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- Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor Service Level Indicators Now Generally Available
Azure Monitor Service Level Indicators (SLI) are now generally available, enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure updates. This feature helps users stay informed about Azure products and features, meeting cloud investment needs. The service is fully released and production-ready for all Azure customers.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Updates observability in preview
Azure Updates can now be discovered using AI via the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server. This feature is available in preview for non-production use, offering customers the latest information on Azure products and features. The update aims to help users meet their cloud investment needs by keeping them informed about relevant Azure developments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor general availability for simple log alerts
Azure Monitor now offers generally available simple log alerts, empowering users to discover Azure updates using AI-powered communications. This feature helps users stay informed about Azure products and features to meet their cloud investment goals. The product is fully released and production-ready for all Azure customers.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Log Analytics alerts gain AI-powered dynamic thresholds
Azure Log Analytics now offers AI-driven dynamic thresholds for search alerts, improving anomaly detection beyond static rules. This feature aims to help customers proactively identify unusual patterns in their logs, reducing the risk of missed incidents. The capability is now generally available to all Azure customers for production use. It leverages AI to automatically adjust alert sensitivity based on historical data, reducing alert fatigue.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor for VMs adds OpenTelemetry metrics and visualizations
Azure Monitor for Azure VMs and Arc Servers now supports OpenTelemetry metrics and visualizations, enhancing monitoring capabilities. This feature is now Generally Available (GA) to all Azure customers for production use. The update aims to provide richer insights into VM performance and health.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Container Apps now supports monitoring HTTP traffic
Azure Container Apps has launched general availability for monitoring HTTP traffic, enabling users to gain insights into their applications. This feature is now production-ready and available to all Azure customers. This enhancement is particularly useful for understanding application behavior and performance within the containerized environment.
feature - Azure Updates securityobservabilityazurega ·
Azure VNet flow logs connector for Microsoft Sentinel now GA
Microsoft Sentinel now offers a generally available connector for Azure virtual network flow logs. This integration allows for seamless export and analysis of network traffic data within security operations, providing richer network context to security insights. The connector is available for all Azure users to enhance their security monitoring capabilities.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure App Configuration Scorecards enters public preview
Azure App Configuration now offers scorecards in public preview, providing a telemetry-driven view of feature flag variant performance. This capability helps teams measure changes post-rollout without manual effort. It is currently available in public preview, offering insights for teams managing feature flag deployments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityinfraazuregaengineer ·
Application Insights auto-instrumentation for AKS apps is GA
Application Insights auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) apps is now generally available, simplifying application monitoring without code changes. This feature allows for easier integration by requiring only a few configuration steps. It benefits engineers and architects managing AKS applications by reducing setup overhead for observability. The capability is now production-ready for all AKS users.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineergovernment ·
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana reach GA
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are now generally available, integrating Grafana's visualization platform into the Azure Portal. This allows developers and operators to create, edit, and share Grafana dashboards directly within Azure. The feature is available in Public, Government (Fairfax), and China cloud environments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor GA for Arc-enabled Kubernetes, incl. OpenShift
Azure Monitor is now generally available for monitoring Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters, including those using OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This provides comprehensive visibility into the health and performance of Kubernetes infrastructure and dependent applications. The update benefits engineers and architects managing hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments. Support for these specific OpenShift environments ensures consistent monitoring across diverse infrastructure.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreview ·
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Logical replication slot sync status metric in preview
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers a new metric, `logical_replication_slot_sync_status`, to monitor logical replication slot synchronization. This feature, currently in public preview, allows users to observe the sync status directly within Azure Monitor. It is intended for database administrators and engineers managing replication in PostgreSQL Flexible Server environments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor pipeline reaches General Availability
The Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available, offering a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation. This feature is designed for secure, high-throughput, enterprise-scale scenarios, built on open-source components. It enables organizations to manage their telemetry data more effectively at scale.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor adds native OTLP ingestion preview
Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals through the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA). This allows telemetry to be sent directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications to Azure Monitor. This feature is currently in public preview, enabling developers to streamline telemetry collection from their instrumented applications.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor previews OpenTelemetry support for AKS applications
Azure Monitor now supports application monitoring on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection. This integration allows leveraging autoinstrumentation with the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro. This preview feature enables enhanced observability for Kubernetes workloads on Azure.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU to retire March 30, 2027
The Essential SKU for Azure Managed Grafana will be retired on March 30, 2027. Customers currently using this SKU are advised to migrate to the Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana to maintain service continuity. This change impacts users of the Essential tier of the managed Grafana service.
deprecation announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
AKS Namespace and Workload Views Now Include Azure Monitor Observability
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has launched General Availability for integrated observability data within its Namespace and Workload views, powered by Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus. This enhancement allows users to monitor cluster health, troubleshoot pending or failed pods, and analyze resource utilization more easily. The feature is now generally available to all AKS users.
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