{"id":44852,"date":"2021-01-05T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=44852"},"modified":"2021-01-05T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:15:36","slug":"new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-december%e2%80%8b-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2021\/01\/05\/new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-december%e2%80%8b-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"New Azure features and functionality for December\u200b 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full webp-format\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of a cloud, next to an illustration of Bit the Raccoon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-1024x373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-1536x560.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-330x120.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-800x292.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader-400x146.jpg 400w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cloudupdateheader.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! Just in case you&#8217;ve missed something, we&#8217;ve collected all of the announcements from December 2020 in one place. Be sure to give this list a read through, as there&#8217;s a wealth of exciting new functions and updates to check out!<\/p>\n<h2>General Availability<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/rabbitmq-extension-for-windows-and-linux-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RabbitMQ Extension for Windows and Linux is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/additional-support-for-managed-identity-and-new-features-in-azure-stream-analytics?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support for reference data up to 5GB and new improvements in Azure Stream Analytics now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-digital-twins-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Digital Twins is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-automation-private-link?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Private Link support for Azure Automation is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/event-hubs-on-azure-stack-hub-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event hubs on Azure Stack Hub is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-storage-account-recovery-available-via-portal?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Storage account recovery available via portal is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-data-factory-data-flow-connectors-now-generally-available-for-cdm-and-delta-lake?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Data Factory data flow connectors now generally available for CDM and Delta Lake.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-stack-hci-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Stack HCI is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-data-share-snapshot-sharing-for-azure-sql-database-and-azure-synapse-analytics?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Data Share snapshot sharing for SQL Database and Synapse generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-database-for-postgresql-single-server-logical-decoding-feature?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Database for PostgreSQL &#8211; Single Server: logical decoding feature is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/infrastructure-encryption-for-azure-monitor-dedicated-clusters-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Encryption for Azure Monitor dedicated clusters now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/ga-aks-resources-view?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General availability: AKS resources view<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-functions-custom-handlers-are-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Functions custom handlers are now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-stack-edge-kubernetes-system?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Stack Edge Kubernetes system is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/ga-azure-red-hat-openshift-support-for-openshift-45?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GA: Azure Red Hat OpenShift support for OpenShift 4.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/java-azure-functions-support-on-linux-is-now-generally-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java Azure Functions support on Linux is now generally available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/prebuilt-invoice-model-enhanced-table-extraction-japanese-support-and-lots-more-now-in-azure-form-recognizer?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New features are now available for Azure Form Recognizer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Updates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-sphere-os-version-2012-is-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 is now available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-vmware-solution-now-available-in-uk-south-and-japan-east-azure-regions?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure VMware Solution now available in UK South<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-iot-central-feature-updates-november-2020?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure IoT Central new and updated features\u2014November 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/hololens2-development-edition-expanded-markets?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HoloLens 2 Development Edition expands to new markets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/asc-november2020?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Security Center\u2014News and updates for November 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Misc.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-portal-to-end-support-for-internet-explorer-11-on-march-31-2021?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure portal to end support for Internet Explorer 11 on March 31, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/tsi-ingress-logs-now-available?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingress logs are now available for Azure Time Series Insights environments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/five-more-free-services-now-available-in-the-azure-free-account?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five more free services now available in the Azure free account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/automatic-vm-placement-and-azure-virtual-machine-scale-sets-available-on-dedicated-host?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automatic VM placement and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets available on Dedicated Host<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/intel-sgx-based-confidential-computing-vms-now-available-on-azure-dedicated-hosts?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel SGX based confidential computing VMs now available on Azure Dedicated Hosts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-repos-new-enhancements-to-pr-experience?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Repos &#8211; New enhancements to pull request experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-data-factory-is-now-available-in-six-new-regions?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Data Factory is now available in UK West<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/enabling-ibm-websphere-liberty-and-open-liberty-on-azure-red-hat-openshift?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enabling IBM WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty on Azure Red Hat OpenShift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-irap-has-assessed-seven-additional-services-and-granted-them-the-level-of-protected?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure IRAP has assessed seven additional services and granted them the level of PROTECTED<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/iot-hub-private-link-now-works-with-the-builtin-event-hub-compatible-endpoint?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IoT Hub private link now works with the built-in Event Hub compatible endpoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/vm-series-vcpu-quota-enforcement?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Batch vCPU quota checks are being updated<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Useful Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/browse\/?products=azure?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get stuck into more Azure on Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/12\/08\/new-azure-features-and-functionality-for-november%e2%80%8b-2020?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Azure features and functionality for November\u200b 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/tv?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View live and on-demand sessions on Azure and more on Microsoft Learn TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/20\/a-look-at-the-announcements-from-microsoft-build?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A look at the announcements from Microsoft Build 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/05\/26\/catch-up-with-builds-on-demand-sessions?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catch up with Build 2020\u2019s on-demand sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/04\/23\/how-to-skill-up-while-stuck-at-home?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to skill up while stuck at home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/technetuk\/2020\/04\/30\/i-want-to-skill-up-but-what-do-i-learn?ocid=AID3020565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I want to skill up \u2013 but what do I learn?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy month as far as new Azure features and functionality go! 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