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Microsoft Azure<\/a>, being a constantly evolving, updating and changing environment. Sometimes this makes it difficult to follow all that happens around it. I will try to condense some of the announcements based on status – generally available, preview or update features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be aware that generally available features\/updates might incur costs. Services part of a public preview<\/a>, don’t incur any costs, but also does not have Service-Level Agreement (SLA<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous articles:<\/p>\nCloud Section (Ituziast)<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Blogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Manage your APIs with Azure API Management\u2019s self-hosted gateway v2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The blog describes the evolution of software platforms from on-premises data centers to the cloud and multi-cloud scenarios. The author highlights that not all workloads can move to the cloud and customers need resiliency across clouds and edge. The author then introduces the self-hosted gateway capabilities of Azure, which allows customers to extend their on-premises and multi-cloud APIs using the same tools they are already using for Azure-based APIs. The self-hosted gateway capabilities provide customers with role-based access controls, API policies, observability options, and management plane.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The new features include Opentelemetry metrics, new image tagging strategies, Helm chart deployment option with configurable variables, centralized Artifact Registry, and new EventGrid <\/a>events. The retirement of the v1 version of the self-hosted gateway is also mentioned, and migration and production guides are provided to assist with the upgrade to v2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additional information:<\/p>\nManage your APIs with Azure API Management\u2019s self-hosted gateway v2 | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure<\/a><\/a>
Azure API Management – Overview and key concepts | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/a>
API Management pricing | Microsoft Azure<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Inside Azure for IT: 3 cloud strategies to navigate market uncertainty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The author discusses how the saying \u201cthe only thing constant is change\u201d is relevant in today’s market, and how cloud strategies can help businesses navigate through uncertainties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part one emphasizes how migrating to the cloud can provide agility and scalability to meet changing demands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part two focuses on optimizing IT investments and configuring workloads for efficiency and cost savings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part three highlights the importance of a strong security posture to protect against cybersecurity threats. The author believes that adopting the right security strategy can allow businesses to run securely and efficiently, leading to fearless innovation and focus on core competencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additional information:<\/p>\nInside Azure for IT: 3 cloud strategies to navigate market uncertainty | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure<\/a>
Navigate market <\/a>uncertainty by migrating and modernizing with <\/a>Azure <\/a>| Microsoft Learn<\/a> (Part 1)
Optimize IT <\/a>investments to maximize efficiency and <\/a>reduce <\/a>cloud spend | Microsoft Learn<\/a> (Part 2)
Strengthen your <\/a>security to innovate <\/a>fearlessly <\/a>and grow your business | Microsoft Learn<\/a> (Part 3)
Inside Azure for <\/a>IT <\/a>| Microsoft Azure<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


General Availability Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Large disk support for disaster recovery of Hyper-V VMs using Site Recovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ou can now enable disaster recovery for Hyper-V VMs with data disks up to 32 TB in size.\u00a0This applies to Hyper-V VMs that replicate to a managed disks in any Azure region using Site Recovery<\/a>. The feature is deployed in all Azure public and government clouds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n