 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Long-term retention for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
Apr 10 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Extensible key management using Azure Key Vault for SQL Server on Linux
Apr 09 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Run Azure Load Testing on Azure App Service web apps
Apr 08 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
App Service virtual network integration multi plan subnet join
Apr 03 2024
00:41:24 UTC
Retirement
Azure Database for MariaDB retirement - Key updates and migration information
Apr 01 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server
Mar 27 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Support for Key Vault Certificates in Azure Container Apps
Mar 26 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Static Web Apps distributed functions capability now in Public Preview
Mar 25 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Automatic Scaling for App Service Web Apps
Mar 22 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Action required: Upgrade your App Service apps to Node 20 LTS by 30 April 2025
Mar 20 2024
03:39:03 UTC
Notice
Azure Database for MySQL - February 2024 updates and latest feature roadmap
Mar 15 2024
00:21:17 UTC
Preview
Create Codeless Connectors with the Codeless Connector Builder (Preview)
Mar 15 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Support for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall v2 Configuration is ending
Mar 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Microsoft Entra ID integration with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Mar 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
WhatsApp Business Platform now available for applications built on Azure
Mar 07 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: App Service Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual Network
Mar 04 2024
14:06:18 UTC
Notice
Refreshed Identity and Access Management CAF documentation
Feb 12 2024
23:33:41 UTC
Retirement
Azure Database for MySQL - Single Server retirement - Key updates and migration tooling available
Feb 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Improvements in Azure Key Vault
Feb 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Mount Azure Storage as a local share in App Service Linux Now supports NFS
Feb 01 2024
19:53:53 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Announcing the Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB File Shares
Jan 30 2024
09:43:22 UTC
Notice
Azure Storage Blog
AzCopy support for Entra ID authentication
Jan 22 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
FHIR service integration with Azure Active Directory B2C
Jan 17 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Azure MySQL Import feature for Azure Database for MySQL Single to Flexible Server migrations
Jan 11 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
Jan 09 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Load Testing supports fetching secrets from Azure Key Vault with access restrictions (private AKV)
Dec 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Security Update for Azure Front Door WAF CVE-2023-50164
Dec 24 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Security Update for Application Gateway WAF CVE-2023-50164
Dec 11 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Event Grid releases public preview support for events from services like Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.
Dec 07 2023
00:03:36 UTC
Preview
New app attach features for Azure Virtual Desktop in public preview
Dec 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Nov 21 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Static Web Apps now supports .NET 8
Nov 15 2023
18:01:49 UTC
Notice
What’s new in Azure Monitor @ Ignite 2023
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host
Nov 14 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Experiment templates now available in Azure Chaos Studio
Nov 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor Alerts integration with Event Grid for Azure Key Vault system events
Nov 09 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
App Service End-to-end (E2E) Encryption for Linux Multi-tenant Resources
Nov 08 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Rate-limit rules for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall
Nov 01 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
GA: gRPC support on Azure App Service
Oct 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Default Rule Set 2.1 for regional WAF with Application Gateway
Oct 26 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Snippets for Azure Static Web Apps
Oct 26 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Traffic Splitting for Azure Static Web Apps
Oct 23 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Microsoft Security email update and Resources for Azure AD rename to Microsoft Entra ID
Oct 20 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Changes to My Groups admin controls
Oct 12 2023
16:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Compute Blog
How Azure is keeping customers secure against the Rapid Reset DDoS Vulnerability
Oct 11 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Universal cross-region read replica on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Oct 11 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Azure Private Link for MySQL – Flexible Server
Oct 05 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
App Service: Backup and Restore over Azure Virtual Network
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Retirement notice: Azure Communication Services Network Traversal (TURN) Public Preview is retiring.
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Sep 27 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Database for MySQL flexible maintenance
Sep 27 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Communication Services Job Router
Sep 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
HTTP application routing add-on (preview) for AKS will retire 03/03/2025
Sep 22 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure Database for MariaDB will be retired on 19 September 2025 – Migrate to Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server
Sep 14 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Sensitive Data Protection for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall
Sep 14 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
WordPress on App Service - Free hosting plan now in Public Preview
Sep 14 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Preview: Save Azure Backup Recovery Services Agent (MARS) passphrase to Azure Key Vault
Sep 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Configure customer-managed keys on existing Cosmos DB accounts
Sep 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Use Azure Key Vault to securely store and retrieve access key when mounting Azure Storage as a local share in App Service
Sep 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Build AI-assisted calling workflows with Azure AI Speech and Azure Communication Services
Aug 28 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Upgrade to App Service Environment v3 today and unlock new capabilities
Apr 10 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Azure App Service plans fuel greater choice and savings
Jun 15 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Simplify and centralize network security management with Azure Firewall Manager
Jun 07 2022
18:55:41 UTC
Notice
Zero to Hero: Your Guide to Getting Skilled on Azure Data and AI
May 03 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Intelligent application protection from edge to cloud with Azure Web Application Firewall
Feb 11 2022
12:04:32 UTC
Notice
Azure Data Components Network Architecture with secure configurations
Jan 12 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Accelerate your websites with Azure Static Web Apps enterprise-edge
Nov 02 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Key foundations for protecting your data with Azure confidential computing
Jun 23 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Deploy apps seamlessly with Red Hat JBoss EAP on Azure App Service—now generally available
May 12 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Develop production-scale modern web apps quickly with Azure Static Web Apps
Mar 15 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure and AMD announce landmark in confidential computing evolution
Mar 02 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Connecting customers and businesses with Azure Communication Services and Microsoft Teams
Sep 22 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Build rich communication experiences at scale with Azure Communication Services
Apr 02 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing server-side encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Managed Disks
Mar 16 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Container Registry: Preview of customer-managed keys
Nov 06 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Serverless for the enterprise with Microsoft Azure
Sep 16 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing user delegation SAS tokens preview for Azure Storage Blobs
Aug 07 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Disaster recovery of Azure disk encryption (V2) enabled virtual machines
Aug 07 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Better security with enhanced access control experience in Azure Files
Apr 08 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Introducing the App Service Migration Assistant for ASP.NET applications
Apr 03 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Windows Server 2019 support now available for Windows Containers on Azure App Service
Mar 04 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Scaling out read workloads in Azure Database for MySQL
Aug 23 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
//DevTalk : App Service – SSL Settings Revamp
Aug 08 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing the public preview of Windows Container Support in Azure App Service
Mar 27 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing HTTP/2 support in Azure App Service
Mar 20 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing general availability of Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Mar 07 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Public preview of Java on App Service, built-in support for Tomcat and OpenJDK
Mar 07 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing Storage Service Encryption with customer managed keys general availability
Mar 02 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Updates to Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL
May 10 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Microsoft extends Azure managed database services with introduction of MySQL and PostgreSQL
May 10 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing Azure Database for MySQL Public Preview
Mar 30 2017
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) Generally Available