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Azure Functions Newsletter – February 2024

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Feb 16, 2024

Welcome to the February 2024 edition of Azure Functions newsletter! We'll share the latest news for Azure Functions here on the Apps on Azure blog.

 

Azure Functions monthly community live stream

 

Join us for our upcoming live stream on February 20, 2024, at 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UTC). Tune in to hear from Eamon O'Reilly, Lily Ma, and Madhura Bharadwaj as they discuss the latest releases in Azure Functions, provide insights into building intelligent apps with OpenAI, and unveil an exciting new feature in Durable FunctionsMark your calendars for this informative session!

 

 

Subscribe to the Azure Developers YouTube channel!

 

 

Try out the Azure Functions OpenAI extension: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-openai-extension 
Try out Distributed Tracing v2 for Durable Functions: https://aka.ms/durablefunc-dtv2 

 

Product News

 

Following is the list of new Azure Functions features released since October 15 2023 

 

Areas

Feature

Languages

Durable Functions

 

Retirements

 

Reminder! Check out the upcoming retirements for Azure Functions features. Follow the linked migration guides to upgrade your Functions Apps to a supported language and/or extension version.

 

Areas

Feature

Languages

Extensions

  • Azure Functions Cosmos DB extension v3 will retire Aug 31 2024
  • Azure Functions Service Bus extension v4 will retire Mar 31 2025
    See migration guides for more details: Cosmos DB extension, Service Bus extension.
  • (For non .NET customers, upgrade to Extension Bundles v4 to be on the latest extension. For .NET customers, upgrade the extension NuGet packages to the latest extension)

 

 

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Updated Feb 20, 2024
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