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Preview Features in Azure allow you to explore upcoming capabilities and enhancements before they are fully released. This gives you an early look at new tools and helps shape future development based on feedback.
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Consortium
Consortium in Azure Blockchain Service enables multiple organizations to collaboratively manage decentralized applications and smart contracts.
Container Registries
Container Registries in Azure provide private Docker container registries for storing and managing container images securely.
Peering Service
Azure Peering Service enhances connectivity to Microsoft's cloud via customer ISPs, delivering lower latency and improved reliability for users.
Notification Hub Namespaces
Notification Hub Namespaces group multiple notification hubs, simplifying large scale mobile push notification delivery across platforms like iOS and Android.
Image Versions
Image Versions in Azure Shared Image Gallery track historical snapshots of VM images, enabling version control, rollback, and staged rollouts across environments.
Azurite
Azurite is an open source emulator for Azure Storage used in local development environments. It allows developers to test Azure Blob, Queue, and Table storage functionalities without needing a live Azure subscription.
Azure Arc
Azure Arc extends Azure infrastructure, management, governance, and services to hybrid and multicloud environments. It simplifies hybrid cloud adoption, policy enforcement, resource inventory, and governance from a central pane of glass.
Security Baselines
Azure Security Baselines deliver best practice configurations for Azure services, helping organizations maintain consistent and secure deployments across environments.
Virtual Enclaves
Virtual Enclaves enable secure processing of sensitive data within isolated environments using hardware based encryption technologies in Azure.
Builds
Builds in Azure DevOps automate the compilation, testing, and packaging of applications. The build pipeline ensures code quality and consistency through continuous integration (CI) workflows.
Virtual Network Gateways
Virtual Network Gateways enable encrypted connections between on premises networks and Azure Virtual Networks using VPN or ExpressRoute.
Azure Programmable Connectivity
Azure Programmable Connectivity allows developers to integrate network aware capabilities into applications by using telecom APIs, improving performance, location accuracy, and connectivity management.
Disks (Classic)
Classic Disks in Azure refer to older generation virtual machine disks that operate on Azure's legacy deployment model. Though still supported, they are gradually being replaced by more scalable and secure managed disks.
Marketplace Management
Marketplace Management enables admins to control access, deployment, and billing for Marketplace offers within their organization, ensuring compliance and governance.
Module
The Module icon typically represents a logical unit or component within an Azure service, helping structure and scale applications and services efficiently.
Edge Actions
Edge Actions in Azure refer to processing logic that runs at the edge, close to IoT devices or users. This reduces latency and bandwidth usage while enabling fast, local decision making in distributed architectures.
Azure Operator Nexus
Azure Operator Nexus is a hybrid cloud platform tailored for telecom operators, enabling the deployment and management of network functions at the edge with centralized Azure control.
Plans
Plans in Azure represent service configurations or pricing tiers associated with Azure subscriptions, used to manage and scale resource allocations.
Resource Management Private Link
Resource Management Private Link lets you consume Azure Resource Manager endpoints over private networks, improving security by isolating management traffic from public access.
Azure Support Center Blue
Azure Support Center Blue provides centralized access to Azure support resources, enabling users to manage support tickets, track service health, and interact with Microsoft support teams effectively through a unified portal.
Automation Accounts
Azure Automation Accounts deliver robust process automation using runbooks, Python/PowerShell scripts, and configurations. Automate provisioning, patching, deployment, and monitoring to improve operational efficiency and governance.
Defender PLC
Azure Defender for PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) provides deep threat detection and anomaly monitoring for core industrial control units. It plays a vital role in protecting OT environments from targeted cyberattacks.
Defender Meter
Defender Meter enhances the security of smart meters and telemetry systems, ensuring accurate data reporting and preventing manipulation or cyber attacks targeting energy or utility networks.
Cognitive Services
Cognitive Services is a suite of AI APIs in Azure that brings capabilities like vision, speech, language understanding, and decision making to your applications.