Azure Updates for September 2024 

Last Updated on October 4, 2024 by Arnav Sharma

September 5, 2024

1. Retirement: Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 Retired as of August 31, 2024
   • Details regarding post-retirement activities and actions for Azure App Service Environment v1/v2.
2. Generally Available: Auto-renewal of Certificates for On-Premises to Azure Site Recovery
   • Feature enables auto-renewal of certificates for Azure Site Recovery.
3. Public Preview: Expanded GenAI Gateway Capabilities in Azure API Management
   • New policies introduced to support a broader range of LLMs via the Azure AI Model Inference API.
4. Public Preview: Azure Container Storage Enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes
   • Announcement of Azure Container Storage in public preview, enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes.
5. Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover with Bandwidth Management
   • Azure Storage Mover with WAN link bandwidth management schedules is now generally available.
6. Generally Available: VMSS Automatic Instance Repairs – Reimage, Restart Repair Actions
   • Users can choose between Replace, Reimage, or Restart as default repair actions for “Unhealthy” signals.
7. Public Preview: Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps Standard
   • Pre-built workflow solutions are now available, simplifying integration projects.
8. Public Preview: Out of Box Monitoring Dashboards for Logic Apps Standard
   • Curated visualizations to monitor applications and workflows more effectively.
9. Public Preview: Entra ID Support for SSH Connections in Portal
   • SSH connections are now supported in the portal using Entra ID for a more secure experience.
10. Retirement: Azure API Management STV1 Compute Platform Retired as of August 31, 2024
    • Important information about required actions related to the retirement of STV1 on August 31, 2024.
11. Retirement: Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment (ISE) Retired as of August 31, 2024
    • Details on post-retirement activities for Azure Logic Apps ISE.
12. Generally Available: Azure Public IPs are Zone Redundant by Default
    • Azure Public IPs are now zone redundant in 12 regions.

September 12, 2024

1. Retirement: Azure PostgreSQL Migration Extension in Azure Data Studio
   • Azure PostgreSQL migration extension is being retired to focus on more advanced services.
2. Generally Available: Java on Azure Container Apps
   • Java applications can now be run on Azure Container Apps.
3. Public Preview: Low-Code RAG Ingestion with Built-In Document Parsing and Chunking in Logic Apps Standard
   • Built-in actions for document parsing and chunking in Logic Apps Standard for RAG-based ingestion.
4. Private Preview: Azure Site Recovery Support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs (Linux OS)
   • Support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs with Linux OS available in private preview.
5. Public Preview: DNAT on Azure Firewall Private IP Address
   • Azure Firewall now supports DNAT rule configuration on its private IP address.
6. Retirement: Azure AI Document Intelligence GA API v2.1 Retiring on September 15, 2027
   • Users must migrate to newer API versions.
7. Public Preview: Azure Web PubSub – MQTT Support Now Available
   • Support for MQTT to deliver content over low-bandwidth, high-latency networks.
8. Public Preview: Live Resize for Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks
   • Ability to increase disk storage capacity without stopping the VM.
9. Generally Available: Azure Functions Support for PowerShell 7.4
   • Azure Functions now supports PowerShell 7.4.
10. Generally Available: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Elastic Pools
    • Hyperscale elastic pools are now generally available for Azure SQL Database.
11. Generally Available: Azure IoT Edge Now Supports New Version Releases of Ubuntu Server, Debian, and Yocto
    • IoT Edge now supports newer versions of Ubuntu, Debian, and Yocto.

