Microsoft reported new capabilities and updates related to Microsoft Azure Firewall. Azure Firewall is a cloud-native firewall as a service offering from the Microsoft Azure platform. The updates focus on enhancing the monitoring, management, and innovation aspects of Microsoft Azure Firewall. Here are the key points:
Keeping an Eye on Firewall Health (Preview):
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- Microsoft Azure Firewall will now allow users to monitor the health status of their Azure Firewall resources.
- It will let users know if there might be a problem.
- Users will know if it’s working fine (“Available”) or had a little issue (“Unavailable”).
Better Reports with Embedded Workbooks (Preview):
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- There’s a new way to look at Azure Firewall data that’s easier to understand, i.e., more visually engaging reports.
- You can integrate info from different Firewalls to see the big picture.
- It helps users discover why something went wrong in their logs by showing specific details.
Faster Service with Latency Probe (General Availability):
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- Users can now measure how quickly Azure Firewall responds, i.e., The Latency Probe metric measures the overall latency of Azure Firewall.
- If there’s a delay, users will know it’s from the Firewall.
- This helps users catch problems with traffic or services sooner.
- Uses Ping Mesh tech to measure ping packet latency.
Overall, these updates aim to enhance the monitoring and management capabilities of Azure Firewall.
