New Azure features and functionality for October 2021
It’s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! Just in case you’ve missed something, we’ve collected all of the announcements from October 2021 in one place. Be sure to give this list a read through, as there’s a wealth of exciting new functions and updates to check out!
General Availability
- Querying Delta Lake files using T-SQL in Azure Synapse Analytics
- Ephemeral OS disks for Azure VMs support additional VM sizes
- Logz.io on Microsoft Azure
- Azure Functions extensions for Blobs, Queues, Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Event Grid
- Azure Data Explorer Insights
- Azure Spot Virtual Machines: Try to restore functionality
- Azure governance policy for Azure Key Vault
- ExpressRoute IPv6 Support for Private Peering
- Azure Backup now supports Archive Tier through Azure Portal
- Azure Advisor recommendations for Azure Data Explorer Clusters
- Azure Spring Cloud application health monitoring and end-to-end TLS/SSL
- Azure Monitor Query SDK
- Cross region replication for Azure NetApp Files
- Azure HDInsight support for Restricted Public Connectivity
- Azure HDInsight support for Azure Private Link
- Azure Monitor application insights in Azure Spring Cloud
- IP-based website protection for Azure Static Web Apps
- Service Tag Discovery API
- Azure Monitor container insights portal experience update
- Windows 11 is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop
- Azure NetApp Files waitlist removal
- Azure Maps Geolocation Service
Updates
- Azure Sphere version 21.10
- Azure Stack HCI new feature update
- Azure Percept DK September (2109) software update is available
- Azure IoT Central new and updated features—September 2021
- Azure Machine Learning announcements – Oct 2021
- Azure Functions Python 3.9 support
- Azure DevOps September 2021 updates
Misc
- Zerto Disaster Recovery for Azure VMware Solution
- Extended regional availability for Private Link NSG Support
- Extended regional availability for Private Link UDR Support
- Announcing Azure Synapse Analytics pre-purchase plans
- Azure Translator now supports more than 100 languages and dialects