September 19, 2024

1. Retirement: Microsoft Purview Data Sharing (in Public Preview) Retiring on September 26, 2025
   • Actions related to the retirement of Microsoft Purview Data Sharing.
2. Generally Available: Access-Based Enumeration and Non-Browsable Shares for SMB and Dual-Protocol Azure NetApp Files Volumes
   • Access-based enumeration and non-browsable shares are generally available for SMB and dual-protocol volumes.
3. Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Reserved Capacity
   • Improved financial predictability with Azure NetApp Files Reserved Capacity.
4. Retirement: Azure Maps Creator Service APIs V2 & 2023-03-01-preview Retired on September 30, 2025
   • Details on the retirement of Azure Maps Creator Service APIs.
5. Generally Available: Force Detach Zone Redundant Data Disks During Zone Outage
   • Users can detach and attach ZRS data disks to another VM during an outage.
6. Public Preview: Advanced Container Networking Services – Enhancing Security and Observability in AKS
   • Availability of FQDN filtering and HA DNS proxy within Advanced Container Networking Services on AKS.
7. Retirement: Azure Remote Rendering Retiring on September 30, 2025
   • Users must plan to delete their Remote Rendering accounts by the specified date.
8. Retirement: SQL Insights (Preview)
   • SQL Insights (preview) will be retired on December 31, 2024.
9. Public Preview: Azure Monitor Metrics Export in Public Preview
   • New way of exporting platform metrics from Azure Monitor with full fidelity and low latency.
10. Generally Available: Automated Patching Retirement and Replacement with Azure Update Manager
    • Azure Update Manager replaces automated patching.
11. Retirement: Support for PowerShell 7.2 on Azure Functions Ending on November 8, 2024
    • Users are advised to upgrade as support for PowerShell 7.2 ends.
12. Generally Available: Azure Data Box 80 TB in Azure China
    • Azure Data Box 80 TB is now generally available in Azure China.
13. Retirement: Azure SQL Edge Retiring on September 30, 2025
    • Users are encouraged to migrate to alternative solutions.
14. Retirement: Microsoft Genomics Service
    • Microsoft Genomics Service will be retired on January 6, 2025.
15. Retirement: Azure Maps Data Registry APIs V 2023-06-01 Retiring on September 30, 2025
    • Azure Maps support for these APIs will be retired.

