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Ignite Nov ’21: Here’s everything Microsoft announced for Azure
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Published onNovember 2, 2021
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The November edition of Microsoft Ignite is here and Ignite has always been about IT professionals, so Azure is front and center. Topics include Azure AI, Data, Dev & Ecosystem, Hybrid, Infra, IoT, MIgration, Mixed Reality, Networking, and Resilience. We got you covered with a recap of everything Microsoft announced for Azure.
Azure AI
We start with Azure AI. On this front, Microsoft announced two major things. The first is thatAzure Cognitive Search now supports more languages, for a total of more than 50. Microsoft says that advanced machine learning techniques help understand user intent and contextually rank the most relevant search results.
Secondly,Azure Cognitive Services now offers a previewof Azure OpenAI Service. This provides Microsoft customers access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.
Azure Data
Azure Data saw five major announcements at Ignite 2021. First up,Azure Cosmos DVgot a set of new features that make it easier for developers to build and maintain cost-effective application databases. Secondly, Azure Synapse got updated features. These include new database templates, real-time analytics for telemetry, and Event Hubs Premium hitting GA.
Third up, there was the news that theFlexible Server deployment optionfor Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL hit generally available this month. Also included was the news thatAzure SQL Managed Instancenow has significant new investments and feature updates to enhance performance and security for apps modernizing on AzureSQL.
The final Azure Data story isSQL Server 2022 hitting preview. Microsoft is calling this the most cloud-connected release of SQL Server yet. This release should enable customers to drive deeper insights, predictions, and governance from their data at scale.
Azure Dev & Ecosystem
Azure Dev & Ecosystem saw a total of 9 different announcements at Ignite 2021.Azure Communication Servicesreleased two improvements designed to enhance customer experiences across multiple platforms.Azure Container Appshit preview andAzure Logics Appsgot some updates. In addition,Azure Service Bus large message support hit GA, as well asAzure Web PubSub service. Other Azure Dec & Ecosystem announcements are below.
We’ll end by mentioning that Azure APU management has also been updated. There are three new features in the update and you can learn morehereandhere.
Azure Hybrid &Azure Infra
Azure Hybrid got 4 major updates at Ignite 2021. This includes new tools for IT pros inAzure Stack HCI,new Azure Arc releases, newAzure Virtual Desktop features, and someupdates for Windows Server on Azure.
When it comes to Azure Infra, there are 5 major announcements coming out of Ignite. The first of those is thenew Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Second up isnew Azure Virtual Machinesfor better price performance, Third up is enhanced support and capabilities withAzure Monitor. Fourth up is theAzure Disk Storage updates hitting GA, and finally, a newAzure Virtual Machines selector.
Azure IOT
Microsoft shared some news around Azure IoT at Ignite. It says that IoT is seeing 90% adoption globally. Microsoft hopes its IoT Signals product can help boost IoT adoption. It put our a reportabout it here.
Azure Migration and Azure Mixed Reality
With Azure Migration and Azure Mixed Reality, there’s a couple of different announcements you need to know about. Microsoft sharedupdates around Azure Migration. And, in Azure Mixed Reality, Microsoft is announcinga HoloLens 2 promotional offerwhere the headset is 15% off, Of course, we can’tforget Mesh in Teams, either.
Azure Networking & Azure Resilience
Ending with Azure Networking & Resilience, there are just a few things here. In Azure Networking,Azure Gateway Load Balancernow enables the insertion of third-party network virtual appliances into a network path. In addition,Azure Network Function Managerbecame generally available, There are also new featuresfor Express Route, and updates forAzure network security.
When it comes to Azure Resilience, there’sa new Azure Chaos Studio. This should give Azure customers more ways to find gaps in their apps, and help plan mitigations to avoid end-user disruption.
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