September 26, 2024

1. Retirement: Information Regarding End of Support for “Microsoft Translator [DEPRECATED]” Connector
   • The Microsoft Translator connector and its underlying API will be deprecated and disabled on Power Platform starting October 30, 2024. Users need to transition to the Microsoft Translator V2 connector and Azure Text to Speech connector.
2. Retirement: Open Service Mesh Extension for Arc-Enabled Kubernetes Retiring on September 30, 2027
   • Migration from Open Service Mesh (OSM) to Istio is recommended.
3. Retirement: Azure Maps Spatial APIs V1 & 2022-08-01 Will Be Retired on September 30, 2025
   • Azure Maps Spatial APIs V1 & 2022-08-01 support will be retired, and users need to plan accordingly.
4. Public Preview: Azure Functions .NET 9 Support in Linux Plans
   • Azure Functions now supports .NET 9 Preview 7, using the isolated worker model.
5. Retirement: Deprecation of Virtual Network Injection for Azure Data Explorer
   • The Virtual Network Injection feature for Azure Data Explorer is being deprecated due to its limitations. Customers should migrate to a private endpoint-based security architecture by February 1, 2025.
6. Public Preview: Introducing Reporting and Microsoft Entra ID Authentication for Microsoft Playwright Testing
   • A public preview of new features such as reporting and Microsoft Entra ID authentication is now available for Microsoft Playwright Testing.
7. Public Preview: Virtual Machines Node Pools Support in AKS
   • Users can now use multiple VM SKUs within a node pool in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
8. Retirement: Open Service Mesh Add-On for AKS Will Be Retired on September 30, 2027
   • Migration from Open Service Mesh to Istio add-on for AKS is recommended.
9. Generally Available: Long-Term Support for Kubernetes Version 1.27 and 1.30 in AKS
   • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers long-term support for Kubernetes version 1.30.
10. Retirement: AKS GPU Image (Preview) Will Retire on January 10, 2025
    • AKS GPU image will no longer be supported after January 10, 2025.
11. Generally Available: FIPS Mutability Support in AKS
    • Users can now enable or disable Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) on an existing Linux node pool in AKS.
12. Generally Available: Extended Support for PHP 8.1 on App Service
    • Support for PHP 8.1 has been extended on Azure App Service.
13. Retirement: Extended Support for Python 3.9 Ends in October 2025 – Upgrade Apps to Python 3.10
    • Users must upgrade their applications to Python 3.10 as support for Python 3.9 ends in October 2025.
14. Retirement: Extended Support for PHP 8.2 Ends December 31, 2026 – Upgrade to PHP 8.3
    • Upgrade to PHP 8.3 before December 31, 2026, as support for PHP 8.2 ends.
15. Retirement: Azure Machine Learning Data Drift Detection Will Retire on September 1, 2025
    • Users are advised to transition to Azure Machine Learning model monitoring to avoid disruption.
16. Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Scaling – Per Region and Per Partition Autoscale
    • Azure Cosmos DB now offers new dynamic scaling enhancements for non-uniform workloads.
17. Generally Available: Azure Confidential VMs with NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs
    • VMs based on AMD 4th Gen EPYCTM processors with SEV-SNP technology paired with NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs are now generally available.
18. Public Preview: New FX Series VMs – FXmsv2 and FXmdsv2
    • The new FXmsv2 and FXmdsv2 series have been introduced to the FX subfamily of VMs.
19. Retirement: Azure Load Balancer Inbound NAT Rule V1 for Azure VMs and Azure VMSS Will Be Retired
    • Users must migrate to Azure Load Balancer Inbound NAT Rule V2 by September 30, 2027.
20. Retirement: Azure Front Door Support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Will End by December 1, 2024
    • Upgrade to TLS 1.2 or later, as TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will no longer be supported.
21. Retirement: Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (Classic) Will Be Retired on September 30, 2027
    • Users should migrate to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium.
22. Retirement: Azure Application Gateway Support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Will End by August 31, 2025
    • TLS versions 1.2 or later offer improved security; users need to upgrade before support ends.
23. Generally Available: gRPC and Frontend mTLS for Application Gateway for Containers
    • Application Gateway for Containers now supports gRPC and frontend mutual authentication for enhanced security.
24. Retirement: Intent Recognition Feature of Azure AI Speech Will Be Retired on September 30, 2025
    • The intent recognition feature will be retired; users should plan accordingly.
25. Retirement: Network Security Group Flow Logs in Azure Network Watcher Will Be Retired
    • Retires on September 30, 2027.
26. Retirement: Azure AI Speaker Recognition Will Be Retired on September 30, 2025
    • Azure AI Speaker Recognition is set to retire.
27. Retirement: Classic Alerts for Azure Site Recovery
    • Classic Alerts for Azure Site Recovery will be retired by September 23, 2027.
28. Retirement: Conversation Transcription Multi-Channel Diarization
    • Conversation transcription for speaker diarization with multi-channel audio will retire on March 28, 2025.
29. Retirement: VPN Gateway VpnGw1-5 (Non-AZ SKUs) Will Be Retired on September 30, 2026
    • Non-Availability Zone SKU gateways will be automatically migrated to AZ SKUs.
30. Retirement: Transition from Helm Repositories to OCI Artifacts for Storing Helm Charts
    • Azure Container Registry will end support for Helm v2 on March 30, 2025.
31. Retirement: Azure Automanage Best Practices Migrating to Azure Policy
    • Azure Automanage Best Practices will be replaced with Azure Policy on September 30, 2027.
32. Generally Available: V5 Reservations for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
    • V5 compute resources for Azure Database for PostgreSQL are now available for reserved capacity pricing.
33. Generally Available: Smaller Enterprise Tier Cache Instance for Azure Cache for Redis
    • A lower-cost option for Redis workloads is now available.
34. Generally Available: Online Migration from Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server to Flexible Server
    • Experience a seamless online migration with minimal application downtime.
35. Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL Minor Versions Supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
    • Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 16.4, 15.8, 14.13, 13.16, 12.20, and 17 Beta 3.